Franklin Junior High School

Summary:

Franklin Junior High School is a public middle school serving 409 students in grades 7-8 in Franklin, Ohio, which is part of the Franklin City School District. The school consistently outperforms state and district averages on Ohio State Tests, with particularly strong results in 8th-grade Science and Algebra I. While the school has a higher rate of chronic absenteeism compared to the state average, it has maintained a stable 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

When compared to nearby schools, Lebanon Junior High, Hadley E Watts Middle School, and Springboro Junior High School, Franklin Junior High School holds its own, often outperforming in academic achievement. The school's gifted and talented program is also a strength, ranking in the top 50 out of 241 Ohio middle schools in this subgroup for the 2021-2022 school year.

Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, Franklin Junior High School continues to demonstrate effective strategies in supporting students from diverse backgrounds, as evidenced by its strong performance across various student subgroups. The school's consistent academic excellence and stable rating make it a noteworthy institution within the Franklin City School District and the state of Ohio.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 750 E 4th St
       Franklin, OH  45005-2598


(937) 743-8630

District: Franklin City

SchoolDigger Rank:
329th of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,258 Help


Students who attend Franklin Junior High School usually attend:

High:    Franklin High School

Feeder schools for Franklin Junior High School:

Elementary:    Anthony Wayne Elementary School
    George H Gerke Elementary School
    Hunter Elementary School
    Pennyroyal Elementary School
    More...

Student/teacher ratio:  19.0 Help
Number of students:  401

Racial breakdown:

White:
87.8%
African American:
4.0%
Two or more races:
4.0%
more

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  57.1% Help


 See top rated Ohio middle schools

 Compare Franklin Junior High School to nearby middle schools!

Performance Trends
Help
Compare Details Franklin Junior High School ranks better than 68.5% of middle schools in Ohio. (See more...)
Help
Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 70.03. (See more...)
Help
Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
Help
Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (87.8%), African American (4%), two or more races (4%). (See more...)
Help
Compare Details 57.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
Help
Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Franklin Junior High School is 19. (See more...)
Help
Compare Franklin Junior High School employs 21 full-time teachers.
Finance
Help
Compare Details The average total spent per student at Franklin Junior High School is $7,258.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Franklin Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Franklin Junior High School 329th of 1046 Ohio public middle schools. (See Franklin Junior High School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


Special Education students:
Low Socio Economic Status students:
Female students:
Male students:
White students:


Franklin City:

SchoolDigger ranks Franklin City 394th of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


What do you think?

Your rating for Franklin Junior High School?

Rank History for Franklin Junior High School

Help
Compare

Rank History for all students at Franklin Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 30.83 560th 692 19.1%
2006 47.52 501st 732 31.6%
2007 51.61 521st 837 37.8%
2008 57.20 462nd 835 44.7%
2009 63.32 410th 858 52.2%
2010 68.16 368th 895 58.9%
2011 58.82 523rd 925 43.5%
2012 64.41 481st 989 51.4%
2013 63.74 494th 1001 50.6%
2014 61.87 515th 1008 48.9%
2015 65.03 396th 1035 61.7%
2016 55.09 544th 1050 48.2%
2017 57.48 533rd 1038 48.7%
2018 53.55 551st 1010 45.4%
2019 56.08 533rd 1050 49.2%
2021 69.07 342nd 1037 67.0%
2022 68.28 339th 1017 66.7%
2023 58.01 495th 1048 52.8%
2024 70.03 329th 1046 68.5%
See the entire list of Ohio Middle School Rankings!

Rank History for Special Education students at Franklin Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 36.25 354th 590 40.0%
2024 50.96 208th 563 63.1%
See the entire list of Best Ohio Middle Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Franklin Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.16 416th 924 55.0%
2019 64.58 333rd 945 64.8%
2021 74.52 176th 923 80.9%
2022 58.28 377th 947 60.2%
2023 54.32 458th 974 53.0%
2024 67.65 307th 989 69.0%
See the entire list of Best Ohio Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Franklin Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.21 500th 897 44.3%
2019 52.15 533rd 917 41.9%
2021 63.94 352nd 910 61.3%
2022 63.71 353rd 925 61.8%
2023 55.90 454th 943 51.9%
2024 71.09 279th 942 70.4%
See the entire list of Best Ohio Middle Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Franklin Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.25 464th 643 27.8%
2019 40.08 392nd 658 40.4%
2021 53.73 193rd 576 66.5%
2022 55.04 170th 565 69.9%
See the entire list of Best Ohio Middle Schools for Disabled Students!

Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Franklin Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.34 211th 521 59.5%
2021 61.52 117th 274 57.3%
2022 68.91 50th 241 79.3%
See the entire list of Best Ohio Middle Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for Foster Care students at Franklin Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.60 7th 25 72.0%
See the entire list of Best Ohio Middle Schools for Foster Care Students!

Rank History for Male students at Franklin Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.53 541st 916 40.9%
2019 54.52 476th 933 49.0%
2021 67.30 302nd 924 67.3%
2022 66.62 303rd 946 68.0%
2023 53.87 478th 963 50.4%
2024 64.06 355th 958 62.9%
See the entire list of Best Ohio Middle Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Franklin Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 45.08 135th 249 45.8%
See the entire list of Best Ohio Middle Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Franklin Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.25 536th 781 31.4%
2019 38.38 556th 796 30.2%
2021 55.18 369th 781 52.8%
2022 56.37 364th 809 55.0%
2023 43.16 501st 805 37.8%
2024 58.59 337th 795 57.6%
See the entire list of Best Ohio Middle Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Franklin Junior High School Test Scores
Tests: 
  
Grades: 
  
Years: 
  
Group by: 
District Scores:
State Scores:    
  
Subgroup: 





Data source: Ohio Department of Education

We're sorry, but no reviews have been submitted for Franklin Junior High School.

If you have first-hand knowledge about Franklin Junior High School, submit a rating!


Reviews:
No reviews have been submitted!


Enrollment information for Franklin Junior High School

Help
Compare
Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 507 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 510
1989 468 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 470
1990 471 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 472
1991 494 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 497
1992 482 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 488
1993 508 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 511
1994 517 0 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 520
1995 461 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 463
1996 461 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 463
1997 443 2 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 450
1998 482 2 3 3 0 n/a n/a 0 490
1999 464 1 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 466
2000 454 5 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 463
2001 465 5 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 472
2002 473 4 1 3 1 n/a n/a 1 483
2003 473 4 1 3 1 n/a n/a 1 483
2004 476 5 0 5 0 n/a n/a 1 487
2005 734 6 2 7 0 n/a n/a 7 756
2006 686 9 4 6 0 n/a n/a 6 711
2007 661 12 1 5 0 n/a n/a 8 687
2008 434 6 0 4 0 n/a n/a 5 449
2009 459 3 2 5 0 n/a n/a 7 476
2010 449 6 1 4 0 n/a n/a 8 468
2011 423 5 1 6 2 0 11 0 448
2012 458 1 0 6 0 0 10 0 475
2013 501 4 1 4 0 0 13 0 523
2014 471 5 2 1 0 0 8 0 487
2015 431 3 1 4 2 0 9 0 450
2016 454 3 5 4 2 0 11 0 479
2017 459 11 4 3 0 0 10 0 487
2018 433 11 1 7 0 0 9 0 461
2019 447 12 3 16 0 0 9 0 487
2020 447 12 6 19 0 0 11 0 495
2021 410 14 3 9 0 0 8 0 444
2022 373 11 2 17 0 0 15 0 418
2023 358 12 4 16 0 0 19 0 409
2024 352 16 5 12 0 0 16 0 401

