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Franklin Junior High School

Public Grades 7-9

14^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 552 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 97% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Franklin Junior High School is a public middle school located in Mesa, Arizona, serving grades 7-9 with a total enrollment of 282 students. This standout school is part of the Mesa Unified District, which is ranked 177 out of 289 districts in the state.

Franklin Junior High School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Arizona, with a statewide ranking between 2nd and 16th over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating exceptional academic performance. Its students significantly outperform their peers in the district and the state in various standardized tests, with 91% of 7th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 38% in the district and 42% statewide. Franklin Junior High School also excels in supporting the academic achievement of diverse student subgroups, ranking among the top in the state for Asian, African American, Hispanic, Native American, and low socioeconomic status students.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Stapley Junior High School and Mesquite Junior High School, Franklin Junior High School is significantly outperforming its peers. The school's higher spending per student, ranging from $5,718 to $9,915, may be a contributing factor to its academic success. Additionally, the school's small size could allow for more personalized attention and targeted interventions, which may be beneficial for student learning. Overall, Franklin Junior High School is a standout middle school in the region, providing an exceptional educational experience for its students.

288

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,931

Per pupil spending ?

24.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4949 E Southern Ave
Mesa, AZ 85206-2759

(480) 472-8990

District: Mesa Unified District

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.2%

Hispanic:

28.5%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (80% vs 33% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Arizona middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Mesa Unified District

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg29%

Arizona avg33%

14^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 10Middle Schools in the Mesa Unified District

177^th of 289Mesa Unified District among Arizona 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	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	14 of 552	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	16 of 550	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	99.5	4 of 854	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	11 of 605	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	98.8	10 of 832	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	4 of 605	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	99.0	2 of 711	99.7%	★★★★★
2017	99.5	3 of 695	99.6%	★★★★★
2016	99.1	9 of 677	98.7%	★★★★★
2015	96.0	22 of 521	95.8%	★★★★★
2014	96.4	8 of 690	98.8%	★★★★★
2013	92.1	22 of 787	97.2%	★★★★★
2012	92.1	18 of 772	97.7%	★★★★★
2011	96.1	9 of 685	98.7%	★★★★★
2010	91.1	31 of 692	95.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	94.5	9 of 573	98.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	89.4	1 of 404	99.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	94.7	15 of 395	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	18 of 386	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	11 of 806	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	17 of 494	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.5	15 of 820	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	95.4	8 of 466	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	98.0	5 of 624	99.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	16 of 345	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	20 of 329	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	18 of 760	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	22 of 392	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	96.1	16 of 802	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	97.9	6 of 387	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	99.6	3 of 543	99.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	99.0	5 of 344	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	6 of 320	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	5 of 717	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	4 of 369	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	100.0	1 of 503	99.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	13 of 379	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	8 of 370	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.7	2 of 810	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	5 of 476	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	99.0	8 of 818	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	6 of 435	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	99.5	2 of 617	99.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	89.2	28 of 650	95.7%	★★★★★

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	91.9	2 of 159	98.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	81.9	26 of 789	96.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	3 of 277	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	3 of 288	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	2 of 675	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	9 of 446	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	96.8	7 of 780	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.4	4 of 337	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	4 of 436	99.1%	★★★★★

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)

Asian (2021)100th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Native American (2023)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

African American (2021)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2021)96th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile~ school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts90%+49 vs state

