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If you could change one rule at Franklin High School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,277
High
DISTRICT 831 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1·NCES 530771001168
Franklin High School
3013 S MT BAKER BV, SEATTLE, WA 98144 · (206) 252-6150 · King County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,277 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
731 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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 9 | 288 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 300 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 287 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 402 | 31% |
Student demographics
78%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 68% · 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
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
61.5%
WA avg 58.4% . +36.1pp since 2014
Math
25.4%
WA avg 51.2% . +5.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 36 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.5% | 25.4% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 21.6% |
| 2022-23 | 60.9% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.4% | 23.9% |
| 2018-19 | 68.9% | 51.8% |
| 2017-18 | 72.0% | 54.3% |
| 2016-17 | 28.3% | 55.5% |
| 2015-16 | 27.4% | 53.3% |
| 2014-15 | 25.4% | 20.2% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. 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
37.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Washington 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 Washington'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 School
Franklin High School's state test result (37.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin High School this school | 1,277 | 57.2% | 37.2% |
| Renton Senior High School Renton | 1,208 | 65.6% | 27.0% |
| Chief Sealth International High School SEATTLE | 1,184 | 51.6% | 31.6% |
| Foster Senior High School Tukwila | 910 | 68.8% | 27.7% |
| Lindbergh Senior High School Renton | 1,201 | 50.0% | 36.5% |
| Mount Rainier High School Des Moines | 1,846 | 58.8% | 32.3% |
Matched among Washington 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 School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #173 of 271 | #41 of 59 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #193 of 321 ▲ 15 | #37 of 59 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #134 of 327 ▲ 36 | #33 of 61 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.8pp | #58 of 259 | #7 of 57 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,277 | #124 of 570 | #41 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #112 of 311 | #18 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.9% | #14 of 316 | #8 of 67 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.2% | #140 of 386 | #22 of 76 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #162 of 164 | #33 of 34 |
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
1,277
+38 (+3%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 1,326
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 1,277 | 65.1 | 19.6:1 | 57% (731) |
| 2023-24 | 1,237 | 64.5 | 19.2:1 | 58% (721) |
| 2022-23 | 1,222 | 62.1 | 19.7:1 | 65% (798) |
| 2020-21 | 1,239 | 63 | 19.7:1 | 62% (764) |
| 2017-18 | 1,282 | 64.4 | 19.9:1 | 68% (868) |
| 2015-16 | 1,307 | 63 | 20.8:1 | 69% (898) |
| 2010-11 | 1,302 | 57 | 22.8:1 | 67% (868) |
| 2000-01 | 1,608 | 69 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,326 | 55 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (1,282 to 1,277); teachers up 1% (64.4 to 65.1).
About Franklin High School
As a high-enrollment high school, Franklin High School serves students in SEATTLE, Washington. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 1,277 students. The typical figure for high schools in Washington is about 573 students.
Franklin High School is part of Seattle School District No. 1, where 107 schools serve 50,773 students.
Franklin High School has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 26%. Smaller groups are 24% Asian, 24% Hispanic, 16% White, and 8% multiracial. County-wide, 7% of King County residents are Black. Franklin High School's diversity index is 78%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 65.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Franklin High School was 19.6:1. This ratio sits 1.9 below the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Washington. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 57%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in King County is 38%.
Compared with Washington schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Franklin High School's results are 4.6 points below predicted: 37.2% against 41.8%.
Across King County, the median household income is $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. King County is home to 544 public schools and about 278,492 public school students.
Nearest public school: John Muir Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Franklin High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 53.3%; Franklin High School's is 37.2%, ranking 8th of 8.
Locale data from NCES put Franklin High School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Enrollment has grown by 38 students since 2020-21, to 1,277.
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King County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,287,171
Census ACS
Median income
$124,746
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
544
278,492 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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Other schools in SEATTLE
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,770 students
- Ballard High SchoolHigh · 1,697 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 1,542 students
- Garfield High SchoolHigh · 1,507 students
- West Seattle High SchoolHigh · 1,479 students
- Ingraham High SchoolHigh · 1,391 students
Other Franklin High schools
17 other US public schools in 16 states are named Franklin High. Franklin High School is the 10th 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
- John Muir Elementary School0.2 mi · 308
- Kimball Elementary School0.5 mi · 384
- Hawthorne Elementary School0.8 mi · 393
- Thurgood Marshall Elementary1.1 mi · 500
- Beacon Hill International School1.2 mi · 348
- Mercer International Middle School1.2 mi · 753
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin High SchoolHow large is Franklin High School?
Franklin High School enrolls approximately 1,277 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Franklin High School serve?
Franklin High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Franklin High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Franklin High School is approximately 19.6:1 (65 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Franklin High School?
Franklin High School reports a student body of 16% White, 24% Hispanic, 26% Black, 24% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Franklin High School public or private?
Franklin High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Seattle School District No. 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.