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Franklin Junior High School

Help
Compare
Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 510 28.0 18.2 0
1989 470 27.0 17.4 n/a
1990 472 27.3 17.2 n/a
1991 497 25.0 19.8 n/a
1992 488 25.5 19.1 12.9
1993 511 27.0 18.9 13.5
1994 520 27.7 18.8 13.7
1995 463 29.0 16.0 14.3
1996 463 29.0 16.0 14.3
1997 450 30.0 15.0 20
1998 490 31.0 15.8 22.7
1999 466 32.0 14.6 27.5
2000 463 34.0 13.6 16.2
2001 472 30.0 15.7 19.7
2002 483 30.0 16.1 21.8
2003 483 30.0 16.1 21.8
2004 487 30.0 16.2 22
2005 756 45.0 16.8 17.2
2006 711 44.6 15.9 18.4
2007 687 41.0 16.8 21.6
2008 449 30.4 14.8 n/a
2009 476 30.0 15.9 34.8
2010 468 31.0 15.1 37
2011 448 26.0 17.2 43.3
2012 475 29.0 16.3 50.3
2013 523 31.0 16.8 46.8
2014 487 32.0 15.2 53.2
2015 450 n/a n/a 46.7
2016 479 26.0 18.4 53.4
2017 487 27.0 18.0 42.1
2018 461 26.0 17.7 41.9
2019 487 26.0 18.7 45.6
2020 495 25.0 19.8 43.6
2021 444 26.0 17.0 n/a
2022 418 26.0 16.0 n/a
2023 409 24.0 17.0 46.9
2024 401 21.0 19.0 57.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Franklin Junior High School

Help
Compare
Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 510 28.0 18.2 0
1989 470 27.0 17.4 n/a
1990 472 27.3 17.2 n/a
1991 497 25.0 19.8 n/a
1992 488 25.5 19.1 12.9
1993 511 27.0 18.9 13.5
1994 520 27.7 18.8 13.7
1995 463 29.0 16.0 14.3
1996 463 29.0 16.0 14.3
1997 450 30.0 15.0 20
1998 490 31.0 15.8 22.7
1999 466 32.0 14.6 27.5
2000 463 34.0 13.6 16.2
2001 472 30.0 15.7 19.7
2002 483 30.0 16.1 21.8
2003 483 30.0 16.1 21.8
2004 487 30.0 16.2 22
2005 756 45.0 16.8 17.2
2006 711 44.6 15.9 18.4
2007 687 41.0 16.8 21.6
2008 449 30.4 14.8 n/a
2009 476 30.0 15.9 34.8
2010 468 31.0 15.1 37
2011 448 26.0 17.2 43.3
2012 475 29.0 16.3 50.3
2013 523 31.0 16.8 46.8
2014 487 32.0 15.2 53.2
2015 450 n/a n/a 46.7
2016 479 26.0 18.4 53.4
2017 487 27.0 18.0 42.1
2018 461 26.0 17.7 41.9
2019 487 26.0 18.7 45.6
2020 495 25.0 19.8 43.6
2021 444 26.0 17.0 n/a
2022 418 26.0 16.0 n/a
2023 409 24.0 17.0 46.9
2024 401 21.0 19.0 57.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Franklin Junior High School

Help

YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $7,556
2022 $14,062
2023 $12,817
2024 $7,258

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Franklin Junior High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 533rd of 1050 Middle schoolsRanks 495th of 1048 Middle schools
 3.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade Mathematics (Franklin Junior High School)54.751.6
 3.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Franklin City)58.351.3
 7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.547.6
 9.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Franklin Junior High School)68.667.5
 1.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Franklin City)71.267
 4.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)67.764.8
 2.9%
8th Grade Science (Franklin Junior High School)66.267.4
 1.2%
   8th Grade Science (Franklin City)66.267.4
 1.2%
   8th Grade Science (Ohio)68.264
 4.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Franklin Junior High School)48.848.2
 0.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Franklin City)48.848.2
 0.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.346.4
 10.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Franklin Junior High School)62.350
 12.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Franklin City)62.350
 12.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)58.357.5
 0.8%
End of Course Algebra I (Franklin Junior High School)96.4100
 3.6%
   End of Course Algebra I (Franklin City)65.959.2
 6.7%
   End of Course Algebra I (Ohio)61.153
 8.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students487409
 16%
African American1212
American Indian00
Asian34
 33.3%
Hispanic1616
Pacific Islander00
White447358
 19.9%
Two or More Races919
 111.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients45.6%46.9%
 1.4%


Schools Near Franklin Junior High School









Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Junior High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 401 students attended Franklin Junior High School.

Franklin Junior High School ranks 329th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Franklin Junior High School usually go on to attend Franklin High School

Students at Franklin Junior High School are 88% White, 4% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian.


Rate Franklin Junior High School!



Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when there is an update for Franklin Junior High School!




SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.





Diagnostics

None retrieved from Database in 283 milliseconds.