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Franklin Classical Middle

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Franklin Classical Middle ranks 1869 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1869^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 32% of California middle schools

Summary

Franklin Classical Middle is a public middle school located in Long Beach, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,025 students. It is part of the Long Beach Unified School District, which is ranked 616 out of 1,565 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite increased per-student spending, Franklin Classical Middle has consistently underperformed compared to its peers. The school has ranked in the bottom half of California middle schools over the past 10 years, maintaining a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, which indicates below-average performance. Its proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly lower than the Long Beach Unified School District and the state of California averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 34.48% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 51.72% for the district and 48.81% for the state. The school also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 20.4% to 35.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Marshall Academy of the Arts, which is just 4.61 miles away, Franklin Classical Middle consistently underperforms in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian, Hispanic, and Special Education students struggling more than African American and English Language Learner students. To improve the school's performance, the district and school leadership should consider implementing targeted strategies to address the challenges faced by the student population, which includes a high proportion of students from low-income families.

991

Students ?

23.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,183

Per pupil spending ?

87.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

540 Cerritos Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90802-1623

(562) 435-4952

District: Long Beach Unified

Students who attend Franklin Classical Middle usually attend:

High:

Polytechnic High

Feeder schools for Franklin Classical Middle:

Elementary:	Lincoln Elementary
	Stevenson Elementary
	Whittier Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.0%

African American:

11.9%

Asian:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 44th percentile in 2022 → 32nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped from its 44th-percentile peak (2022) to 32nd (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg42%

California avg41%

1,869^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 15Middle Schools in the Long Beach Unified

606^th of 1,543Long Beach Unified among California 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	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	1869 of 2761	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	1806 of 2783	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1716 of 2781	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	1540 of 2740	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	607 of 894	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	1545 of 2715	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	1471 of 2480	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.2	1802 of 2508	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.2	1680 of 2497	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	18.9	2050 of 2477	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.4	1387 of 2379	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.5	1678 of 2259	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.2	1902 of 2236	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.6	1928 of 2179	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.2	1774 of 2063	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.0	1798 of 2005	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.8	1672 of 1999	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.2	1592 of 1804	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.4	1366 of 1777	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.2	1488 of 1769	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	307 of 609	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	278 of 627	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	275 of 613	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	172 of 637	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	46.6	310 of 643	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.2	326 of 600	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	542 of 739	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	550 of 743	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	592 of 715	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	557 of 733	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	617 of 745	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	596 of 700	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	49.7	568 of 1531	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.1	174 of 354	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.1	519 of 1491	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.7	709 of 1369	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.0	591 of 1478	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.9	693 of 1521	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.4	673 of 1540	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.5	250 of 363	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	594 of 1442	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.8	593 of 1364	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	1716 of 2533	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	1605 of 2551	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	1620 of 2531	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	1446 of 2509	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	510 of 738	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	1371 of 2380	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	1420 of 2262	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	1471 of 2395	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	1399 of 2388	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	1229 of 2374	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	1062 of 2359	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.4	1011 of 2213	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.1	937 of 2072	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	245 of 477	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	176 of 394	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	151 of 320	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.7	195 of 336	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	1453 of 2542	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	1399 of 2579	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	1210 of 2531	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	1044 of 2458	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.2	306 of 721	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.2	955 of 2369	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	897 of 2230	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	1756 of 2534	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	1762 of 2552	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	1532 of 2538	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	1392 of 2527	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	496 of 763	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	1440 of 2407	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	1348 of 2273	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	896 of 1566	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	1091 of 1552	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	1094 of 1531	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)63rd percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)60th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)50th percentile+17 vs school

Homeless (2025)49th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)31st percentile~ school

Asian (2025)27th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-14 vs state

