Gabriel Farnsley House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFranklin Township’s public schools outscore 83% of Indiana districts
On the state math tests, 48% of Franklin Township’s students scored proficient, above the Indiana average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Franklin Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Indiana, not nationally.
From Indiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Franklin Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 857 Indiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Franklin Township’s, its schools beat 77%, lower than their 83% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 49% and math 48% in spring 2022, against 41% and 38% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,957 per student, against $13,688 across Indiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Nine elementary schools, then three middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Franklin Township’s grade
A−: better than 83% of Indiana school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Indiana average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Franklin Township, with each school’s own grade.
5th grade in Franklin Township · depends on your address
Highland Hills Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 1,676 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Georgetown
Nathaniel Scribner Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 941 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in New Albany
Hazelwood Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 798 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in New Albany
6th grade in Franklin Township · depends on your address
Highland Hills Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 1,676 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Georgetown
Nathaniel Scribner Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 941 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in New Albany
Hazelwood Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 798 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in New Albany
7th grade in Franklin Township · depends on your address
Highland Hills Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 1,676 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Georgetown
Nathaniel Scribner Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 941 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in New Albany
Hazelwood Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 798 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in New Albany
8th grade in Franklin Township · depends on your address
Highland Hills Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 1,676 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Georgetown
Nathaniel Scribner Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 941 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in New Albany
Hazelwood Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 798 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in New Albany
9th grade in Franklin Township · depends on your address
New Albany Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,821 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in New Albany
Floyd Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,785 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Floyd Knobs
10th grade in Franklin Township · depends on your address
New Albany Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,821 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in New Albany
Floyd Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,785 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Floyd Knobs
11th grade in Franklin Township · depends on your address
New Albany Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,821 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in New Albany
Floyd Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,785 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Floyd Knobs
12th grade in Franklin Township · depends on your address
New Albany Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,821 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in New Albany
Floyd Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,785 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Floyd Knobs
Franklin Township’s public schools are run by New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated Schools, which also serves Georgetown, Georgetown, Greenville and Greenville and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Franklin Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Franklin Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin Township | A− | New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated Schools |
| New Albany | A− | New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated Schools |
| Georgetown | A− | New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated Schools |
| Franklin Township | A | Lanesville Community School Corporation |
| Posey | A− | South Harrison |
2 of the 4 neighbors share New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated Schools with Franklin Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts. Louisville/Jefferson County metro government, KY borders Franklin Township but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.
Every school in Franklin Township
14 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Indiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Franklin Township’s schools
Are Franklin Township’s schools good?
By Indiana’s own tests, yes: the public schools Franklin Township children attend outscore 83% of Indiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 77%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Franklin Township in?
New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 11,362 students in 15 schools (2024–25).
Where do Franklin Township kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: New Albany Senior High School and Floyd Central High School.
What is Franklin Township’s graduation rate?
96% of the class of 2023 in New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated Schools graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana.
How much does Franklin Township spend per student?
$12,957 in New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated Schools (FY2024), against $13,688 across Indiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Franklin Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Franklin Township → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Indiana. Stars are from neighbors.