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Franklin County High

Q: Is Franklin County High a good school?

Franklin County High ranks 174 th of 328 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

174^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Virginia High Schools

Better than 47% of Virginia high schools

Summary

Franklin County High is a public high school located in Rocky Mount, Virginia, serving 1,899 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Franklin County Public Schools district, which is ranked 32 out of 129 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Franklin County High has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 65th out of 327 Virginia high schools in 2020-2021 to 186th out of 326 in 2022-2023. The school performs well for African American students, ranking 63rd out of 245 Virginia high schools in 2024-2025, but struggles with Hispanic and White student performance, ranking 182nd and 228th, respectively. In specific subjects, Franklin County High generally outperforms the state and district averages in Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry, but its performance in English Reading and Science is more mixed.

The school maintains a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 90.3% to 93.4%, which is higher than the state average. However, its dropout rate has fluctuated between 4.5% and 8.5%, which is generally in line with or slightly better than the state average. Bassett High and the Roanoke County schools have lower percentages of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds compared to Franklin County High, which has 75.04% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite these challenges, Franklin County High's relatively low student-teacher ratio and strong performance in certain subject areas suggest opportunities for improvement.

1,880

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,121

Per pupil spending ?

86.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 Tanyard Rd
Rocky Mount, VA 24151

(540) 483-0221

District: Franklin County Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.9%

Hispanic:

8.5%

African American:

8.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 45th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg81%

Virginia avg81%

174^th of 328

Virginia public high schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd of 129Franklin County Public Schools among Virginia districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	174 of 328	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.6	144 of 329	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	186 of 326	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.1	140 of 325	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.0	65 of 327	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	45.5	195 of 327	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	160 of 326	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	40.5	210 of 324	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.6	175 of 321	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.9	178 of 322	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.3	110 of 322	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.4	128 of 321	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.1	139 of 321	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.8	143 of 320	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.7	147 of 317	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.7	61 of 313	80.5%	★★★★☆
2008	59.5	100 of 316	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.9	107 of 313	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.0	103 of 314	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.1	66 of 308	78.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	63 of 245	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	59.8	103 of 249	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.2	212 of 240	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	35.0	179 of 253	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	214 of 249	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	198 of 321	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.4	141 of 322	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.3	208 of 320	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	182 of 236	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.4	91 of 233	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	107 of 232	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	181 of 324	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.3	146 of 320	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	160 of 322	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	158 of 322	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	174 of 321	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	188 of 198	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	193 of 198	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	191 of 193	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	228 of 313	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.1	200 of 314	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	239 of 315	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)74th percentile+27 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2024)29th percentile-27 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)5th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II100%+6 vs state

Geometry88%+9 vs state

English Reading84%~ state avg

Algebra I83%+4 vs state

Biology77%~ state avg

Chemistry60%+26 vs state

Earth Science48%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Writing (2025)		SOL Geometry (2025)		SOL Algebra I (2025)				SOL Algebra II (2025)	SOL Chemistry (2025)	SOL Biology (2025)				SOL Earth Science (2025)				SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL Geography (2025)	SOL VA and US History (2025)	SOL World History I (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	SOL Writing 10th Grade	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 11th Grade	SOL Algebra I 12th Grade	SOL Algebra II 9th Grade	SOL Chemistry 11th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Biology 12th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th Grade	SOL Earth Science 10th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th Grade	SOL Earth Science 12th Grade	SOL English Reading 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL Geography 9th Grade	SOL VA and US History 11th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	SOL World History I 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Franklin County High	Public	9-12	700 Tanyard Rd	Rocky Mount	24151	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 483-0221	1,880	180	10.4	86.1%	1,409 (74.9%)	154 (8.2%)	159 (8.5%)	11 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	144 (7.7%)	54.1	174^th of 328 public high schools	47.0%		59.6	144^th of 329 public high schools	56.2%	30			88.8	83.3	82.7	79.1	100.0		100.0	60.0	85.0	71.2	50.0			47.8			42.5	88.7	75.0					$11,121	$709	$10,411
Cave Spring High	Public	9-12	3712 Chaparral Dr	Roanoke	24018	Roanoke County	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 772-7550	1,046	67	15.5	27.2%	800 (76.5%)	67 (6.4%)	59 (5.6%)	76 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.1%)	77.6	36^th of 328 public high schools	89.0%		79.9	24^th of 329 public high schools	92.7%	12			96.4		96.9				100.0		76.9	83.1	84.6		83.3				80.0	94.8		75.0		78.6		$8,752	$227	$8,525
Hidden Valley High	Public	9-12	5000 Titan Trail	Roanoke	24018	Roanoke County	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 776-7320	832	55	15.1	26.1%	572 (68.8%)	64 (7.7%)	87 (10.5%)	53 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.7%)	75.4	55^th of 328 public high schools	83.2%		78.6	30^th of 329 public high schools	90.9%	25			93.5		90.8				100.0		81.8	85.8			82.5					94.4				73.2		$9,533	$240	$9,292
Patrick Henry High	Public	9-12	2102 Grandin Rd SW	Roanoke	24015	Roanoke city	Roanoke City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 853-2255	2,030	146	13.9	87.4%	836 (41.2%)	793 (39.1%)	255 (12.6%)	50 (2.5%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (4.5%)	27.9	291^st of 328 public high schools	11.3%		19.5	316^th of 329 public high schools	4.0%	25	11.1	65.6	76.9	20.7	73.4	78.9	94.3	90.6	96.6		87.7	59.6	55.6	63.6	58.3	34.0	35.7	40.9	38.3	78.7	73.7		19.2	20.0	47.4	$11,430	$1,157	$10,273
William Byrd High	Public	9-12	2902 Washington Ave	Vinton	24179	Roanoke County	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 890-3090	1,134	73	15.4	37.7%	890 (78.5%)	69 (6.1%)	97 (8.6%)	20 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (5.0%)	65.9	112^th of 328 public high schools	65.9%		69.1	94^th of 329 public high schools	71.4%	18			93.9	50.0	87.4	80.0			100.0			74.7			79.2				90.0	88.6			32.0	79.0		$10,163	$224	$9,940
Bassett High	Public	9-12	85 Riverside Dr	Bassett	24055	Henry County	Henry County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 629-1731	1,098	90	12.1	97.0%	582 (53.0%)	184 (16.8%)	232 (21.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (8.7%)	32.8	275^th of 328 public high schools	16.2%		31.2	282^nd of 329 public high schools	14.3%	7			92.7		78.0	63.0					74.0	25.0	53.9			52.8			50.0	81.8			18.5	56.3	47.4	$7,371	$369	$7,002

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin County High

What schools feed into Franklin County High?

Franklin County High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Boones Mill Elementary
Elementary : Callaway Elementary
Elementary : Dudley Elementary
Elementary : Ferrum Elementary
Elementary : Glade Hill Elementary
Elementary : Lee M. Waid Elementary
Elementary : Rocky Mount Elementary
Elementary : Snow Creek Elementary
Elementary : Sontag Elementary
Elementary : Windy Gap Elementary
Middle : Benjamin Franklin Middle

What is the racial makeup of Franklin County High?

Students at Franklin County High are 75% White, 8% Hispanic, 8% African American, 8% Two or more races.

Is Franklin County High a good school?

Franklin County High ranks 174^th of 328 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Franklin County High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,880 students attended Franklin County High.

What district is Franklin County High in?

Franklin County Public Schools

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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