Enrollment
234
Middle
DISTRICT 196 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280153001110
Franklin Upper Elementary
409 Hwy 98 E, Meadville, MS 39653 · (601) 384-2940 · Franklin County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL234 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Mississippi public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
192 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 80%
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 4 | 86 | 37% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 31% |
| Grade 6 | 76 | 32% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 62% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Franklin County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
48.9%
MS avg 45.9% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
38.6%
MS avg 52.8% . +5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.9% | 38.6% |
| 2023-24 | 41.9% | 33.2% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. 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
46.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Mississippi 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 Mississippi'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 Upper Elementary
Franklin Upper Elementary's state test result (46.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Upper Elementary this school | 234 | 82.1% | 46.1% |
| Quitman Junior High School Quitman | 288 | 82.3% | 33.4% |
| Franklin Middle School Meadville | 157 | 80.9% | 43.9% |
| Nettleton Junior High Nettleton | 243 | 80.7% | 38.7% |
| Perry Central Middle School NEW AUGUSTA | 178 | 82.0% | 48.2% |
| Rod Paige Middle School Monticello | 191 | 82.2% | 57.7% |
Matched among Mississippi 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 Upper Elementary ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #97 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #119 of 181 ▲ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #56 of 181 ▲ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 234 | #155 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #71 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.7% | #63 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.1% | #100 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.6% | #27 of 119 |
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
234
-16 (-6%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 465
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 234 | 18 | 13.0:1 | 82% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 230 | 16.1 | 14.3:1 | 81% (187) |
| 2022-23 | 235 | 17.8 | 13.2:1 | 99% (232) |
| 2020-21 | 250 | 20 | 12.5:1 | 99% (247) |
| 2017-18 | 323 | 21 | 15.4:1 | 82% (265) |
| 2015-16 | 281 | 17 | 16.5:1 | 82% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 330 | 23 | 14.3:1 | 72% (239) |
| 2000-01 | 405 | 28 | 14.5:1 | 69% (279) |
| 1990-91 | 465 | 23 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin Upper Elementary.
About Franklin Upper Elementary
Franklin Upper Elementary is a low-enrollment middle school based in Meadville, Mississippi. Total enrollment is 234 students, and the grades served are 4 through 6. By comparison, middle schools in Mississippi enroll about 452 students on average.
Franklin Upper Elementary is part of Franklin County School District, where 4 schools serve 1,147 students.
About 53% of the student body at Franklin Upper Elementary is White. Enrollment also includes 43% Black and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Franklin County, the White share is about 62%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 53, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Franklin Upper Elementary totals 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.0:1. Compared with the 13.7:1 average for middle schools in Mississippi, this school's ratio is lower. Federal data show 82% of students (192) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Franklin County is close, at 79%.
Franklin Upper Elementary earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 45% of Mississippi public middle schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Franklin Upper Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Mississippi schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 46.1%; the prediction is 53.1%.
Franklin County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $52,939 a year, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 26%. Franklin Upper Elementary shares Franklin County with 4 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Franklin Lower Elementary is less than a tenth of a mile from Franklin Upper Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: 3. The nearest schools with test data average 51.3%, higher than Franklin Upper Elementary's 46.1%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
A 6% decline took enrollment from 250 in 2020-21 to 234 in 2024-25.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,622
Census ACS
Median income
$52,939
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
26%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,147 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin County School District
- Franklin Lower ElementaryElementary · 379 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 377 students
- Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 157 students
- FRANKLIN CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTERHigh
Other schools in Meadville
- Franklin Lower ElementaryElementary · 379 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 377 students
- Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 157 students
- FRANKLIN CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- Franklin Lower Elementary0.1 mi · 379
- Franklin High School2.1 mi · 377
- Franklin Middle School2.2 mi · 157
- West Lincoln School17.3 mi · 636
- Amite County Middle School21.1 mi · 144
- Amite County High School21.1 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin Upper ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Franklin Upper Elementary?
Franklin Upper Elementary enrolls approximately 234 students in grades 04-06.
What grades does Franklin Upper Elementary serve?
Franklin Upper Elementary serves grades 04-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Franklin Upper Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Franklin Upper Elementary is approximately 13.0:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Franklin Upper Elementary?
At Franklin Upper Elementary, the student body is approximately 53% White, 43% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Franklin Upper Elementary in?
Franklin Upper Elementary is part of Franklin County School District.
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