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Franklin Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

501 3rd Avenue N, Columbus, MS 39701 · (662) 241-7150 · Part of Columbus Municipal School District

Columbus’ School Grade D better than 9% of Mississippi school districts

Students
231
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Franklin Academy

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 16% of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 15.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Columbus kids: Columbus Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Franklin AcademyYou are here
6–8Columbus Middle School597 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 34.8%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Mississippi’s 762 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

501 3rd Avenue N, Columbus

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K18
Kindergarten38
Grade 144
Grade 224
Grade 345
Grade 427
Grade 535
Enrollment over time
272’20
264’21
261’22
268’23
231’24

Down 15.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 84%White 6%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 3%Asian 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Franklin Academy from Columbus families.

Other schools in Columbus Municipal School District

The district →

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 Mississippi’s other public schools; Columbus’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.