Franklin Classical Middle

Franklin Classical Middle operates as a heavily attended 6-8 campus in Long Beach, California, operated by Long Beach Unified. Current enrollment sits at 991 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 659 students each, so Franklin Classical Middle sits 50% above that benchmark.

Within Long Beach Unified, which oversees 82 schools and 62,255 students, Franklin Classical Middle is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Franklin Classical Middle records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 77%. Beyond that, the school logs 12% Black, 6% Asian, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Franklin Classical Middle logs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Franklin Classical Middle higher than the state norm the norm. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Franklin Classical Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.3%; this one delivers 27.1%.

In the area at large, Los Angeles County reports that median household income runs about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Franklin Classical Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Stevenson Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Franklin Classical Middle ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 37.9%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Franklin Classical Middle has contracted 24%, going from 1,297 students in 2018 to 991 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 28.3:1 in 2018 to 23.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Franklin Classical Middle typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.