Franklinton Junior High School

As a close-knit middle school in Franklinton, Louisiana, Franklinton Junior High School works with 312 students from grades 7 through 8, one of the schools within Washington Parish. Enrollment runs roughly 29% leaner than the state mean of about 440.

Washington Parish comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 4,523 students; Franklinton Junior High School is among them.

Demographically, Franklinton Junior High School records that White students make up the majority at 61%. The remainder looks like 29% Black, 8% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Washington Parish as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 41.0:1 average. Roughly 75% of students at Franklinton Junior High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Franklinton Junior High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.7%, the actual is 35.3%, a residual of +4.7 points.

Around the school, Washington Parish reports that median household income runs about $45,380, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. Across Washington Parish's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,326 students), Franklinton Junior High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Franklinton Primary School, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Franklinton Junior High School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 29.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Franklinton Junior High School has edged down 48%, going from 598 students in 2018 to 312 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for Franklinton Junior High School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.