Franklin Borough School

Franklin Borough School is a K-5 school of moderately sized scale in FRANKLIN, New Jersey, operated by Franklin Borough School District, enrolling 527 students in grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 30% larger than the state mean of about 405.

Franklin Borough School District is the operating authority for Franklin Borough School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, Franklin Borough School records that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment; the rest reads as 29% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

On the resource side, On paper, Franklin Borough School has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Sussex County (around 23%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Franklin Borough School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.3%; this one delivers 35.9%.

In the broader community, census data for Sussex County shows median household earnings sit near $116,186, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Franklin Borough School is one of 46 public schools in Sussex County (combined enrollment of about 19,579 students).

Nearest neighbor: Hardyston Township Elementary School, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Franklin Borough School. On composite proficiency, Franklin Borough School comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 43.4%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Franklin Borough School's enrollment has expanded 23% since 2018, when it stood at 428 (now 527). The White share of enrollment decreased from 77% to 58% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 8.8:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Franklin Borough School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.