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Enrollment
2,134
High
DISTRICT 695 · STATE 929
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340549005194
Franklin High School
500 Elizabeth Avenue, Somerset, NJ 08873 · (732) 302-4200 · Somerset County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,134 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of New Jersey public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 New Jersey public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
180 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
1,071 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 526 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 510 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 548 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 550 | 26% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 71% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Franklin Township Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
40.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . -1.1pp since 2023
Math
18.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.2% | 18.2% |
| 2023-24 | 41.3% | 16.6% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. 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
25.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for New Jersey 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 Jersey'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 High School
Franklin High School's state test result (25.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin High School this school | 2,134 | 50.2% | 25.8% |
| North Brunswick Township High School NORTH BRUNSWICK | 1,876 | 54.1% | 27.5% |
| Bloomfield High School Bloomfield | 2,055 | 50.3% | 36.9% |
| West Orange High School WEST ORANGE | 2,106 | 44.0% | 39.0% |
| Union High School UNION | 2,410 | 51.2% | 25.8% |
| Teaneck High School TEANECK | 1,244 | 42.1% | 33.2% |
Matched among New Jersey high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Somerset County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #287 of 397 | #9 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #265 of 400 ▲ 23 | #9 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #258 of 395 ▲ 39 | #9 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,134 | #22 of 442 | #3 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #174 of 388 | #8 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #44 of 389 | #3 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.2% | #142 of 405 | #4 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #153 of 200 | #7 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,134
-34 (-2%) vs 2020
+96% since 1990-91, when it was 1,091
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 2,134 | 180 | 11.9:1 | 50% (1,071) |
| 2023-24 | 2,200 | 174.4 | 12.6:1 | 45% (987) |
| 2022-23 | 2,220 | 171.1 | 13.0:1 | 48% (1,063) |
| 2020-21 | 2,168 | 180 | 12.0:1 | 43% (923) |
| 2017-18 | 2,211 | 175.7 | 12.6:1 | 45% (1,002) |
| 2015-16 | 2,157 | 174 | 12.4:1 | 44% (941) |
| 2010-11 | 2,048 | 150 | 13.7:1 | 34% (696) |
| 2000-01 | 1,354 | 110 | 12.3:1 | 26% (353) |
| 1990-91 | 1,091 | 102 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (2,211 to 2,134); teachers up 2% (175.7 to 180).
About Franklin High School
Federal records list Franklin High School as a high school in Somerset, New Jersey. The school enrolls 2,134 students in grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 929 students for high schools in New Jersey.
Franklin Township Public School District has 6,950 students spread across 10 schools.
Hispanic students account for 43% of enrollment at Franklin High School, more than any other group. Other groups include 32% Black, 12% Asian, 10% White, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Somerset County residents are about 18% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 69%.
A staff of 180 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 11.9:1. Across high schools in New Jersey, the average ratio is 12.7:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 50%. That is 22 points above the 28% average for public schools in Somerset County.
Among New Jersey public high schools, Franklin High School outscored 28%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Franklin High School scores 25.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 38.7%.
In Somerset County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $140,374, roughly 58% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Franklin High School, Somerset County has 84 public schools.
Franklin High School's closest public school neighbor is Central Jersey College Prep Charter School, about 0.8 miles away. The five-mile area around Franklin High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Franklin High School's average proficiency of 25.8% compares with 43.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Franklin High School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (2,168) and 2024-25 (2,134).
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Somerset County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
349,846
Census ACS
Median income
$140,374
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
51,276 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin Township Public School District
- Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith CampusMiddle · 787 students
- Claremont Elementary SchoolElementary · 685 students
- Franklin Park SchoolElementary · 671 students
- Franklin Middle School at Hamilton Street CampusMiddle · 592 students
- Elizabeth Avenue SchoolElementary · 541 students
- Hillcrest SchoolElementary · 439 students
Other schools in Somerset
- Central Jersey College Prep Charter SchoolCombined · 1,396 students
- Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith CampusMiddle · 787 students
- Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter SchoolCombined · 613 students
- Franklin Middle School at Hamilton Street CampusMiddle · 592 students
- Elizabeth Avenue SchoolElementary · 541 students
- Hillcrest SchoolElementary · 439 students
Other Franklin High schools
17 other US public schools in 16 states are named Franklin High. Franklin High School is the 3rd largest of the 18.
- Franklin High SchoolEL PASO, TX · 2,835 students
- Franklin HighElk Grove, CA · 2,650 students
- Franklin HighStockton, CA · 2,065 students
- Franklin High SchoolPortland, OR · 1,807 students
- Franklin High SchoolFranklin, TN · 1,729 students
Nearby schools
- Central Jersey College Prep Charter School0.8 mi · 1,396
- Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School1.6 mi · 613
- Elizabeth Avenue School1.8 mi · 541
- Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus2.4 mi · 787
- Weston Elementary School2.4 mi · 404
- Robert Morris School2.6 mi · 445
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Franklin High School?
Franklin High School enrolls approximately 2,134 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Franklin High School serve?
Franklin High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Franklin High School?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Franklin High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Franklin High School?
At Franklin High School, the student body is approximately 10% White, 43% Hispanic, 32% Black, 12% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Franklin High School in?
Franklin High School is part of Franklin Township Public School District.
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