Situated behind the Meriden Historical Society on West Main Street, Benjamin Franklin School serves neighborhood…More children enrolled in pre-kindergarten classes until fifth grade. Along with nearby Casimir Pulaski and Roger Sherman Elementary Schools, Ben Franklin received designation as a Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education, which recognizes schools with successful or much-improved student work, particularly in disadvantaged areas. Connecticut Mastery Tests (CMT) given to third, fourth and fifth graders for the past few years have shown a general rise in scores in math, reading, and writing, with math being the school's strongest subject for the latter grades.</p> <p>As with all of the town's elementary schools, breakfast is provided for 80 cents a day, and lunch is $2.50. The Meriden YMCA also offers daycare at the school before and after classes from 6:45am to 8:30am and again from  3:15pm to 5:30pm.</p>