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Franklin Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

419^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 476 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 12% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Franklin Middle School, part of Greeley School District No. 6, serves 367 students in grades 6–8 in Greeley, Colorado, a city in Weld County. The school operates in a high-poverty context, with 87.7% of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch in 2024–25 — the highest rate among all nearby middle schools, including Heath Middle School (80.4%) and Prairie Heights Middle School (73.7%).

Academically, Franklin's proficiency rates trail both the district and state. On 2025–26 CMAS assessments, 21.4% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, 13.8% in math, and 14.1% in 8th-grade science — below the district averages of 28.1%, 20.7%, and 20.1%, respectively. Chronic absenteeism is a serious concern, with 43.7% of students chronically absent in 2024–25, nearly identical to Heath (43.7%) and Prairie Heights (45.7%) but far worse than Windsor Middle School (20.8%) or Eaton Middle School (12.8%). Franklin also shows a persistent gender gap: female students rank at the 22nd percentile statewide, while male students rank at the 6th percentile.

There are encouraging signs. Franklin's 8th-grade math proficiency of 24.2% was more than three times higher than its 6th-grade rate, and its Hispanic students have historically ranked in the top half of Hispanic students statewide — though that figure dipped recently. Dropout rates remain very low (0.2%–0.8%), and the school has improved from the 1st to the 25th percentile in state rankings over the past decade before a recent dip to the 12th percentile. Brentwood Middle School, a similar same-district school, outperforms Franklin by roughly 8 points in ELA and math, suggesting room for growth.

367

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,301

Per pupil spending ?

87.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

818 35th Avenue
Greeley, CO 80634-1817

(970) 348-3200

District: GreeleySchool District No. 6

Students who attend Franklin Middle School usually attend:

High:

Northridge High School

Feeder schools for Franklin Middle School:

Elementary:	James Madison STEAM Academy
	S. Christa McAuliffe STEM Academy
	Shawsheen Elementary School
	Winograd K-8 Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.9%

White:

12.3%

Asian:

4.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school17%

District avg24%

Colorado avg41%

419^th of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the GreeleySchool District No. 6

97^th of 114GreeleySchool District No. 6 among Colorado 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	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	14.8	419 of 476	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.1	352 of 469	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	369 of 485	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	403 of 480	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	389 of 448	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	341 of 369	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	427 of 458	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	381 of 418	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.4	394 of 424	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.7	395 of 400	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.4	433 of 436	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.1	435 of 461	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.1	438 of 454	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.5	393 of 425	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.7	398 of 422	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.1	379 of 409	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.3	347 of 377	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.7	327 of 362	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.5	326 of 360	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.8	311 of 346	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	8.9	313 of 340	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.5	307 of 336	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	286 of 368	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.1	241 of 347	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	265 of 350	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	324 of 363	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	297 of 326	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	248 of 254	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	326 of 352	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	291 of 315	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	153 of 208	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.0	125 of 218	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	119 of 199	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.8	156 of 198	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	138 of 169	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	192 of 220	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	142 of 165	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	19.5	211 of 240	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	188 of 222	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	10.4	349 of 372	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	315 of 352	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	312 of 357	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	308 of 356	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	299 of 328	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	241 of 249	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	326 of 343	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	293 of 317	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)26th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)22nd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)12th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)6th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts21%-23 vs state

