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Schools in Franklin

Franklin’s public schools

Pendleton County School District has 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?4/4schools above West Virginia’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.4K
▲ 30% vs WV $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.5
WV 13.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
850 students on the public path
In brief

Franklin’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Franklin’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s 591 public schools. Brandywine Elementary School places highest (better than 96%); North Fork Elementary School lowest (54%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Franklin, graded from B− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school: Pendleton County Middle/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 Franklin, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A+
7–12Pendleton County Middle/High SchoolPendleton County School DistrictB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Pendleton County 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.

Pendleton County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 850 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 10.5 per teacher (WV 13.5)
$20,372WV $15,637 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 41.3% · 442 students tested
Math36%
State average 32.2% · 442 students tested

Franklin vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Franklin—Pendleton County

Every school in Franklin

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

District schools in Franklinby address
Pendleton County Middle/High School
High · Grades 7–12
B+
386 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Franklinin other towns
Franklin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B−
247 students10:1Rate it →
Brandywine Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Brandywine
A+
114 students10:1Rate it →
North Fork Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Circleville
B−
103 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Franklin’s schools

Are Franklin’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Franklin. Pendleton County School District has 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, 4 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Franklin in?

Pendleton County School District.

Where do Franklin kids go to high school?

Pendleton County Middle/High School.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.