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Franklin Township School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Somerset. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in New Jersey’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Somerset’s schools, in brief
School by school
0 of Somerset’s 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools. MacAfee Road School places highest (better than 47%); Pine Grove Manor School lowest (13%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Seven elementary schools serve Somerset, graded from D to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: Franklin High School. 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 Somerset, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Somerset · depends on your address
Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus
Grades 6–8 · 787 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Franklin Middle School at Hamilton Street Campus
Grades 6–8 · 592 students · 9:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Somerset · depends on your address
Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus
Grades 6–8 · 787 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Franklin Middle School at Hamilton Street Campus
Grades 6–8 · 592 students · 9:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Somerset · depends on your address
Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus
Grades 6–8 · 787 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Franklin Middle School at Hamilton Street Campus
Grades 6–8 · 592 students · 9:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Somerset
Franklin High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,134 students · 12:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Somerset
Franklin High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,134 students · 12:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Somerset
Franklin High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,134 students · 12:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Somerset
Franklin High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,134 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Franklin Township 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.
Well below the state in reading
Somerset vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Somerset’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Somerset | — | Franklin Township |
| Franklin | C | Franklin Township |
| Piscataway | B | Piscataway Township |
| New Brunswick | D− | New Brunswick City |
Every school in Somerset
10 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).
Questions about Somerset’s schools
Are Somerset’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Somerset. Franklin Township School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Somerset. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Somerset in?
Franklin Township School District.
Where do Somerset kids go to high school?
Franklin High School.
Parents talk
What Somerset families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Somerset → 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). Stars are from neighbors.