Franklin Middle

Franklin Middle is a middle school of intimate scale in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, run under Minneapolis Public School District, works with 254 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 49% below the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 495 students.

Within Minneapolis Public School District, which oversees 86 schools and 29,928 students, Franklin Middle is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Franklin Middle records that Black students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder consists of 16% White, 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. By comparison, Hennepin County as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting Franklin Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Hennepin County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Franklin Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 20.2%; this one delivers 9.8%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Hennepin County indicate median household income runs about $97,653, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Hennepin County's 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), Franklin Middle is one campus in the mix.

Hall Academy Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Franklin Middle comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 19.1%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Franklin Middle's enrollment has decreased 36% since 2018, when it stood at 397 (now 254). The White share of enrollment climbed from 2% to 16% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.