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Schools in Franklin

Franklin’s public schools

Melrose-Mindoro School District and Blair-Taylor School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Franklin. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Wisconsin’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
34%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.9K
▲ 3% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Melrose-Mindoro
Students per teacher
12.2
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,327 students on the public path
In brief

Franklin’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Franklin’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Melrose-Mindoro Elementary places highest (better than 78%); Blair-Taylor Middle/High lowest (33%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Franklin, graded from B− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Melrose-Mindoro Junior/Senior High and Blair-Taylor Middle/High. 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 Franklin, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Melrose-Mindoro School 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.

Melrose-Mindoro School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 726 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$16,907WI $16,459 · FY2024
C+
Blair-Taylor School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 601 students · 12.0 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$17,881WI $16,459 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Melrose-Mindoro School District34%
State average 38.1% · 364 students tested
Math · PK–12, Melrose-Mindoro School District41%
State average 38.7% · 364 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Blair-Taylor School District22%
State average 38.1% · 313 students tested
Math · PK–12, Blair-Taylor School District33%
State average 38.7% · 313 students tested

Franklin vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Franklin—Melrose-Mindoro PK–12 · Blair-Taylor PK–12
EttrickB−Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau PK–12 · Blair-Taylor PK–12
Springfield—Blair-Taylor
Irving—Black River Falls PK–12 · Melrose-Mindoro PK–12
Melrose—Melrose-Mindoro
North Bend—Melrose-Mindoro

3 of the 5 neighbors share Melrose-Mindoro with Franklin for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Franklin

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

Also serving Franklinin other towns
Melrose-Mindoro Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Melrose
A−
399 students13:1Rate it →
Blair-Taylor Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Blair
B−
306 students13:1Rate it →
Blair-Taylor Middle/High
High · Grades 6–12 · Blair
C
295 students11:1Rate it →
Melrose-Mindoro Junior/Senior High
High · Grades 7–12 · Melrose
C
327 students12:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Beaver Creek School
Elementary · Grades 1–8 · Ettrick
Private · Religious
16 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Franklin’s schools

Are Franklin’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Franklin. Melrose-Mindoro School District and Blair-Taylor School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Franklin. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Franklin in?

Melrose-Mindoro School District and Blair-Taylor School District.

Where do Franklin kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Melrose-Mindoro Junior/Senior High and Blair-Taylor Middle/High.

Are there private schools in Franklin?

Yes: Beaver Creek School (grades 1–8, 16 students).

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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). Stars are from neighbors.