Enrollment
232
Middle
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370153003297
Franklinton Middle
3 N Main St, Franklinton, NC 27525 · (919) 494-2971 · Franklin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL232 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of North Carolina 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.
- ·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 North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
229 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
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 6 | 76 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 64 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 92 | 40% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
48.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
44.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 Franklinton Middle
Franklinton Middle's state test result (46.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklinton Middle this school | 232 | 98.7% | 46.8% |
| Cordova Middle Cordova | 233 | 98.7% | 38.9% |
| South Edgecombe Middle Pinetops | 271 | 98.9% | 46.8% |
| Burgaw Middle Burgaw | 236 | 97.9% | 37.5% |
| Elizabethtown Middle Elizabethtown | 305 | 95.4% | 29.1% |
| West Pender Middle Burgaw | 209 | 97.6% | 35.9% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 Franklinton Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #278 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #282 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #232 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 232 | #448 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #21 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.8% | #45 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.7% | #272 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.9% | #89 of 143 |
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
232
-23 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 232 | 18.7 | 12.4:1 | 99% (229) |
| 2023-24 | 227 | 19.4 | 11.7:1 | 83% (188) |
| 2022-23 | 247 | 19.2 | 12.9:1 | 78% (193) |
| 2020-21 | 255 | 19 | 13.4:1 | 70% (179) |
| 2017-18 | 219 | 19 | 11.5:1 | 99% (216) |
| 2015-16 | 272 | 19 | 14.3:1 | 99% (269) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklinton Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (219 to 232); teachers down 2% (19 to 18.7).
About Franklinton Middle
Franklinton Middle is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in Franklinton, North Carolina. It reported 232 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. By comparison, middle schools in North Carolina enroll about 605 students on average.
Franklinton Middle is run by Franklin County Schools, whose 16 schools enroll 7,978 students.
The student body at Franklinton Middle has no majority group. Black students lead at 42%. The next largest groups are 25% White, 19% Hispanic, and 13% multiracial. The school's Black share is 19 points above the 23% share among Franklin County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 71%.
Classroom staffing at Franklinton Middle totals 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.4:1. Compared with the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is lower. Federal data show 99% of students (229) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 82% average for public schools in Franklin County, the school's rate is higher.
Franklinton Middle 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 43% of North Carolina public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.7% for Franklinton Middle. The school posts 46.8%, 1.9 points below the prediction.
The school is in Franklin County, where median household income comes to about $74,240, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Franklin County's 19 public schools enroll about 11,614 students and include Franklinton Middle.
Franklinton Elementary is about 0.5 miles from Franklinton Middle, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. By average proficiency, Franklinton Middle is 6th among 7 schools close by.
Under the NCES locale system, Franklinton Middle is Rural: Fringe.
The school shrank from 255 students in 2020-21 to 232 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.4:1 to 12.4:1.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,386
Census ACS
Median income
$74,240
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
11,614 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin County Schools
- Franklinton HighHigh · 1,127 students
- Bunn HighHigh · 817 students
- Louisburg Magnet HighHigh · 630 students
- Bunn MiddleMiddle · 618 students
- Bunn ElementaryElementary · 600 students
- Cedar Creek MiddleMiddle · 529 students
Other schools in Franklinton
- Franklinton HighHigh · 1,127 students
- Franklinton ElementaryElementary · 470 students
- Tar River ElementaryElementary · 370 students
- Wilton ElementaryElementary · 350 students
Nearby schools
- Franklinton Elementary0.5 mi · 470
- Franklinton High2.6 mi · 1,127
- Long Mill Elementary3.9 mi · 433
- Cedar Creek Middle4.4 mi · 529
- Youngsville Academy4.6 mi · 615
- Youngsville Elementary5.8 mi · 425
Frequently asked questions
About Franklinton MiddleHow many students attend Franklinton Middle?
Franklinton Middle enrolls approximately 232 students in grades 06-08.
Is Franklinton Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Franklinton Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Franklinton Middle have?
Franklinton Middle employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Franklinton Middle?
Student demographics at Franklinton Middle are roughly 25% White, 19% Hispanic, 42% Black, 0% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Franklinton Middle in?
Franklinton Middle is part of Franklin County Schools.
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