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Franklin Elementary School (JAMS) is a public elementary school located on the north side of Santa Monica. It is one of seven elementary schools in the Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District. For the school year 2025-26, Franklin Elementary School had an enrollment of 612 students in grades TK to five. Approximately 59 percent identified as white, 13 percent as hispanic, 15 percent as Asian and three percent as African American.
Most of its students live in the neighborhood bounded by Wilshire Boulevard to the south, San Vicente Boulevard to the north, 15th Street to the west and Centinela Avenue to the west. Most students continue on to Lincoln Middle School and Santa Monica High School.
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FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Principal: Natalie Rollhaus Burton |
Franklin Elementary School sits on five acres of land that were purchased by the school district in 1926 for $60,000. The building was designed by Francis D. Rutherford. The 1933 Long Beach earthquake caused severe structural damage. Tents were temporarily set up for classes while reconstruction took place. The campus grew rapidly to accommodate the post-WWII baby boom. Additional classrooms were added in 1947 and 1949, and the current library/computer lab was constructed in 1955 as a multipurpose room.
Today, the school community is highly active, with programs heavily supported by the local PTA and fundraising overseen by the Santa Monica Education Foundation.
SEE ALSO:
Roosevelt Elementary
Grant Elementary School
John Adams Middle School