1
Enrollment
798
Middle
DISTRICT 1,029 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510126002007
Franklin Middle
3300 Lees Corner Rd, Chantilly, VA 20151 · (703) 904-5100 · Fairfax County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL798 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
169 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 7 | 393 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 405 | 51% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
86.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
82.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.0% | 82.0% |
| 2023-24 | 84.0% | 83.0% |
| 2022-23 | 82.0% | 83.0% |
% 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
82.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
82.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% 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 Middle
Franklin Middle's state test result (82.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Middle this school | 798 | 21.2% | 82.7% |
| Short Pump Middle Glen Allen | 1,056 | 16.4% | 89.0% |
| Belmont Ridge Middle Leesburg | 1,071 | 21.6% | 84.1% |
| Trailside Middle Ashburn | 1,131 | 21.7% | 85.4% |
| Farmwell Station Middle Ashburn | 981 | 32.4% | 86.1% |
| Longfellow Middle Falls Church | 1,226 | 10.6% | 90.8% |
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 Franklin Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fairfax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #57 of 337 | #9 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #61 of 342 ▼ 14 | #11 of 23 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #40 of 342 ▲ 8 | #9 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 798 | #148 of 343 | #20 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #179 of 327 | #14 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.7% | #50 of 333 | #8 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.2% | #306 of 340 | #15 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #119 of 224 | #10 of 18 |
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
798
-111 (-12%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 1,089
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 798 | 59 | 13.5:1 | 21% (169) |
| 2023-24 | 824 | 63.5 | 13.0:1 | 19% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 832 | 56.3 | 14.8:1 | 21% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 909 | 60 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 882 | 70.8 | 12.5:1 | 17% (149) |
| 2015-16 | 862 | 72 | 12.0:1 | 14% (121) |
| 2010-11 | 897 | 51 | 17.6:1 | 14% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 872 | 66 | 13.2:1 | 7% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 1,089 | 67 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (882 to 798); teachers down 17% (70.8 to 59).
About Franklin Middle
Franklin Middle is a public middle school in Chantilly, Virginia. The school reports 798 students in grades 7 through 8.
Fairfax County Public Schools is the district for Franklin Middle. It has 199 schools and 179,323 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Franklin Middle is White (42%). Other students are 29% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 6% Black. Franklin Middle has a diversity index of 71%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 59 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.5:1. Middle schools in Virginia have a similar average ratio of 13.1:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 21%. The rate at public schools in Fairfax County averages 37%, higher than here.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Franklin Middle is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 82.7% actual, 82.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Virginia.
County data help place the school in context: in Fairfax County, median household income is about $153,637, roughly 65% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The public schools of Fairfax County number 222 and enroll about 174,475.
Oak Hill Elementary is the public school closest to Franklin Middle, about 0.7 miles away. Franklin Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Franklin Middle ranks 7th of 9 nearby schools, at 82.7% versus an 81.5% average.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 798 was 12% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 909. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 13.5:1, from 15.2:1.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Franklin Middle, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Fairfax County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,147,837
Census ACS
Median income
$153,637
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
65%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
222
174,475 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fairfax County Public Schools
- Lake Braddock SecondaryHigh · 4,411 students
- Robinson SecondaryHigh · 3,710 students
- Hayfield SecondaryHigh · 3,256 students
- Chantilly HighHigh · 2,937 students
- West Springfield HighHigh · 2,799 students
- Westfield HighHigh · 2,737 students
Other schools in Chantilly
- Chantilly HighHigh · 2,937 students
- Westfield HighHigh · 2,737 students
- J. Michael Lunsford MiddleMiddle · 1,182 students
- Rocky Run MiddleMiddle · 882 students
- Brookfield ElementaryElementary · 684 students
- Poplar Tree ElementaryElementary · 683 students
Other Franklin Middle schools
15 other US public schools in 13 states are named Franklin Middle. Franklin Middle is the 3rd largest of the 16.
- Franklin MiddleReisterstown, MD · 1,150 students
- Franklin Middle SchoolYakima, WA · 848 students
- FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOLPOCATELLO, ID · 718 students
- Franklin Middle SchoolChampaign, IL · 665 students
- Franklin MiddleGreen Bay, WI · 560 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Hill Elementary0.7 mi · 628
- Lees Corner Elementary1.3 mi · 547
- Carson Middle1.4 mi · 1,358
- Brookfield Elementary1.7 mi · 684
- Floris Elementary2.0 mi · 666
- Chantilly High2.0 mi · 2,937
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Franklin Middle?
Franklin Middle enrolls approximately 798 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Franklin Middle serve?
Franklin Middle serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Franklin Middle have?
Franklin Middle employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Franklin Middle?
Student demographics at Franklin Middle are roughly 42% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% Black, 29% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Franklin Middle public or private?
Franklin Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fairfax County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.