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What's the most underrated thing about Franklin High School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,807
High
DISTRICT 1,332 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTLAND SD 1J·NCES 411004000960
Franklin High School
5405 SE Woodward St, Portland, OR 97206 · (503) 916-5140 · Multnomah County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,807 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
98 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
757 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 76%
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 | 482 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 449 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 444 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 432 | 24% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 59% · 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
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
49.0%
OR avg 43.0% . -1.6pp since 2023
Math
16.7%
OR avg 31.8% . -5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 16.7% |
| 2023-24 | 50.6% | 21.9% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. 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
35.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Oregon 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 Oregon'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 (35.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin High School this school | 1,807 | 41.9% | 35.0% |
| Lincoln High School Portland | 1,611 | 42.0% | 56.1% |
| Mountainside High School Beaverton | 1,741 | 50.3% | 42.2% |
| Cleveland High School Portland | 1,421 | 41.9% | 53.9% |
| Wilsonville High School Wilsonville | 1,258 | 42.9% | 40.1% |
| Southridge High School Beaverton | 1,430 | 49.9% | 32.5% |
Matched among Oregon 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 Oregon | In Multnomah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #60 of 177 | #5 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.7% | #103 of 194 ▼ 29 | #9 of 17 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #65 of 201 ▲ 2 | #7 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,807 | #15 of 257 | #4 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #65 of 171 | #5 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.3% | #18 of 171 | #10 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.9% | #195 of 207 | #16 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.6% | #46 of 67 | #6 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
1,807
-192 (-10%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 1,381
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 1,807 | 98.1 | 18.4:1 | 42% (757) |
| 2023-24 | 1,811 | 102.4 | 17.7:1 | 41% (746) |
| 2022-23 | 1,966 | 105.5 | 18.6:1 | 37% (720) |
| 2020-21 | 1,999 | 102 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,745 | 88 | 19.8:1 | 43% (748) |
| 2015-16 | 1,568 | 81 | 19.4:1 | 47% (737) |
| 2010-11 | 1,036 | 52 | 19.9:1 | 46% (477) |
| 2000-01 | 1,488 | 69 | 21.6:1 | 25% (372) |
| 1990-91 | 1,381 | 71 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (1,745 to 1,807); teachers up 11% (88 to 98.1).
About Franklin High School
In Portland, Oregon, Franklin High School is a high-enrollment high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 1,807 students. The school's enrollment is 187% above the 630 average for high schools in Oregon.
In Portland SD 1J, 86 schools enroll a combined 41,894 students.
White students make up a majority at Franklin High School, at 51%. Next come 20% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 10% multiracial, and 4% Black. That compares with about 68% White among all Multnomah County residents. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 18.4:1, with 98.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 1.4 students per teacher below the 19.8:1 average for high schools in Oregon. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 42%. The gap from the 75% average for public schools in Multnomah County is 33 points.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Franklin High School falls in the middle 80% of Oregon schools: 35.0% actual against 46.3% predicted.
Multnomah County has these Census figures: the median household income is $88,766, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. In all, Multnomah County has 169 public schools and roughly 81,096 students.
Of nearby public schools, Atkinson Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. Franklin High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 35.0% average proficiency ranks 7th among 8 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 10% from 2020-21, when Franklin High School had 1,999 students, to 2024-25, when it had 1,807. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 18.4:1, from 19.6:1.
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Multnomah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
801,477
Census ACS
Median income
$88,766
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
169
81,096 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Portland SD 1J
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- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 1,450 students
- Cleveland High SchoolHigh · 1,421 students
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- Westview High SchoolHigh · 2,423 students
- Grant High SchoolHigh · 2,149 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 1,812 students
- Leodis V. McDaniel High SchoolHigh · 1,681 students
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Other Franklin High schools
17 other US public schools in 16 states are named Franklin High. Franklin High School is the 5th largest of the 18.
- Franklin High SchoolEL PASO, TX · 2,835 students
- Franklin HighElk Grove, CA · 2,650 students
- Franklin High SchoolSomerset, NJ · 2,134 students
- Franklin HighStockton, CA · 2,065 students
- Franklin High SchoolFranklin, TN · 1,729 students
Nearby schools
- Atkinson Elementary School0.2 mi · 372
- Creston Elementary School0.6 mi · 246
- Richmond Elementary School0.7 mi · 530
- Kellogg Middle School0.8 mi · 592
- Glencoe Elementary School1.0 mi · 357
- Arleta Elementary School1.2 mi · 252
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin High SchoolHow large is Franklin High School?
Franklin High School enrolls approximately 1,807 students in grades 09-12.
Is Franklin High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Franklin High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Franklin High School have?
Franklin High School employs 98 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Franklin High School?
At Franklin High School, the student body is approximately 51% White, 20% Hispanic, 4% Black, 11% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Franklin High School public or private?
Franklin High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Portland SD 1J.
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