Enrollment
254
Middle
DISTRICT 623 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272124004882
Franklin Middle
1501 ALDRICH AVE N, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55411 · (612) 668-2600 · Hennepin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL254 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
212 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 92 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 83 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 79 | 31% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 60% · 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
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
14.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
6.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. 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
9.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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 Middle
Franklin Middle's state test result (9.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Middle this school | 254 | 83.5% | 9.8% |
| Prodeo Columbia Heights Middle COLUMBIA HEIGHTS | 291 | 89.0% | 18.0% |
| Anwatin Middle MINNEAPOLIS | 334 | 79.0% | 9.1% |
| Hennepin Schools Upper Campus MINNEAPOLIS | 207 | 96.1% | 21.9% |
| Brooklyn Center Middle School BROOKLYN CENTER | 334 | 82.3% | 8.0% |
| Friendship Academy of Arts - Interm MINNEAPOLIS | 167 | 80.8% | 16.5% |
Matched among Minnesota middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 9.8% | #240 of 245 | #43 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.6% | #239 of 245 | #42 of 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #239 of 245 | #43 of 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 254 | #198 of 306 | #41 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #3 of 210 | #3 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.0% | #81 of 216 | #30 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.5% | #12 of 252 | #6 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.0% | #5 of 129 | #4 of 24 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
254
-72 (-22%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 254 | 25.6 | 9.9:1 | 83% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 291 | 23.7 | 12.3:1 | 84% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 287 | 21.1 | 13.6:1 | 89% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 326 | 24 | 13.6:1 | 82% (266) |
| 2017-18 | 397 | 27 | 14.7:1 | 88% (349) |
| 2015-16 | 331 | 28 | 11.8:1 | 96% (318) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (397 to 254); teachers down 5% (27 to 25.6).
About Franklin Middle
Franklin Middle is a small middle-grades school in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, under Minneapolis Public School District. It reported 254 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. By comparison, middle schools in Minnesota enroll about 495 students on average.
Franklin Middle is one school in Minneapolis Public School District, a system of 86 schools with 29,928 students.
More than half of the students at Franklin Middle are Black (62%). The remaining shares are 16% White, 10% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Hennepin County's population at about 13%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Franklin Middle scores 57%.
Based on 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, Franklin Middle has a ratio of 9.9:1. The average for middle schools in Minnesota, 17.5:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 83% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Hennepin County, the average eligibility rate is 43%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Franklin Middle is 10.4 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 9.8% actual, 20.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Minnesota.
In Hennepin County, home to about 1,269,496 people, the median household earns about $97,653 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 54% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Franklin Middle shares Hennepin County with 495 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Hall Academy Elementary is closest at about 0.1 miles. Franklin Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Franklin Middle comes in 5th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 326 to 254, a 22% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.6:1 to 9.9:1.
The Franklin Middle discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students
Quick facts
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Other Franklin Middle schools
15 other US public schools in 13 states are named Franklin Middle. Franklin Middle is the 14th largest of the 16.
- FRANKLIN MIDDLETHIEF RIVER FALLS, MN · 454 students
- Franklin MiddleReisterstown, MD · 1,150 students
- Franklin Middle SchoolYakima, WA · 848 students
- Franklin MiddleChantilly, VA · 798 students
- FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOLPOCATELLO, ID · 718 students
Nearby schools
- Hall Academy Elementary0.1 mi · 234
- Banaadir Academy0.3 mi · 125
- Banaadir Academy0.3 mi · 39
- Twin Cities International Schools0.4 mi · 595
- MN International Middle Chr School0.4 mi · 326
- North High0.5 mi · 591
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Franklin Middle?
Franklin Middle enrolls approximately 254 students in grades 06-08.
Is Franklin Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Franklin Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Franklin Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Franklin Middle is approximately 9.9:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Franklin Middle?
Student demographics at Franklin Middle are roughly 16% White, 9% Hispanic, 62% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Franklin Middle in?
Franklin Middle is part of Minneapolis Public School District.
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