Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0Franklin’s public schools outscore almost every Tennessee district
63% of students in Franklin’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Tennessee average (31%). 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 Tennessee, not nationally.
From Tennessee state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% 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.
Franklin’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 54 Tennessee towns with household incomes within a quarter of Franklin’s, its schools beat 93%, lower than their 99% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 68% and math 63% across both districts in spring 2022, against 37% and 31% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Williamson County spends $12,771 per student and Franklin Special $20,556, against $13,059 across Tennessee (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Nine elementary schools, then three middle and three high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Franklin Christian Academy (private), Thales Academy (private), New Hope Academy (private), Primrose School of Cool Springs (private), Generations Christian Academy (private), High Hopes Development Center (private), Trinitas Classical Academy (private), Harpeth Montessori (private), Montessori School of Franklin (private), Galileo Education Inc (private), Cool Springs Montessori (private) and Fusion Academy Franklin (private) are in town. Vanguard Virtual High School, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Franklin’s grade
A+: better than 99% of Tennessee school districts, #1 of 176 Tennessee towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Tennessee average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Franklin, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Franklin · depends on your address
Legacy Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 558 students
Freedom Intermediate
Grades 5–6 · 491 students
Poplar Grove 5-8
Grades 5–8 · 307 students
7th grade in Franklin · depends on your address
Legacy Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 558 students
Freedom Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 511 students
Poplar Grove 5-8
Grades 5–8 · 307 students
8th grade in Franklin · depends on your address
Legacy Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 558 students
Freedom Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 511 students
Poplar Grove 5-8
Grades 5–8 · 307 students
9th grade in Franklin · depends on your address
Franklin High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,729 students
Centennial High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,354 students
Renaissance High School
Grades 9–12 · 174 students
10th grade in Franklin · depends on your address
Franklin High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,729 students
Centennial High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,354 students
Renaissance High School
Grades 9–12 · 174 students
11th grade in Franklin · depends on your address
Franklin High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,729 students
Centennial High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,354 students
Renaissance High School
Grades 9–12 · 174 students
12th grade in Franklin · depends on your address
Franklin High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,729 students
Centennial High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,354 students
Renaissance High School
Grades 9–12 · 174 students
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Franklin
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Franklin vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Tennessee towns that share Franklin’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin | A+ | Williamson County PK–12 · Franklin Special PK–8 · Williamson County School District in Franklin |
| Brentwood | A+ | Williamson County |
| Thompson's Station | A+ | Williamson County |
All 2 neighbors share Williamson County with Franklin for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Franklin
29 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Tennessee’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
1 duplicate private-school records merged.
Questions about Franklin’s schools
Are Franklin’s schools good?
By Tennessee’s own tests, yes: the public schools Franklin children attend outscore 99% of Tennessee’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #1 of 176 Tennessee towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 93%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Franklin in?
Williamson County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 41,593 students in 52 schools (2024–25).
Where do Franklin kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Franklin High School, Centennial High School and Renaissance High School.
What is Franklin’s graduation rate?
96% of the class of 2023 in Williamson County School District graduated in four years, against 87% across Tennessee.
How much does Franklin spend per student?
$12,771 in Williamson County School District and $20,556 in Franklin Special School District (FY2024), against $13,059 across Tennessee. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Franklin?
Yes: Franklin Christian Academy (religious, grades 5–12, 379 students), Thales Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–7, 299 students), New Hope Academy (religious, grades PK–6, 215 students), Primrose School of Cool Springs (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 167 students), Generations Christian Academy (religious, grades K–10, 134 students), High Hopes Development Center (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 115 students), Trinitas Classical Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 110 students), Harpeth Montessori (nonsectarian, grades PK–5, 94 students), Montessori School of Franklin (nonsectarian, grades PK–4, 74 students), Galileo Education Inc (nonsectarian, grades K–11, 43 students), Cool Springs Montessori (nonsectarian, grades K, 32 students) and Fusion Academy Franklin (nonsectarian, grades 6–12, 23 students).
Parents talk
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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Tennessee. Stars are from neighbors.