Summary:
Franklin County Middle School is the sole middle school in Franklin County, serving grades 6 through 8 with 805 students in Carnesville, Georgia. This rural school stands out for its exceptional Algebra I performance and its steady climb in state rankings, despite serving a student population where 99.63% qualify for free or reduced lunch.
The school’s most impressive achievement is its Algebra I End of Course proficiency rate of 75.3%, which is 27.2 percentage points above the state average of 48.1% and 22.3 points above the district average. This strength extends to 8th grade Science, where the school outperforms the state by 9.5 points (39.2% vs. 29.7%), and Social Studies, where it leads by 3.4 points. However, general math proficiency tells a different story: 6th grade math exceeds the state by 8.9 points (49.6% vs. 40.7%), but 7th grade (40.4%) and 8th grade (40.5%) both fall below state averages. This gap suggests the school may be concentrating its strongest math students into the advanced Algebra track, leaving standard math cohorts with lower scores. The school has improved its state ranking from the 49th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 68th percentile in 2025-2026, a 19-point jump over two years.
Chronic absenteeism is a concern at 19.9%, slightly above the state rate of 17.7%. Last year’s ELA scores (the current release does not include ELA data) showed the school trailing the state at every grade level, with the gap widening from -1.7 points in 6th grade to -6.6 points in 8th grade. Year-over-year math gains in 6th grade (+10.8 points) and 7th grade (+6.2 points) are encouraging, though 8th grade math declined by 6.1 points. With a favorable 13.6:1 student-teacher ratio and per-student spending of $12,943, the school has resources to build on its STEM strengths. The December ELA score release will be critical to see if literacy improvements match the school’s math progress.
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