Robert L Olds Junior High School

Robert L Olds Junior High School is a 6-8 campus of small scale in Connell, Washington, run under North Franklin School District, enrolling 322 students in grades 7 through 8. That puts it 44% leaner than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 577 students.

North Franklin School District runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 2,078 students. Robert L Olds Junior High School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Robert L Olds Junior High School reports that 75% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 21% White. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 79% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Franklin County's rate of about 70%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Robert L Olds Junior High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 27.1%, the actual is 26.5%, a residual of -0.6 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Franklin County indicate the typical household earns roughly $86,714 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Franklin County's 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,403 students), Robert L Olds Junior High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is North Franklin Virtual Academy, roughly 0.0 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Robert L Olds Junior High School at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 33.2%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Robert L Olds Junior High School has declined 9%, going from 355 students in 2018 to 322 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.