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Benjamin Franklin Middle School

Public, Alternative Grades 6-11

712^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Alternative Schools

Better than 20% of Michigan alternative schools

Summary

Benjamin Franklin Middle School is a public middle school in Wayne, Michigan, serving 625 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Wayne-Westland Community School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Benjamin Franklin Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Michigan middle schools, with low proficiency rates on state assessments that are significantly below state and district averages. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Additionally, the school has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 61.7% over the past few years, which are much higher than the state and district averages.

Interestingly, the nearby Adlai Stevenson Middle School and Adams Middle School, which are also part of the Wayne-Westland Community School District, perform significantly better than Benjamin Franklin Middle School on academic measures. However, these nearby schools still struggle with high chronic absenteeism rates and have a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, similar to Benjamin Franklin Middle School. When compared to schools in the Dearborn City School District and Romulus Community Schools, Benjamin Franklin Middle School performs significantly worse on academic measures.

619

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,067

Per pupil spending ?

67.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

33555 Annapolis St
Wayne, MI 48184-2478

(734) 419-2402

District: Wayne-Westland Community School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.9%

White:

37.3%

Hispanic:

8.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (59% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg22%

Michigan avg41%

712^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

548^th of 613Wayne-Westland Community School District among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2010	24.1	1371 of 1552	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.6	1379 of 1589	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	47.6	1070 of 1577	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.7	899 of 1565	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	68.3	485 of 1545	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	712 of 890	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	805 of 897	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	783 of 883	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	730 of 776	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	657 of 675	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	738 of 792	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	753 of 838	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.1	744 of 821	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.3	744 of 894	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.0	746 of 919	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.4	751 of 921	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.1	677 of 919	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.7	730 of 900	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.3	741 of 858	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.0	752 of 851	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.5	734 of 847	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.5	627 of 839	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.9	592 of 823	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	43.3	591 of 806	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	232 of 338	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.7	248 of 300	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	287 of 310	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	161 of 182	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	329 of 366	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	14.5	153 of 154	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	652 of 789	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	724 of 771	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	716 of 770	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	635 of 657	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	512 of 521	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	620 of 658	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	702 of 794	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	115 of 265	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.3	158 of 246	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.3	225 of 266	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	675 of 832	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	774 of 836	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	743 of 825	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	659 of 691	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	503 of 523	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	633 of 672	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	729 of 815	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	704 of 798	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	749 of 786	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	725 of 776	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	644 of 658	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	537 of 540	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	621 of 639	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	696 of 797	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	130 of 190	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.2	145 of 176	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	144 of 156	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	240 of 244	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	335 of 377	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	598 of 696	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	696 of 701	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	669 of 688	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	629 of 638	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	561 of 577	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	620 of 624	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	651 of 678	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+37 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)32nd percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies32%-15 vs state

Science28%-13 vs state

English Language Arts16%-23 vs state

Mathematics9%-21 vs state

Math6%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)			M-Step Social Studies (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Benjamin Franklin Middle School	Public, Alternative	6-11	33555 Annapolis St	Wayne	48184	Wayne County	Wayne-Westland Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 419-2402	619	36	17.1	67.9%	231 (37.3%)	278 (44.9%)	51 (8.2%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.9%)								(n/a)	51.6	9.0						10.3	21.3				4.1	8.7		28.4			31.6		$18,067	$2,417	$15,650
Burger Development Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	28865 Carlysle St	Inkster	48141	Wayne County	Garden City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 729-1830	108	42	2.5	37.0%	63 (58.3%)	34 (31.5%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.8%)								(n/a)																					$82,398	$3,967	$78,431
Tipton Academy 48	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	29205 Florence St	Garden City	48135	Wayne County	Tipton Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 731-5300	255	11	23.1	71.4%	99 (38.8%)	131 (51.4%)	11 (4.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)								(n/a)	59.4	18.8				26.4	28.8	18.0	30.0		17.0	15.2	6.0	17.9	22.7	34.4		19.7	40.6		$00	$00	$00
Universal Learning Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	28015 Joy Rd	Westland	48185	Wayne County	Universal Learning Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 402-5900	761	47	16.3	90.9%	692 (90.9%)	49 (6.4%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)								(n/a)	38.3	16.7	43.8	14.6	18.3	23.0	19.0	20.0	34.9	21.7	26.7	10.3	12.3	27.0	15.5	13.3	14.6	6.9	18.3	27.1	$12,734	$1,649	$11,085
Star International Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	24425 Hass St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Star International Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 724-8990	1,728	98	17.6	93.1%	1,623 (93.9%)	46 (2.7%)	24 (1.4%)	23 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	10 (0.6%)								(n/a)	68.4	23.1	59.2	28.6	25.5	33.8	36.7	36.7	31.0	29.2	35.8	34.5	26.6	26.9	37.4	36.8	25.5	23.0	43.6	37.8	$13,046	$1,642	$11,404
Howe Trainable Center and Montessori	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	22586 Ann Arbor Trl	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 827-7000	247	29	8.4	74.9%	221 (89.5%)	15 (6.1%)	3 (1.2%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)								(n/a)					27.3	47.1	75.0			54.5	41.2	81.3			68.8			62.5			$45,313	$3,198	$42,115
Dearborn Public Schools Virtual K12	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	18700 Audette St	Dearborn	48124	Wayne County	Dearborn City School District	No	No	Yes	No	(313) 827-3023	515	18	29.0	78.4%	492 (95.5%)	19 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	37.5	7.1	37.0	9.6			27.8	16.7	25.0			16.7		10.3	16.7	15.8	6.5		10.7	9.1	$13,829	$936	$12,893
Vista Meadows Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	20651 West Warren St	Dearborn Heights	48127	Wayne County	Vista Meadows Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 240-4347	86	5	16.5	100.0%	3 (3.5%)	80 (93.0%)	3 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$15,486	$2,863	$12,623
Trillium Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	15740 Racho Blvd	Taylor	48180	Wayne County	Trillium Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 374-8222	641	45	14.1	68.8%	259 (40.4%)	270 (42.1%)	54 (8.4%)	38 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	13 (2.0%)								(n/a)	55.6		47.5	12.5	42.1	32.6	40.0	45.7	43.4	42.1	37.0	28.9	19.6	30.2	31.1	19.4	25.0	20.0	19.4	45.0	$00	$00	$00
Ivywood Classical AcademyAnn Arbor Rd Site	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	46250 Ann Arbor Rd W	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Ivywood Classical Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(616) 785-8440	84	4	21.5	10.7%	71 (84.5%)	3 (3.6%)	5 (6.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)								(n/a)																					$00	$00	$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Benjamin Franklin Middle School

How many students attend Benjamin Franklin Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 619 students attended Benjamin Franklin Middle School.

What district is Benjamin Franklin Middle School in?

Wayne-Westland Community School District

What is the racial makeup of Benjamin Franklin Middle School?

Students at Benjamin Franklin Middle School are 45% African American, 37% White, 8% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Benjamin Franklin Middle School a good school?

Benjamin Franklin Middle School ranks in the bottom 20.0% of Michigan alternative schools.

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