Enrollment
307
Middle
DISTRICT 436 · STATE 554
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN SSD·NCES 470126001385
Poplar Grove 5-8
1030 Excellence Way, Franklin, TN 37069 · (615) 790-4721 · Williamson County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL307 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Tennessee public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 Tennessee public middle schools
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
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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 5 | 68 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 80 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 81 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 78 | 25% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 61% · 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
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
40.5%
TN avg 40.9% . -3.6pp since 2022
Math
41.0%
TN avg 39.3% . +1.5pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.5% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.1% | 40.5% |
| 2022-23 | 44.1% | 39.5% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Poplar Grove 5-8 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Williamson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #133 of 336 ▼ 7 | #14 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #78 of 336 ▼ 1 | #13 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 307 | #277 of 349 | #14 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #73 of 325 | #3 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #107 of 216 | #5 of 8 |
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
307
-31 (-9%) vs 2020
+48% since 2000-01, when it was 208
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 | 307 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 34.5 | 9.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 316 | 35 | 9.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 338 | 39 | 8.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 359 | 32.6 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 394 | 35 | 11.3:1 | 31% (122) |
| 2010-11 | 379 | 31 | 12.2:1 | 15% (58) |
| 2000-01 | 208 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Poplar Grove 5-8.
About Poplar Grove 5-8
Poplar Grove 5-8 is a public low-enrollment middle-grades school in Franklin, Tennessee. School enrollment was 307 students in 2024-25, in grades 5 through 8. The average among middle schools in Tennessee is roughly 554 students; this school is 45% smaller than that.
In Franklin SSD, 8 schools enroll a combined 3,161 students.
Poplar Grove 5-8's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 48%. After that, the student body is 40% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. Among all residents of Williamson County, the White share is about 82%. Poplar Grove 5-8 has a diversity index of 60%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Measured against Tennessee public middle schools, Poplar Grove 5-8 receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Williamson County show that median household income is about $135,594, about 63% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Poplar Grove 5-8 is one of 60 public schools in Williamson County, which together enroll about 44,754 students.
Of nearby public schools, Poplar Grove K-4 is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
NCES describes the area around Poplar Grove 5-8 as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 338 to 307.
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Williamson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
260,351
Census ACS
Median income
$135,594
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
63%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
44,754 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin SSD
- Freedom Middle SchoolMiddle · 511 students
- Moore ElementaryElementary · 496 students
- Freedom IntermediateMiddle · 491 students
- Liberty ElementaryElementary · 435 students
- Poplar Grove K-4Elementary · 324 students
- Franklin ElementaryElementary · 318 students
Other schools in Franklin
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 1,729 students
- Fred J Page High SchoolHigh · 1,478 students
- Fred J Page Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,388 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 1,354 students
- Grassland Middle SchoolMiddle · 798 students
- Creekside Elementary SchoolElementary · 780 students
Nearby schools
- Poplar Grove K-40.1 mi · 324
- Freedom Middle School0.2 mi · 511
- Freedom Intermediate0.6 mi · 491
- Johnson Elementary0.8 mi · 279
- Franklin High School0.8 mi · 1,729
- Vanguard Virtual High School1.3 mi · 117
Frequently asked questions
About Poplar Grove 5-8What is the total enrollment at Poplar Grove 5-8?
Poplar Grove 5-8 enrolls approximately 307 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Poplar Grove 5-8 serve?
Poplar Grove 5-8 serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How diverse is Poplar Grove 5-8?
Poplar Grove 5-8 reports a student body of 48% White, 40% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Poplar Grove 5-8 public or private?
Poplar Grove 5-8 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Franklin SSD.
Where is Poplar Grove 5-8 located?
Poplar Grove 5-8 is located at 1030 Excellence Way, Franklin, TN 37069.
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