Franklin City Public Schools

The Franklin City Public Schools district in Virginia consists of three schools: S.P. Morton Elementary, Franklin High, and Joseph P. King Junior Middle. Unfortunately, none of these schools are performing well, with all three ranking in the bottom 10-15% of their respective school types in the state.

S.P. Morton Elementary is the lowest-performing school, ranking in the bottom 2% of Virginia elementary schools and scoring well below state averages on standardized tests. Franklin High is the highest-performing school in the district, but it still ranks in the bottom 10% of Virginia high schools and struggles with test scores. Joseph P. King Junior Middle is the smallest school in the district, with only 164 students, and it ranks in the bottom 1% of Virginia middle schools with very low test scores.

Across the district, test scores are significantly below state averages, with most schools scoring 30-50 percentage points lower than the Virginia average on standardized tests. Free/reduced lunch rates are extremely high, ranging from 98.78% to over 100% across the three schools, and the racial makeup is predominantly African American, ranging from 76.51% to 82.93%. The data suggests that the Franklin City Public Schools district is struggling with limited resources and a high-need student population, leading to poor academic outcomes that will require a multi-faceted approach to address.