Mathematics22%-15 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (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	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Franklin Classical Middle	Public	6-8	540 Cerritos Ave.	Long Beach	90802	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 435-4952	991	42	23.3	87.7%	19 (1.9%)	118 (11.9%)	763 (77.0%)	64 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	21 (2.1%)	28.8	1869^th of 2761 public middle schools	32.3%		30.2	1806^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.1%	63	16.9	16.9	26.9	32.4	43.6	34.5	20.8	20.7	25.6	22.5	$20,183	$4,045	$16,138
Washington Middle	Public	6-8	1400 E. 20th St.	Long Beach	90806	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 591-7477	849	35	24.5	82.3%	12 (1.4%)	104 (12.2%)	692 (81.5%)	27 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.2%)	21.8	2157^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.9%		22.5	2149^th of 2783 public middle schools	22.8%	8	9.3	9.3	27.9	33.2	36.1	32.5	17.3	12.0	21.1	16.9	$19,029	$3,876	$15,153
Jessie Nelson Academy	Public	6-8	1951 Cherry Ave.	Signal Hill	90755	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 591-6041	832	32	25.9	80.5%	15 (1.8%)	105 (12.6%)	499 (60.0%)	181 (21.8%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	25 (3.0%)	31.7	1769^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.9%		29.2	1847^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.6%	78	24.3	24.3	33.9	40.2	34.2	36.1	18.9	25.9	23.6	22.7	$20,443	$4,093	$16,350
Jefferson Leadership Academies	Public	6-8	750 Euclid Ave.	Long Beach	90804	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 438-9904	1,004	41	24.4	79.5%	32 (3.2%)	153 (15.2%)	691 (68.8%)	90 (9.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.5%)	54.2	1066^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.4%		52.8	1081^st of 2783 public middle schools	61.2%	15	26.1	26.1	48.8	58.8	60.4	56.0	25.4	33.6	31.4	30.2	$18,939	$3,689	$15,250
Rogers Middle	Public	6-8	365 Monrovia Ave.	Long Beach	90803	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 434-7411	773	28	27.7	32.0%	314 (40.6%)	49 (6.3%)	277 (35.8%)	47 (6.1%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	79 (10.2%)	85.2	368^th of 2761 public middle schools	86.7%		85.5	376^th of 2783 public middle schools	86.5%	8	52.0	52.0	64.8	78.0	69.4	70.7	54.7	53.9	45.6	51.3	$19,151	$3,337	$15,814
Stephens Middle	Public	6-8	1830 West Columbia St.	Long Beach	90810	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 595-0841	658	36	18.4	76.9%	7 (1.1%)	73 (11.1%)	437 (66.4%)	95 (14.4%)	3 (0.5%)	23 (3.5%)	20 (3.0%)	54	1075^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.1%		54.8	1019^th of 2783 public middle schools	63.4%	56	19.5	19.5	46.5	55.2	58.6	53.3	29.6	43.7	31.2	34.8	$21,936	$4,675	$17,261
Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach	Public, Charter	6-8	3601 Linden Ave.	Long Beach	90807	Los Angeles County	Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 912-7017	244	11	22.0	45.1%	51 (20.9%)	38 (15.6%)	104 (42.6%)	15 (6.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (13.5%)	79.5	483^rd of 2761 public middle schools	82.5%		81	459^th of 2783 public middle schools	83.5%	24	48.1	48.1	61.3	69.5	67.5	66.1	47.5	43.9	48.1	46.4	$13,243	$863	$12,380
Hughes Middle	Public	6-8	3846 California Ave.	Long Beach	90807	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 595-0831	1,214	50	24.1	52.9%	98 (8.1%)	207 (17.1%)	591 (48.7%)	212 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.5%)	88 (7.2%)	66.3	756^th of 2761 public middle schools	72.6%		66.9	747^th of 2783 public middle schools	73.2%	9	35.2	35.2	54.7	60.1	51.3	55.4	36.4	50.8	40.1	42.4	$18,427	$3,649	$14,778
Stanford Middle	Public	6-8	5871 East Los Arcos St.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 594-9793	1,165	46	25.2	41.9%	308 (26.4%)	130 (11.2%)	478 (41.0%)	138 (11.8%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	102 (8.8%)	83.3	410^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.2%		84.6	389^th of 2783 public middle schools	86.0%	21	40.8	40.8	60.6	73.4	69.7	67.8	59.2	53.0	51.0	54.4	$18,814	$3,184	$15,630
Marshall Academy of the Arts	Public	6-8	5870 East Wardlow Rd.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 429-7013	940	40	23.7	45.0%	210 (22.3%)	89 (9.5%)	468 (49.8%)	85 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	83 (8.8%)	76.1	559^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.8%		76.2	565^th of 2783 public middle schools	79.7%	6	37.8	37.8	62.1	64.8	58.3	61.7	47.7	50.3	48.2	48.8	$18,885	$3,559	$15,326

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Classical Middle

What high school do graduates of Franklin Classical Middle attend?

Students who attend Franklin Classical Middle usually go on to attend Polytechnic High

Is Franklin Classical Middle a good school?

Franklin Classical Middle ranks 1869^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Franklin Classical Middle in?

Long Beach Unified

How many students attend Franklin Classical Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 991 students attended Franklin Classical Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Classical Middle?

Students at Franklin Classical Middle are 77% Hispanic, 12% African American, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

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