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What's the biggest difference between Franklin High and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,481
High
DISTRICT 1,070 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000390
Franklin High
12000 Reisterstown Rd, Reisterstown, MD 21136 · (443) 809-7038 · Baltimore County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,481 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of Maryland public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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 Maryland public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
89 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
725 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 388 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 414 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 327 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 352 | 24% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 73% · 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
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
54.1%
MD avg 50.6% . +2.1pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . -5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.1% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 15.5% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. 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
32.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Maryland 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 Maryland'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 Franklin High
Franklin High's state test result (32.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin High this school | 1,481 | 49.0% | 32.9% |
| Oakland Mills High Columbia | 1,413 | 43.2% | 33.9% |
| Tuscarora High Frederick | 1,735 | 48.7% | 31.5% |
| Old Mill High Millersville | 1,832 | 56.0% | 34.5% |
| Aberdeen High Aberdeen | 1,396 | 51.6% | 29.9% |
| Meade High Ft Meade | 2,045 | 53.1% | 32.2% |
Matched among Maryland high 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 Franklin High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #115 of 203 | #9 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #148 of 206 ▼ 81 | #13 of 24 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #124 of 206 ▼ 6 | #9 of 24 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,481 | #75 of 234 | #9 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #127 of 210 | #13 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.8% | #34 of 211 | #4 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.0% | #111 of 212 | #15 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #38 of 76 | #3 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,481
+24 (+2%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 1,111
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 1,481 | 88.5 | 16.7:1 | 49% (725) |
| 2023-24 | 1,493 | 94 | 15.9:1 | 49% (739) |
| 2022-23 | 1,504 | 86 | 17.5:1 | 53% (792) |
| 2020-21 | 1,457 | 85 | 17.1:1 | 43% (626) |
| 2017-18 | 1,576 | 92 | 17.1:1 | 37% (578) |
| 2015-16 | 1,572 | 86 | 18.3:1 | 31% (482) |
| 2010-11 | 1,575 | 98 | 16.1:1 | 25% (393) |
| 2000-01 | 1,416 | 81 | 17.5:1 | 8% (117) |
| 1990-91 | 1,111 | 68 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin High.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,576 to 1,481); teachers down 4% (92 to 88.5).
About Franklin High
Franklin High is classified as a high school. It is located in Reisterstown, Maryland. Enrolled students number 1,481 students, in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 25% higher than the average for high schools in Maryland, which is about 1,185.
Baltimore County Public Schools counts 177 schools and 110,872 students, including Franklin High.
The most common group at Franklin High is Black students, at 42%. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 19% White, 7% Asian, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 31% Black. Franklin High's diversity index is 71%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 88.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.7:1. On average, high schools in Maryland have 15.3:1, compared with 16.7:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Franklin High is 49%.
The allk12 Grade for Franklin High is C. Compared with Maryland public high schools, the school scored higher than 34% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Franklin High are 12.3 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (32.9% actual, 45.3% predicted).
Franklin High is located in Baltimore County, where the median household income is $91,768, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Besides Franklin High, Baltimore County has 179 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Reisterstown Elementary is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. Franklin High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 32.9% average proficiency ranks 5th among 9 nearby schools.
Franklin High is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,481, close to the 1,457 recorded in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Baltimore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
850,796
Census ACS
Median income
$91,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
110,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Baltimore County Public Schools
- Dundalk HighHigh · 2,087 students
- Perry Hall HighHigh · 2,012 students
- Woodlawn HighHigh · 1,922 students
- Kenwood HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Dulaney HighHigh · 1,889 students
- Parkville HighHigh · 1,877 students
Other schools in Reisterstown
- Franklin MiddleMiddle · 1,150 students
- Reisterstown ElementaryElementary · 518 students
- Cedarmere ElementaryElementary · 502 students
- Glyndon ElementaryElementary · 476 students
- Franklin ElementaryElementary · 392 students
- Chatsworth SchoolElementary · 301 students
Other Franklin High schools
17 other US public schools in 16 states are named Franklin High. Franklin High is the 8th largest of the 18.
- Franklin High SchoolEL PASO, TX · 2,835 students
- Franklin HighElk Grove, CA · 2,650 students
- Franklin High SchoolSomerset, NJ · 2,134 students
- Franklin HighStockton, CA · 2,065 students
- Franklin High SchoolPortland, OR · 1,807 students
Nearby schools
- Reisterstown Elementary0.5 mi · 518
- Cedarmere Elementary0.8 mi · 502
- Chatsworth School1.2 mi · 301
- Franklin Elementary1.3 mi · 392
- Timber Grove Elementary1.3 mi · 608
- Franklin Middle1.4 mi · 1,150
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin HighHow many students attend Franklin High?
Franklin High enrolls approximately 1,481 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Franklin High serve?
Franklin High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Franklin High?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Franklin High.
How diverse is Franklin High?
Franklin High reports a student body of 19% White, 27% Hispanic, 42% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Franklin High public or private?
Franklin High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Baltimore County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.