Enrollment
301
Middle
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330309000511
Franklin Middle School
200 Sanborn St., Franklin, NH 03235 · (603) 934-5828 · Merrimack County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL301 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of New Hampshire public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 New Hampshire public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 11.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
202 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 26%
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 | 66 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 70 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 53 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 57 | 19% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 33% · 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
Franklin Middle School→Franklin High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Franklin School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
21.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
13.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Hampshire schools, those numbers are about 55 and 43.
Source: NHSAS. 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
20.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.1%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% typical for New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire'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 School
Franklin Middle School's state test result (20.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Middle School this school | 301 | 67.1% | 20.6% |
| Newport Middle School Newport | 138 | 56.5% | 18.9% |
| Claremont Middle School Claremont | 333 | 49.8% | 22.3% |
| Berlin Middle School Berlin | 254 | 50.0% | 23.1% |
| Pittsfield Middle School Pittsfield | 103 | 52.4% | 27.4% |
| Daisy Bronson Junior High School Littleton | 86 | 53.5% | 35.5% |
Matched among New Hampshire 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 School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Merrimack County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #81 of 85 | #10 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #84 of 85 | #10 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #85 of 85 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 301 | #54 of 101 | #6 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #36 of 74 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.5% | #36 of 74 | #2 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.1% | #1 of 90 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.8% | #13 of 57 | #2 of 6 |
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
301
-56 (-16%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 446
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 301 | 27.4 | 11.0:1 | 67% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 29.2 | 11.3:1 | 59% (196) |
| 2022-23 | 378 | 33.7 | 11.2:1 | 61% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 357 | 32 | 11.2:1 | 37% (132) |
| 2017-18 | 380 | 34 | 11.2:1 | 53% (203) |
| 2015-16 | 301 | 33 | 9.1:1 | 58% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 416 | 29 | 14.3:1 | 66% (276) |
| 2000-01 | 490 | 35 | 14.0:1 | 41% (201) |
| 1990-91 | 446 | 23 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (380 to 301); teachers down 19% (34 to 27.4).
About Franklin Middle School
Franklin Middle School is a middle-grades school in Franklin, New Hampshire, according to federal school records. It teaches 301 students in grades 4 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in New Hampshire enroll about 379 students on average.
Franklin Middle School is run by Franklin School District, whose 3 schools enroll 842 students.
White students account for 86% of the school's enrollment. It is also 9% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. A diversity index of 26% means there is a 26% chance two randomly chosen students at Franklin Middle School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.0:1. The school has 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 11.1:1 average for middle schools in New Hampshire is close to this figure. In all, 67% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Merrimack County averages 25%, lower than here.
Franklin Middle School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 24% of New Hampshire public middle schools.
Test results at Franklin Middle School are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (20.6% actual, 20.1% predicted).
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Merrimack County show that median household income comes to about $97,004, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Merrimack County counts 61 public schools with about 17,429 students.
Of the public schools around it, Franklin Middle School is closest to Paul A. Smith School, about 1.0 miles away. Franklin Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Franklin Middle School ranks 7th of 7 nearby schools, at 20.6% versus a 33.3% average.
Franklin Middle School falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 301, from 357 in 2020-21.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Franklin Middle School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Merrimack County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
155,967
Census ACS
Median income
$97,004
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
17,429 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin School District
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 280 students
- Paul A. Smith SchoolElementary · 261 students
Other schools in Franklin
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 280 students
- Paul A. Smith SchoolElementary · 261 students
Other Franklin Middle schools
15 other US public schools in 13 states are named Franklin Middle. Franklin Middle School is the 13th largest of the 16.
- Franklin MiddleReisterstown, MD · 1,150 students
- Franklin Middle SchoolYakima, WA · 848 students
- Franklin MiddleChantilly, VA · 798 students
- FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOLPOCATELLO, ID · 718 students
- Franklin Middle SchoolChampaign, IL · 665 students
Nearby schools
- Paul A. Smith School1.0 mi · 261
- Franklin High School1.0 mi · 280
- Winnisquam Early Learning Center2.1 mi · 30
- Winnisquam Regional High School2.1 mi · 357
- Winnisquam Regional Middle School2.1 mi · 361
- Compass Classical Academy Charter School (H)2.7 mi · 43
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin Middle SchoolHow large is Franklin Middle School?
Franklin Middle School enrolls approximately 301 students in grades 04-08.
What age range does Franklin Middle School serve?
Franklin Middle School serves students from grade 04 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Franklin Middle School have?
Franklin Middle School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
How diverse is Franklin Middle School?
Franklin Middle School reports a student body of 86% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Franklin Middle School in?
Franklin Middle School is part of Franklin School District.
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