Enrollment
212
Combined
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 673
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN COUNTY·NCES 010159000542
East Franklin Junior High School
1815 Highway 89, Phil Campbell, AL 35581 · (256) 331-2140 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–09COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL212 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of Alabama public K-12 schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
107 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 15 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 18 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 24 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 28% larger than its 8th grade class (18).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
61.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
52.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like East Franklin Junior High School
East Franklin Junior High School's state test result (57.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Franklin Junior High School this school | 212 | 50.5% | 57.3% |
| Waterloo High School Waterloo | 337 | 51.9% | 44.3% |
| Fruitdale High School Fruitdale | 301 | 54.5% | 40.5% |
| Hubbertville School Fayette | 450 | 51.8% | 43.3% |
| Wadley High School Wadley | 372 | 59.7% | 29.0% |
| Vina High School Vina | 257 | 61.9% | 42.1% |
Matched among Alabama K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where East Franklin Junior High School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #3 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #4 of 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #18 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 212 | #60 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #8 of 61 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.1% | #47 of 61 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.5% | #50 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.5% | #16 of 37 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
212
-17 (-7%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 205
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 212 | 14.5 | 14.6:1 | 50% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 225 | 14 | 16.1:1 | 57% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 237 | 13 | 18.2:1 | 62% (146) |
| 2020-21 | 229 | 14 | 16.4:1 | 45% (104) |
| 2017-18 | 245 | 14.4 | 17.0:1 | 58% (142) |
| 2015-16 | 216 | 13 | 16.6:1 | 30% (65) |
| 2010-11 | 188 | 18 | 10.4:1 | 66% (124) |
| 2000-01 | 207 | 13 | 15.9:1 | 62% (129) |
| 1990-91 | 205 | 12 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Franklin Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (245 to 212); teachers up 1% (14.4 to 14.5).
About East Franklin Junior High School
East Franklin Junior High School sits in Phil Campbell, Alabama, and is classified as a combined-grade school. A federal count lists 212 students at the school, in pre-K through 9. Average enrollment for combined schools in Alabama is about 673, so this school runs 68% smaller than that.
The district, Franklin County, operates 9 schools serving 3,563 students.
East Franklin Junior High School's enrollment is 90% White. The next largest groups are 8% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The school's White share is 15 points above the 75% share among Franklin County residents. The school's diversity index is 19%, meaning two students picked at random have a 19% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at East Franklin Junior High School was 14.6:1. On average, combined schools in Alabama have 17.9:1, compared with 14.6:1 here. East Franklin Junior High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 50%.
allk12 grades East Franklin Junior High School an A. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with East Franklin Junior High School's lunch-eligibility share in Alabama is predicted to score 47.3%. East Franklin Junior High School scores 57.3%, 10.0 points above that line.
Within Franklin County, the median household income is $53,338, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 16%. In all, Franklin County has 15 public schools and roughly 6,178 students.
The closest public school, Phil Campbell High School, is about 6.6 miles from East Franklin Junior High School. Other public schools within ten miles: 7. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 42.3%; East Franklin Junior High School's is 57.3%, ranking 2nd of 9.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 4 years, East Franklin Junior High School's enrollment dropped 7%, to 212. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.4:1 in 2020-21 to 14.6:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for East Franklin Junior High School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,966
Census ACS
Median income
$53,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,178 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin County
- Belgreen High SchoolCombined · 588 students
- Tharptown Elementary SchoolElementary · 541 students
- Phil Campbell Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
- Red Bay ElementaryElementary · 410 students
- Tharptown High SchoolHigh · 410 students
- Phil Campbell High SchoolHigh · 382 students
Other schools in Phil Campbell
- Phil Campbell Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
- Phil Campbell High SchoolHigh · 382 students
Nearby schools
- Phil Campbell High School6.6 mi · 382
- Phil Campbell Elementary School6.8 mi · 441
- Mount Hope7.9 mi · 117
- Phillips Elementary School9.2 mi · 240
- Phillips High School9.2 mi · 200
- Tharptown High School9.8 mi · 410
Frequently asked questions
About East Franklin Junior High SchoolHow large is East Franklin Junior High School?
East Franklin Junior High School enrolls approximately 212 students in grades PK-09.
Is East Franklin Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
East Franklin Junior High School is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-09.
How many students per teacher at East Franklin Junior High School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at East Franklin Junior High School.
How diverse is East Franklin Junior High School?
East Franklin Junior High School reports a student body of 90% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is East Franklin Junior High School public or private?
East Franklin Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Franklin County.
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