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Schools in Franklin · Franklin Borough School District, Wallkill Valley Regional School District

Franklin’s public schools score below 63% of New Jersey districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 27% of Franklin’s students scored proficient, below the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Franklin, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Jersey, not nationally.

#306of 465 New Jersey townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% 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.

Reading proficiency
48%
▼ 0 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
▼ 9 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▼ 0–4 pts vs NJ 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$27.7K
▼ 3% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024 · Wallkill Valley Regional
Students per teacher
11.3
NJ 11.6
Schools in town
2
1,108 students on the public path
In brief

Franklin’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 396 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Franklin’s, its schools beat 53%, higher than their 37% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Franklin runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Franklin Borough School (PK–8) is Franklin’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Wallkill Valley Regional School District with Hamburg, Hardyston and Ogdensburg: Wallkill Valley Regional High School in Hardyston Township. The high school’s own results earn a B, the highest on the path. See the path ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 48% of tested students were proficient in reading and 27% in math, against 49% and 36% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey (the state reports Franklin’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Franklin Borough spends $26,852 per student and Wallkill Valley Regional $27,691, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Franklin’s grade

C+ Test scoresC+ Graduation

C+: better than 37% of New Jersey school districts, #306 of 465 New Jersey towns. Graduation is above the New Jersey average; test scores are below it.

New Jersey school districts we grade (651)Better than 37%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (396)Better than 53%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 439 test results and a graduating class of 156 could put Franklin anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Franklin’s students in the tested grades sat them (442 in math, 437 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Franklin Borough SchoolFranklin Borough School DistrictC
9–12Wallkill Valley Regional High Schoolin Hardyston TownshipB

Franklin runs its own schools through grade 8 (Franklin Borough School District). From grade 9, students attend the Wallkill Valley Regional School District, shared with Hamburg, Hardyston and Ogdensburg. Its high school is in Hardyston Township. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Franklin

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

Franklin Borough School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 527 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 10.8 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$26,852NJ $28,441 · FY2024
C+
Wallkill Valley Regional School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 581 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$27,691NJ $28,441 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Franklin Borough School District49%
State average 48.6% · 295 students tested
Math · PK–8, Franklin Borough School District29%
State average 35.5% · 295 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Wallkill Valley Regional School District47%
State average 48.6% · 142 students tested
Math · 9–12, Wallkill Valley Regional School District22%
State average 35.5% · 147 students tested

Franklin vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
FranklinC+Franklin Borough PK–8 · Wallkill Valley Regional 9–12
HamburgB−Hamburg Borough PK–8 · Wallkill Valley Regional 9–12
HardystonB−Hardyston Township PK–8 · Wallkill Valley Regional 9–12
OgdensburgB−Ogdensburg Borough PK–8 · Wallkill Valley Regional 9–12

All 3 neighbors share Wallkill Valley Regional with Franklin for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Franklin

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

District schools in Franklinby address
Franklin Borough School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C
527 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Franklinin other towns
Wallkill Valley Regional High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hardyston Township
B
581 students12:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Franklinrun by other districts or the state
Hardyston Township Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
B−
358 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Franklin’s schools

Are Franklin’s schools good?

On New Jersey’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Franklin children attend score below 63% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #306 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 53%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Franklin in?

Two districts: Franklin Borough School District runs grades PK–8, and Wallkill Valley Regional School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Hamburg, Hardyston and Ogdensburg.

Where do Franklin kids go to high school?

Wallkill Valley Regional High School in Hardyston Township, with 581 students; its own test results earn a B.

What is Franklin’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Wallkill Valley Regional School District graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey.

How much does Franklin spend per student?

$26,852 in Franklin Borough School District and $27,691 in Wallkill Valley Regional School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.