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What's the biggest difference between Franklin High and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,605
High
DISTRICT 818 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550483000522
Franklin High
8222 S 51st St, Franklin, WI 53132 · (414) 423-4640 · Milwaukee County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,605 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
98 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
351 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 42%
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 | 371 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 416 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 388 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 430 | 27% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 54% · 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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 (52.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin High this school | 1,605 | 21.9% | 52.5% |
| Middleton High Middleton | 2,303 | 17.8% | 57.2% |
| North High Appleton | 1,635 | 29.2% | 48.0% |
| Onalaska High Onalaska | 925 | 27.0% | 55.0% |
| Holmen High Holmen | 1,242 | 24.6% | 50.8% |
| Menomonee Falls High Menomonee Falls | 1,261 | 15.9% | 56.9% |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #135 of 402 | #5 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,605 | #18 of 532 | #2 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #275 of 325 | #24 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.8% | #82 of 325 | #26 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.9% | #329 of 418 | #45 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.7% | #88 of 128 | #11 of 14 |
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
1,605
+59 (+4%) vs 2020
+105% since 1990-91, when it was 783
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 1,605 | 97.8 | 16.4:1 | 22% (351) |
| 2023-24 | 1,606 | 97.9 | 16.4:1 | 18% (291) |
| 2022-23 | 1,571 | 93.1 | 16.9:1 | 15% (240) |
| 2020-21 | 1,546 | 91 | 17.0:1 | 17% (259) |
| 2017-18 | 1,547 | 83.3 | 18.6:1 | 10% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 1,497 | 86 | 17.4:1 | 12% (187) |
| 2010-11 | 1,390 | 82 | 16.9:1 | 11% (157) |
| 2000-01 | 1,334 | 84 | 15.9:1 | 10% (135) |
| 1990-91 | 783 | 56 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin High.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (1,547 to 1,605); teachers up 17% (83.3 to 97.8).
About Franklin High
Franklin High is a high-enrollment high school in Franklin, Wisconsin. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 1,605 students. By comparison, high schools in Wisconsin enroll about 475 students on average.
The 8 schools in Franklin Public School District enroll 4,666 students altogether, Franklin High among them.
White students are 69% of those enrolled at Franklin High. The rest of enrollment is 12% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Milwaukee County's population at about 51%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 50, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Franklin High comes to 97.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.4:1. High schools in Wisconsin average 14.6:1, 1.8 fewer students per teacher than here. Franklin High counts 22% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Milwaukee County report 64%.
Schools in Wisconsin with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 64.2%. Franklin High scores 52.5%.
The county, Milwaukee County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $64,435 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Counting Franklin High, Milwaukee County has 284 public schools.
Pleasant View Elementary, about 0.9 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Franklin High ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Franklin High is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 1,605, from 1,546 in 2020-21.
People who know Franklin High can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Milwaukee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
926,331
Census ACS
Median income
$64,435
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
284
122,496 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin Public School District
- Forest Park MiddleMiddle · 1,056 students
- Country Dale ElementaryElementary · 437 students
- Robinwood ElementaryElementary · 437 students
- Pleasant View ElementaryElementary · 422 students
- Southwood Glen ElementaryElementary · 370 students
- Ben Franklin ElementaryElementary · 308 students
Other schools in Franklin
- Forest Park MiddleMiddle · 1,056 students
- Country Dale ElementaryElementary · 437 students
- Robinwood ElementaryElementary · 437 students
- Pleasant View ElementaryElementary · 422 students
- Southwood Glen ElementaryElementary · 370 students
- Ben Franklin ElementaryElementary · 308 students
Other Franklin High schools
17 other US public schools in 16 states are named Franklin High. Franklin High is the 7th 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
- Pleasant View Elementary0.9 mi · 422
- Southwood Glen Elementary1.5 mi · 370
- Milwaukee County Community Reintegration Center1.7 mi · 31
- Forest Ridge Elementary1.9 mi · 435
- Forest Park Middle2.0 mi · 1,056
- Ben Franklin Elementary2.1 mi · 308
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin HighHow large is Franklin High?
Franklin High enrolls approximately 1,605 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Franklin High serve?
Franklin High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Franklin High?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Franklin High.
How diverse is Franklin High?
Franklin High reports a student body of 69% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 12% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Franklin High?
Franklin High is overseen by Franklin Public School District in Milwaukee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.