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Franklin Middle School

Q: Is Franklin Middle School a good school?

Franklin Middle School ranks in the bottom 6.1% of New Hampshire middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Franklin Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 301 students attended Franklin Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Franklin Middle School?

Students at Franklin Middle School are 86% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Franklin Middle School attend?

Students who attend Franklin Middle School usually go on to attend Franklin High School

Public Grades 4-8

124^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 132 New Hampshire Middle Schools

Better than 6% of New Hampshire middle schools

Summary

Franklin Middle School is a public middle school located in Franklin, New Hampshire, serving grades 4-8 with a total enrollment of 331 students. The school is part of the Franklin School District, which is ranked 155 out of 158 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Franklin Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New Hampshire middle schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 114-129 out of around 130 schools.

Franklin Middle School significantly underperforms the state average in academic proficiency across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 13% of students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to the state average of 42%. In reading, the school's proficiency rate was 21% compared to the state's 55%. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking low for female, male, white, and special education students in mathematics proficiency. Additionally, Franklin Middle School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 57.42% to 61.11% over the past three school years.

When comparing Franklin Middle School to nearby middle schools, the academic performance gap is quite stark. For example, Hopkinton Middle School, located about 16 miles away, consistently ranks in the top 25 middle schools in the state and has significantly higher proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science. Similarly, Newfound Memorial Middle School and Inter-Lakes Middle School, both within a 17-mile radius, outperform Franklin Middle School across multiple academic measures. Despite the small class sizes, Franklin Middle School has not shown significant improvement in its academic performance over the past several years, indicating a need for a more comprehensive approach to addressing the educational needs of its students.

301

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,008

Per pupil spending ?

67.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Sanborn St.
Franklin, NH 03235-1366

(603) 934-5828

District: Franklin School District

Students who attend Franklin Middle School usually attend:

High:

Franklin High School

Feeder schools for Franklin Middle School:

Elementary:

Paul A. Smith School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.7%

Hispanic:

9.3%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (19% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg20%

New Hampshire avg45%

Elementary school

222^nd of 224

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

124^th of 132

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New Hampshire Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

155^th of 158Franklin School District among New Hampshire 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	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	3.7	222 of 224	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	232 of 234	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	232 of 237	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	223 of 233	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	206 of 211	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	224 of 231	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	202 of 231	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.7	208 of 229	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.6	211 of 244	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.8	167 of 206	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.0	188 of 242	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.3	215 of 241	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.2	207 of 241	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.3	218 of 237	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.7	229 of 242	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	24.6	200 of 240	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	12.2	222 of 236	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.2	230 of 237	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.9	226 of 238	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	178 of 182	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	185 of 187	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	176 of 193	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	179 of 187	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	152 of 160	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	187 of 192	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	158 of 190	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	182 of 186	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.1	192 of 193	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	194 of 199	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	179 of 194	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	160 of 168	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	182 of 195	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	172 of 195	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2022	39.4	37 of 59	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.4	32 of 34	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	3.5	223 of 223	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.4	226 of 228	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	228 of 233	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	223 of 229	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	203 of 209	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	224 of 229	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	205 of 227	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	124 of 132	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	126 of 130	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	129 of 134	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	124 of 130	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	114 of 125	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	126 of 128	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	113 of 131	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.9	93 of 125	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.9	102 of 134	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.0	91 of 107	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.9	123 of 132	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.5	117 of 131	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.6	126 of 131	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.0	127 of 128	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.4	124 of 127	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.3	120 of 127	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.4	124 of 129	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.6	118 of 125	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.4	122 of 126	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	109 of 112	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	110 of 110	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	111 of 114	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	111 of 115	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	99 of 113	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	108 of 114	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	92 of 116	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	92 of 116	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	109 of 113	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	102 of 117	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	105 of 117	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	107 of 116	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	113 of 113	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	105 of 114	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2023	22.3	46 of 52	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	42 of 49	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	125 of 131	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	126 of 128	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	130 of 132	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	128 of 129	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	115 of 123	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	125 of 126	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	118 of 129	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2022)37th percentile+33 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Male (2025)21st percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2023)12th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Science22%-16 vs state