Science77%+47 vs state

Mathematics70%+44 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)		AASA Mathematics (2025)		AzSCI Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Franklin Junior High School	Public	7-9	4949 E Southern Ave	Mesa	85206	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-8990	288	16	18.4		179 (62.2%)	3 (1.0%)	82 (28.5%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.2%)	97.9	14^th of 552 public middle schools	97.5%		97.8	16^th of 550 public middle schools	97.1%	2	91.0	89.0	71.0	70.0	77.0	$6,931	$20	$09	$49	$6,045	$857	$6,902
Taylor Junior High School	Public	7-9	705 S 32nd St	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-1500	908	46	19.6		229 (25.2%)	39 (4.3%)	565 (62.2%)	10 (1.1%)	20 (2.2%)	10 (1.1%)	35 (3.9%)	19.1	435^th of 552 public middle schools	21.2%		20.7	416^th of 550 public middle schools	24.4%	19	35.0	26.0	17.0	8.0	19.0	$7,417	$458	$84	$1,000	$6,512	$363	$6,875
Greenfield Junior High School	Public	6-8	101 S Greenfield Rd	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 813-1770	1,160	56	20.7		756 (65.2%)	25 (2.2%)	270 (23.3%)	23 (2.0%)	8 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	74 (6.4%)	78.7	89^th of 552 public middle schools	83.9%		75.5	113^th of 550 public middle schools	79.5%	24	61.0	55.0	48.0	54.0	54.0	$5,512	$01	$335	$338	$5,275		$5,176
Highland Junior High School	Public	6-8	6915 E Guadalupe Rd	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 632-4739	961	52	18.4		602 (62.6%)	26 (2.7%)	229 (23.8%)	30 (3.1%)	13 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	58 (6.0%)	82.6	69^th of 552 public middle schools	87.5%		72.7	124^th of 550 public middle schools	77.5%	55	67.0	61.0	54.0	54.0	50.0	$5,857	$33	$532	$599	$5,509		$5,291
Shepherd Junior High School	Public	4-8	1407 N Alta Mesa Dr	Mesa	85205	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-1800	581	28	20.6		361 (62.1%)	16 (2.8%)	162 (27.9%)	4 (0.7%)	9 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.5%)	45.9	244^th of 552 public middle schools	55.8%		40.2	275^th of 550 public middle schools	50.0%	31	48.0	46.0	29.0	26.0	34.0	$8,537	$420	$61	$900	$7,489	$568	$8,057
Fremont Junior High School	Public	7-8	1001 N Power Rd	Mesa	85205	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-8300	822	46	17.9		397 (48.3%)	37 (4.5%)	309 (37.6%)	11 (1.3%)	23 (2.8%)	8 (1.0%)	37 (4.5%)	42	259^th of 552 public middle schools	53.1%		42.6	267^th of 550 public middle schools	51.5%	8	37.0	43.0	30.0	34.0	30.0	$6,870	$437	$21	$895	$6,024	$387	$6,412
Poston Junior High School	Public	7-9	2433 E Adobe St	Mesa	85213	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-2100	782	40	19.5		301 (38.5%)	35 (4.5%)	384 (49.1%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.7%)	10 (1.3%)	29 (3.7%)	26.8	361^st of 552 public middle schools	34.6%		19.9	426^th of 550 public middle schools	22.5%	65	36.0	29.0	25.0	16.0	26.0	$7,415	$371	$57	$798	$6,292	$695	$6,987
Cooley Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 S Recker Rd	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 279-8300	795	52	15.3		418 (52.6%)	61 (7.7%)	210 (26.4%)	34 (4.3%)	5 (0.6%)	8 (1.0%)	59 (7.4%)	58.1	190^th of 552 public middle schools	65.6%		52.9	222^nd of 550 public middle schools	59.6%	32	47.0	52.0	38.0	41.0	36.0	$6,360	$203	$85	$491	$5,417	$654	$6,071
Stapley Junior High School	Public	7-9	3250 E Hermosa Vista Dr	Mesa	85213	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-2700	899	46	19.4		594 (66.1%)	10 (1.1%)	190 (21.1%)	5 (0.6%)	64 (7.1%)	3 (0.3%)	33 (3.7%)	63.5	161^st of 552 public middle schools	70.8%		62.4	165^th of 550 public middle schools	70.0%	4	50.0	42.0	46.0	50.0	41.0	$6,541	$52	$85	$190	$6,053	$351	$6,404
Mesquite Junior High School	Public	6-8	130 W Mesquite St	Gilbert	85233	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 926-1433	648	43	15.2		247 (38.1%)	41 (6.3%)	278 (42.9%)	19 (2.9%)	20 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (6.3%)	35.7	297^th of 552 public middle schools	46.2%		33.4	315^th of 550 public middle schools	42.7%	18	45.0	33.0	30.0	24.0	25.0	$7,437	$561	$473	$1,595	$6,507		$6,403

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Junior High School

How many students attend Franklin Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 288 students attended Franklin Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Junior High School?

Students at Franklin Junior High School are 62% White, 28% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

Is Franklin Junior High School a good school?

Yes! Franklin Junior High School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 14^th of 552 Arizona middle schools.

What district is Franklin Junior High School in?

Mesa Unified District

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