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What's something FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
705
High
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MALONE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361818001635
FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
42 HUSKIE LN, MALONE, NY 12953 · (518) 483-7807 · Franklin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL705 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
318 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 58%
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 MALONE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
77.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -6.0pp since 2023
Math
42.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
56.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for New York 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 York'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
705
+10 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 12.0:1
% White
94%
was 97%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL operates as a mid-sized 9-12 campus in MALONE, New York, operated by MALONE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 705 students spanning grades 9 through 12.
Within MALONE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 5 schools and 2,106 students, FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL records that nearly all students (94%) are White. By comparison, Franklin County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.4%; this one delivers 56.7%.
Zooming out to the county, Franklin County reports that median household earnings sit near $65,151, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is one of 21 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 6,724 students).
The closest other public school is FRANKLIN-ESSEX-HAMILTON BOCES, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 36.4%.
FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 695 students in 2018 compared to 705 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,696
Census ACS
Median income
$65,151
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
6,724 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MALONE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 513 students
- MALONE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 476 students
- FLANDERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 213 students
- SAINT JOSEPH'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 199 students
Other schools in MALONE
- DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 513 students
- MALONE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 476 students
- FLANDERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 213 students
- SAINT JOSEPH'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 199 students
- FRANKLIN-ESSEX-HAMILTON BOCESCombined · 31 students
Nearby schools
- FRANKLIN-ESSEX-HAMILTON BOCES0.1 mi · 31
- FLANDERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 213
- SAINT JOSEPH'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 199
- MALONE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 476
- DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 513
- CHATEAUGAY HIGH SCHOOL11.6 mi · 231
Frequently asked questions
About FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOLHow large is FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL?
FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 705 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL serve?
FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 10.2:1 (69 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MALONE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.