Reading21%-34 vs state

Mathematics13%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NH SAS Mathematics (2025)						NH SAS Reading (2025)						NH SAS Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NH SAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 4th Grade	NH SAS Reading 5th Grade	NH SAS Reading 6th Grade	NH SAS Reading 7th Grade	NH SAS Reading 8th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science 8th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Franklin Middle School	Public	4-8	200 Sanborn St.	Franklin	03235	Merrimack County	Franklin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 934-5828	301	27	10.9	67.1%	258 (85.7%)	2 (0.7%)	28 (9.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	9.7	124^th of 132 public middle schools	6.1%		6.8	126^th of 130 public middle schools	3.1%	2	22.0				20.0	13.0	22.0	23.0	20.0	18.0	23.0	21.0	13.0	30.0	22.0	$17,008
Winnisquam Regional Middle School	Public	5-8	76 Winter St.	Tilton	03276	Belknap County	Winnisquam Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 286-7143	361	28	12.8	37.4%	318 (88.1%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.4%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.8%)	36.3	88^th of 132 public middle schools	33.3%		36.1	88^th of 130 public middle schools	32.3%			50.0	51.0	38.0	32.0	42.0		41.0	47.0	39.0	38.0	41.0	26.0	35.0	31.0	$17,312
Belmont Middle School	Public	5-8	38 School St.	Belmont	03220	Belknap County	Shaker Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 267-9220	350	32	11.0	29.7%	321 (91.7%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.0%)	53.9	57^th of 132 public middle schools	56.8%		65.8	35^th of 130 public middle schools	73.1%	22		43.0	48.0	58.0	31.0	45.0		69.0	55.0	67.0	49.0	60.0	36.0	32.0	34.0	$17,773
Laconia Middle School	Public	6-8	150 McGrath St.	Laconia	03246	Belknap County	Laconia School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 524-4632	414	37	11.1	43.0%	350 (84.5%)	6 (1.4%)	23 (5.6%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.5%)	27.1	98^th of 132 public middle schools	25.8%		28.9	98^th of 130 public middle schools	24.6%				34.0	33.0	21.0	29.0			48.0	49.0	40.0	46.0		24.0	24.0	$17,835
Newfound Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	155 N. Main St.	Bristol	03222	Grafton County	Newfound Area School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 744-8162	296	26	11.3	35.1%	277 (93.6%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	55.1	51^st of 132 public middle schools	61.4%		60.3	45^th of 130 public middle schools	65.4%	6			46.0	52.0	33.0	43.0			56.0	56.0	57.0	56.0		40.0	40.0	$19,733
Merrimack Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	14 Allen St.	Penacook	03303	Merrimack County	Merrimack Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 753-6336	466	45	10.3	32.2%	415 (89.1%)	8 (1.7%)	18 (3.9%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	41.3	81^st of 132 public middle schools	38.6%		31.3	94^th of 130 public middle schools	27.7%	13			41.0	41.0	36.0	39.0			51.0	52.0	46.0	50.0		31.0	31.0	$16,978
Gilford Middle School	Public	5-8	72 Alvah Wilson Rd.	Gilford	03249	Belknap County	Gilford School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 527-2460	277	29	9.5	15.9%	251 (90.6%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.5%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	69.7	36^th of 132 public middle schools	72.7%		53	54^th of 130 public middle schools	58.5%	18		53.0	61.0	50.0	45.0	52.0		76.0	66.0	58.0	68.0	67.0	35.0	42.0	39.0	$20,625
Hopkinton Middle School	Public	7-8	297 Park Ave.	Contoocook	03229	Merrimack County	Hopkinton School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 746-4167	165	16	10.5	4.8%	147 (89.1%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.6%)	87.3	12^th of 132 public middle schools	90.9%		76.2	23^rd of 130 public middle schools	82.3%	11				69.0	56.0	61.0				78.0	74.0	76.0		50.0	50.0	$17,820
Benjamin Franklin Academy Chartered Public School (M)	Public, Charter	6-8	157 Chichester Rd	Loudon	03307	Merrimack County	Benjamin Franklin Academy Chartered Public School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(603) 325-7688	52	4	12.0	7.7%	47 (90.4%)	2 (3.8%)	2 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)								(n/a)
Kearsarge Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	32 Gile Pond Rd.	North Sutton	03260	Merrimack County	Kearsarge Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 927-2100	410	40	10.2	12.7%	388 (94.6%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.9%)	57.7	47^th of 132 public middle schools	64.4%		46	64^th of 130 public middle schools	50.8%	17			45.0	45.0	42.0	44.0			62.0	58.0	60.0	60.0		36.0	36.0	$21,710

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Middle School

Is Franklin Middle School a good school?

Franklin Middle School ranks in the bottom 6.1% of New Hampshire middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Middle School?

Students at Franklin Middle School are 86% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Franklin Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 301 students attended Franklin Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Franklin Middle School attend?

Students who attend Franklin Middle School usually go on to attend Franklin High School

What district is Franklin Middle School in?

Franklin School District

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