Franklin High School

Franklin High School, a sizable high school in SEATTLE, Washington, overseen by Seattle School District No. 1, serves 1,277 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 123% above the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 573 students.

Seattle School District No. 1 comprises 107 schools with combined enrollment of 50,773 students; Franklin High School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Franklin High School lists that the largest single group is Black at 26%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 24% Asian, 24% Hispanic, 16% White, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 7% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Franklin High School records 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.6:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against King County (around 38%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Franklin High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.2%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for King County indicate median household income runs about $124,746, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, King County runs 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), of which Franklin High School is one.

John Muir Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Franklin High School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 53.3%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Franklin High School's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 1,282 (now 1,277). The Asian share of enrollment contracted from 47% to 24% over that span.

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