Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Franklin Town’s public schools outscore 81% of Massachusetts districts
On the state math tests, 57% of Franklin Town’s students scored proficient, above the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Franklin Town, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.
From Massachusetts 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 Town’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 57% and math 57% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 98% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $20,336 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then three middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School and Amego (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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 Town’s grade
A−: better than 81% of Massachusetts school districts, #55 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Franklin Town, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Franklin Town
Franklin Early Childhood Development Center
Grades PK · 142 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Franklin
6th grade in Franklin Town · depends on your address
Horace Mann
Grades 6–8 · 407 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Franklin
Remington Middle
Grades 6–8 · 358 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Franklin
Annie Sullivan Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 322 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Franklin
7th grade in Franklin Town · depends on your address
Horace Mann
Grades 6–8 · 407 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Franklin
Remington Middle
Grades 6–8 · 358 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Franklin
Annie Sullivan Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 322 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Franklin
8th grade in Franklin Town · depends on your address
Horace Mann
Grades 6–8 · 407 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Franklin
Remington Middle
Grades 6–8 · 358 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Franklin
Annie Sullivan Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 322 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Franklin
9th grade in Franklin Town
Franklin High
Grades 9–12 · 1,453 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Franklin
10th grade in Franklin Town
Franklin High
Grades 9–12 · 1,453 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Franklin
11th grade in Franklin Town
Franklin High
Grades 9–12 · 1,453 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Franklin
12th grade in Franklin Town
Franklin High
Grades 9–12 · 1,453 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Franklin
Franklin Town’s public schools are run by Franklin School District. 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 Town vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Franklin Town’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin Town | A− | Franklin |
| Medway | A− | Medway |
| Norfolk | A− | Norfolk PK–6 · King Philip 7–12 |
| Bellingham | C | Bellingham |
| Wrentham | B+ | Wrentham PK–6 · King Philip 7–12 |
Every school in Franklin Town
13 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Franklin Town’s schools
Are Franklin Town’s schools good?
By Massachusetts’s own tests, yes: the public schools Franklin Town children attend outscore 81% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #55 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 83%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Franklin Town in?
Franklin School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 4,611 students in 10 schools (2024–25).
Where do Franklin Town kids go to high school?
Franklin High in Franklin, with 1,453 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Franklin Town’s graduation rate?
98% of the class of 2023 in Franklin School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Franklin Town spend per student?
$20,336 in Franklin School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Franklin Town?
Yes: Amego (special education, grades 2–12, 38 students). Franklin Town also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Franklin Town families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Franklin Town → 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 Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.