FRANKLIN MIDDLE

FRANKLIN MIDDLE operates as a close-knit junior high in FRANKLIN, Texas, operated by FRANKLIN ISD. Current enrollment sits at 428 students spanning grades 5 through 8. That puts it 33% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

Across the 3 schools in FRANKLIN ISD (1,462 students total), FRANKLIN MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, FRANKLIN MIDDLE reports that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 15% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, FRANKLIN MIDDLE has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Robertson County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), FRANKLIN MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.7%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Robertson County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $72,236 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Robertson County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,408 students), FRANKLIN MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: FRANKLIN H S, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FRANKLIN MIDDLE at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 46.2%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. FRANKLIN MIDDLE's enrollment has increased 17% since 2018, when it stood at 366 (now 428).

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