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Schools in Franklin

Franklin’s public schools

Cedar Mountain School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Franklin. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Minnesota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.8K
▲ 10% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.7
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
390 students on the public path
In brief

Franklin’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Franklin’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Cedar Mountain Elementary places highest (better than 75%); Cedar Mountain Middle/High School lowest (23%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Franklin, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Cedar Mountain ElementaryCedar Mountain School DistrictA−
6–12Cedar Mountain Middle/High Schoolin MorganC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Cedar Mountain School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Cedar Mountain School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 390 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$18,765MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 51.1% · 205 students tested
Math33%
State average 44.8% · 211 students tested

Franklin vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Franklin’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Franklin—Cedar Mountain

Every school in Franklin

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Franklinby address
Cedar Mountain Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
171 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Franklinin other towns
Cedar Mountain Middle/High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Morgan
C−
219 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Franklin’s schools

Are Franklin’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Franklin. Cedar Mountain School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Franklin. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Franklin in?

Cedar Mountain School District.

Where do Franklin kids go to high school?

Cedar Mountain Middle/High School.

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What Franklin families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.