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Schools in Franklin · Franklin Area School District

Franklin’s public schools score below 66% of Pennsylvania districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Franklin’s districts is 24%, below the Pennsylvania average (36%). The grade covers the public school district 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 Pennsylvania, not nationally.

#846of 1,037 Pennsylvania townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Pennsylvania 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
43%
▼ 12 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 12 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.0K
▼ 12% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.8
PA 13.4
Schools in town
1
1,284 students on the public path
In brief

Franklin’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 740 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Franklin’s, its schools beat 26%, lower than their 34% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 43% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 55% 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 88% across Pennsylvania (the state reports Franklin’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $19,043 per student, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Franklin Area JSHS. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Franklin’s grade

C Test scoresC+ Graduation

C: better than 34% of Pennsylvania school districts, #846 of 1,037 Pennsylvania towns. Graduation is above the Pennsylvania average; test scores are below it.

Pennsylvania school districts we grade (688)Better than 34%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (740)Better than 26%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 926 test results and a graduating class of 134 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 (905 in math, 948 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
K–5Central El SchFranklin Area School DistrictC−
6–12Franklin Area JSHSFranklin Area School DistrictC

Franklin’s public schools are run by Franklin Area School District, which also serves Barkeyville, Canal, Clinton and Clintonville and others. 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.

Franklin Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,748 students · 13.8 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$19,043PA $21,758 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 55.1% · 948 students tested
Math24%
State average 36.1% · 905 students tested

Franklin vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
FranklinCFranklin Area
SugarcreekBValley Grove
SandycreekCFranklin Area
FrenchcreekCFranklin Area

2 of the 3 neighbors share Franklin Area with Franklin, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Franklin

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

District schools in Franklinby address
Central El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5
C−
342 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Franklinin other towns
Franklin Area JSHS
High · Grades 6–12
C
942 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Franklin’s schools

Are Franklin’s schools good?

On Pennsylvania’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Franklin children attend score below 66% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #846 of 1,037 Pennsylvania towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 26%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Franklin in?

Franklin Area School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,748 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

What is Franklin’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Franklin Area School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.

How much does Franklin spend per student?

$19,043 in Franklin Area School District (FY2024), against $21,758 across Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.