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Benjamin Franklin Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1200 Outer Park Dr, Springfield, IL 62704 · (217) 787-3006 · Part of Springfield School District 186

Capital Township’s School Grade C− better than 16% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
709
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Benjamin Franklin Middle School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Next stop for Capital Township kids: 4 high schools

On the path

Where Capital Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–517 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolYou are here
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency23%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts31%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1200 Outer Park Dr, Springfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6232
Grade 7224
Grade 8253
Enrollment over time
764’20
716’21
713’22
705’23
709’24

Down 7.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 41%White 33%Two or more races 12%Hispanic 7%Asian 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Benjamin Franklin Middle School from Capital Township families.

Other schools in Springfield School District 186

The district →
Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Springfield
549 students20:1
Ridgely Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
D
343 students16:1
Dubois Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
D−
469 students15:1
Lindsay School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
C+
438 students13:1
Springfield Ball Charter School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Springfield
C+
394 students15:1
Harvard Park Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
D−
370 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Capital Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.