Franklin High

Franklin High is a high school of big scale in Stockton, California, part of Stockton Unified, enrolling 2,065 students in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 146% above the state mean of about 838.

Within Stockton Unified, which oversees 54 schools and 33,590 students, Franklin High is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Franklin High logs that 84% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 5% Black, 5% Asian, 3% White, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 43%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Franklin High reports 104 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.9:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 76% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above San Joaquin County's rate of about 66%.

After controlling for student poverty, Franklin High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.0%; this one delivers 23.4%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for San Joaquin County put median household earnings sit near $92,179, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across San Joaquin County's 251 public schools (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students), Franklin High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Roosevelt Elementary, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Franklin High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Franklin High at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 18.6%.

Franklin High operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Franklin High's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 2,084 (now 2,065). Class-load math has tightened: from 26.0:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 in 2025.

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