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Enrollment
1,382
Middle
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510144002187
Benjamin Franklin Middle
225 Middle School Road, Rocky Mount, VA 24151 · (540) 483-5105 · Franklin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,382 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Virginia public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 Virginia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
133 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
1,191 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 66%
Community
1
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 | 462 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 475 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 445 | 32% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Benjamin Franklin Middle→Franklin County High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Franklin County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
78.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
78.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 78.0% |
| 2022-23 | 72.0% | 73.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
75.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 Benjamin Franklin Middle
Benjamin Franklin Middle's state test result (75.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Franklin Middle this school | 1,382 | 86.2% | 75.4% |
| Pulaski County Middle Pulaski | 825 | 91.4% | 62.1% |
| Tuckahoe Middle Richmond | 1,114 | 90.4% | 73.7% |
| Louisa County Middle Mineral | 1,231 | 66.5% | 78.0% |
| Carroll County Middle Hillsville | 747 | 91.7% | 71.8% |
| Caroline Middle Milford | 983 | 81.3% | 54.8% |
Matched among Virginia 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 Benjamin Franklin Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.4% | #116 of 337 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #100 of 342 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #116 of 342 ▲ 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,382 | #15 of 343 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #27 of 327 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.6% | #255 of 333 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.2% | #103 of 340 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +81.6% | #1 of 99 |
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
1,382
-156 (-10%) vs 2020
+94% since 1990-91, when it was 713
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 1,382 | 133 | 10.4:1 | 86% (1,191) |
| 2023-24 | 1,391 | 136 | 10.2:1 | 76% (1,055) |
| 2022-23 | 1,397 | 116.5 | 12.0:1 | 74% (1,038) |
| 2020-21 | 1,538 | 130 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 761 | 66.5 | 11.4:1 | 49% (372) |
| 2015-16 | 818 | 57 | 14.3:1 | 47% (386) |
| 2010-11 | 834 | 45 | 18.5:1 | 46% (386) |
| 2000-01 | 800 | 52 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 713 | 43 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Benjamin Franklin Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 82% (761 to 1,382); teachers up 100% (66.5 to 133).
About Benjamin Franklin Middle
Benjamin Franklin Middle is one of the public schools in Rocky Mount, Virginia. It is a large middle school. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 1,382 students. Middle schools in Virginia have about 750 students on average; enrollment here is 84% higher.
District-wide, Franklin County Public Schools has 14 schools and 6,540 students.
More than half of enrollment at Benjamin Franklin Middle is White: 73%. The next largest groups are 9% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 8% Black. The school's White share is 14 points below the 86% share among Franklin County residents. The diversity index for Benjamin Franklin Middle is 45%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 133 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 10.4:1. The gap from the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia is 2.7 students per teacher. The school reported 86% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Franklin County is similar, at 86%.
Benjamin Franklin Middle holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 75% of Virginia public middle schools.
Benjamin Franklin Middle's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (75.4%) and its predicted rate (64.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools.
In Franklin County, home to about 55,130 people, median household income comes to about $68,849, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Franklin County's 14 public schools enroll about 6,540 students and include Benjamin Franklin Middle.
Of the public schools around it, Benjamin Franklin Middle is closest to Franklin County High, about 0.9 miles away. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Benjamin Franklin Middle at 2nd of 9.
Benjamin Franklin Middle is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Benjamin Franklin Middle had a net loss of 156 students, or 10%. The ratio was 11.8:1 in 2020-21 and 10.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
55,130
Census ACS
Median income
$68,849
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
6,540 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin County Public Schools
- Franklin County HighHigh · 1,880 students
- Windy Gap ElementaryElementary · 391 students
- Lee M. Waid ElementaryElementary · 386 students
- Dudley ElementaryElementary · 317 students
- Rocky Mount ElementaryElementary · 296 students
- Boones Mill ElementaryElementary · 290 students
Other schools in Rocky Mount
- Franklin County HighHigh · 1,880 students
- Lee M. Waid ElementaryElementary · 386 students
- Rocky Mount ElementaryElementary · 296 students
- Sontag ElementaryElementary · 248 students
Other Benjamin Franklin Middle schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Benjamin Franklin Middle. Benjamin Franklin Middle is the largest of the 7.
- Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolValparaiso, IN · 823 students
- Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolLevittown, PA · 754 students
- Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolSpringfield, IL · 709 students
- Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolRIDGEWOOD, NJ · 627 students
- Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolWAYNE, MI · 619 students
Nearby schools
- Franklin County High0.9 mi · 1,880
- Rocky Mount Elementary1.1 mi · 296
- Lee M. Waid Elementary1.5 mi · 386
- Boones Mill Elementary5.6 mi · 290
- Sontag Elementary6.7 mi · 248
- Burnt Chimney Elementary6.9 mi · 266
Frequently asked questions
About Benjamin Franklin MiddleHow large is Benjamin Franklin Middle?
Benjamin Franklin Middle enrolls approximately 1,382 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Benjamin Franklin Middle serve?
Benjamin Franklin Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Benjamin Franklin Middle have?
Benjamin Franklin Middle employs 133 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Benjamin Franklin Middle?
Student demographics at Benjamin Franklin Middle are roughly 73% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Benjamin Franklin Middle in?
Benjamin Franklin Middle is part of Franklin County Public Schools.
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