Science14%-21 vs state

Math14%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)				CMAS Math (2026)				CMAS Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	818 35th Avenue	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 348-3200	367	23	16.0	87.7%	45 (12.3%)	11 (3.0%)	286 (77.9%)	17 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	14.8	419^th of 476 public middle schools	12.0%		21.1	352^nd of 469 public middle schools	24.9%	67	17.4	21.2	25.3	21.4	7.6	8.2	24.2	13.8	14.1	$20,301
Heath Middle School	Public	6-8	2223 16th Street	Greeley	80631	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 348-3400	499	33	15.1	80.4%	73 (14.6%)	19 (3.8%)	371 (74.3%)	26 (5.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	11.4	444^th of 476 public middle schools	6.7%		10.5	439^th of 469 public middle schools	6.4%	5	17.5	17.4	17.0	17.3	12.3	10.3	14.4	12.3	9.9	$19,438
Brentwood Middle School	Public	6-8	2600 24th Avenue Court	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-3000	564	31	18.4	74.1%	136 (24.1%)	18 (3.2%)	364 (64.5%)	29 (5.1%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.0%)	25.4	328^th of 476 public middle schools	31.1%		22.1	345^th of 469 public middle schools	26.4%	17	21.5	29.2	38.9	29.8	19.7	12.4	32.6	21.8	17.9	$17,202
Prairie Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	3737 65th Avenue	Evans	80620	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-3600	537	34	15.7	73.7%	106 (19.7%)	18 (3.4%)	380 (70.8%)	21 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	15	418^th of 476 public middle schools	12.2%		19	378^th of 469 public middle schools	19.4%	40	18.2	31.5	20.9	22.9	12.1	6.2	18.6	12.9	14.0	$19,553
Eaton Middle School	Public	6-8	601 1st Street	Eaton	80615	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 454-3358	485	32	15.3	32.6%	344 (70.9%)	3 (0.6%)	129 (26.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	50.5	195^th of 476 public middle schools	59.0%		43.9	224^th of 469 public middle schools	52.2%	29	44.5	41.5	40.2	42.1	37.7	27.7	45.5	36.6	34.9	$13,400
Severance Middle School	Public	6-8	1801 Avery Plaza Street	Windsor	80550	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	No	No	No	No	(970) 833-7200	670	43	15.7	33.6%	444 (66.3%)	8 (1.2%)	190 (28.4%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.4%)	47.7	204^th of 476 public middle schools	57.1%		55.1	178^th of 469 public middle schools	62.0%	26	44.3	747.0	733.0	41.8	34.5	741.0	735.0	32.9	28.1	$14,931
Windsor Charter Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	810 Automation Drive	Windsor	80550	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 833-5190	395	23	17.2	16.7%	308 (78.0%)	4 (1.0%)	64 (16.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.3%)	79.1	90^th of 476 public middle schools	81.1%		90.5	35^th of 469 public middle schools	92.5%	55	61.7	69.8	57.3	62.9	42.2	51.6	65.2	53.1	42.0	$5,546
Platte Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	700 Hill Street	Kersey	80644	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-7	No	No	No	No	(970) 336-8610	255	21	12.1	51.8%	147 (57.6%)	2 (0.8%)	98 (38.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	32.2	295^th of 476 public middle schools	38.0%		35.8	269^th of 469 public middle schools	42.6%	26	39.6	43.8	32.8	39.0	20.8	21.9	19.4	20.8	20.9	$21,990
Valley Middle School	Public	7-8	1175 Birch Street	Gilcrest	80623	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 350-4201	248	19	13.3	66.9%	77 (31.0%)	2 (0.8%)	163 (65.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	28.8	310^th of 476 public middle schools	34.9%		43.9	225^th of 469 public middle schools	52.0%	85		41.1	28.1	35.0		22.4	22.9	22.7	21.1	$16,548
Windsor Middle School	Public	6-8	900 Main Street	Windsor	80550	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	No	No	No	No	(970) 686-8200	785	50	15.8	21.8%	613 (78.1%)	7 (0.9%)	135 (17.2%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.1%)	43	226^th of 476 public middle schools	52.5%		54.4	182^nd of 469 public middle schools	61.2%	44	31.7	38.1	46.0	38.7	24.6	23.3	42.3	30.5	36.1	$14,678

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Middle School

What district is Franklin Middle School in?

GreeleySchool District No. 6

Is Franklin Middle School a good school?

Franklin Middle School ranks in the bottom 12.0% of Colorado middle schools.

How many students attend Franklin Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended Franklin Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Middle School?

Students at Franklin Middle School are 78% Hispanic, 12% White, 5% Asian, 3% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Franklin Middle School attend?

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

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2025–26 CMAS, PSAT10, PSAT9 & SAT test scoresAug 19, 2026

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2024–25 attendance dataAug 27, 2025

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

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