Enrollment
504
High
DISTRICT 426 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510141000628
Franklin High
310 Crescent Drive, Franklin, VA 23851 · (757) 562-5187 · Franklin city
GRADES 07–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL504 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of Virginia public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
504 students
DISTRICT 102% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 7 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 98 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 94 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 79 | 16% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Franklin City Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
53.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -18.0pp since 2022
Math
37.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -31.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 18 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 31 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 68.0% |
% 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
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Franklin High
Franklin High's state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin High this school | 504 | 100.0% | 49.0% |
| Achievable Dream Middle/High Newport News | 498 | 99.4% | 71.1% |
| Sussex Central High Sussex | 331 | 100.0% | 79.1% |
| Armstrong High Richmond | 709 | 92.5% | 60.4% |
| Booker T Washington High Norfolk | 904 | 92.7% | 58.8% |
| Heritage High Newport News | 1,106 | 95.0% | 54.9% |
Matched among Virginia 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 ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #309 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #314 of 316 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #313 of 316 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 504 | #251 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #21 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.6% | #245 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #22 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +73.8% | #1 of 131 |
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
504
+211 (+72%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 700
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 504 | 49 | 10.3:1 | 100% (504) |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 32.8 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 378 | 33.3 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 293 | 22 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 290 | 29 | 10.0:1 | 99% (287) |
| 2015-16 | 296 | 31 | 9.6:1 | 99% (293) |
| 2010-11 | 371 | 26 | 14.3:1 | 69% (256) |
| 2000-01 | 546 | 35 | 15.6:1 | 36% (196) |
| 1990-91 | 700 | 44 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin High.
Since 2017-18: students up 74% (290 to 504); teachers up 69% (29 to 49).
About Franklin High
Franklin High is a low-enrollment high school in Virginia, located in Franklin. The latest federal count shows 504 students in grades 7 through 12. Against the 1,213-student average for high schools in Virginia, enrollment here is 58% lower.
Franklin City Public Schools, which runs Franklin High, has 3 schools and 1,279 students.
Black students account for 78% of enrollment at Franklin High. Smaller groups are 13% White, 5% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Franklin city is roughly 56% Black. Franklin High has a diversity index of 37%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Franklin High employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 10.3:1. The average ratio among high schools in Virginia is 13.9:1, higher than at this school. Franklin High's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 100%. That is close to the 101% average for public schools in Franklin city.
The allk12 Grade for Franklin High is F. Compared with Virginia public high schools, the school scored higher than 1% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Franklin High's lunch-eligibility share in Virginia is predicted to score 60.9%. Franklin High scores 49.0%, 11.9 points below that line.
Census Bureau estimates for Franklin city show that median household income is about $63,245, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Franklin High is one of 3 public schools in Franklin city, which together enroll about 1,279 students.
The closest public school to Franklin High is Joseph P. King Jr. Middle, about 1.5 miles away. Within five miles of Franklin High, there are 3 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Franklin High is 7th of 8 on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Distant: the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 293 to 504. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.3:1 in 2020-21 to 10.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Franklin city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,250
Census ACS
Median income
$63,245
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
1,279 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin City Public Schools
- S.P. Morton ElementaryElementary · 620 students
- Joseph P. King Jr. MiddleMiddle · 155 students
Other schools in Franklin
- S.P. Morton ElementaryElementary · 620 students
- Joseph P. King Jr. MiddleMiddle · 155 students
- Fresh Start CenterElementary
Other Franklin High schools
17 other US public schools in 16 states are named Franklin High. Franklin High is the 14th 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 SchoolPortland, OR · 1,807 students
Nearby schools
- Joseph P. King Jr. Middle1.5 mi · 155
- Riverdale Elementary1.8 mi · 533
- S.P. Morton Elementary2.3 mi · 620
- Carrsville Elementary6.5 mi · 232
- Southampton Middle8.7 mi · 497
- Southampton High8.8 mi · 704
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin HighWhat is the total enrollment at Franklin High?
Franklin High enrolls approximately 504 students in grades 07-12.
Is Franklin High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Franklin High is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Franklin High have?
Franklin High employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
How diverse is Franklin High?
Franklin High reports a student body of 13% White, 5% Hispanic, 78% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Franklin High?
Franklin High is overseen by Franklin City Public Schools in Franklin city.
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