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Franklin Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

73^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 95% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Franklin Middle School is a public middle school located in Wheaton, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 538 students. The school is part of the Community Unit School District 200, which is ranked 86 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Franklin Middle School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Illinois, with a statewide ranking between 73-191 over the past 5 school years. The school's performance on standardized tests is exceptional, with 87.8% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 61.4% proficient or better in Mathematics for the 2024-2025 school year, significantly outperforming the state and district averages. Additionally, the school's performance for English Language Learners, Special Education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds is also among the top 10-20% of Illinois middle schools.

When compared to other middle schools in the same district and nearby districts, Franklin Middle School consistently outperforms its peers on academic measures. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Franklin Middle School had 87.8% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 70.3% at Hubble Middle School, 80.8% at Edison Middle School, and 85% at Hadley Junior High School. The school's high spending per student and low student-teacher ratio suggest that it is allocating resources effectively to support student learning and growth.

525

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,148

Per pupil spending ?

25.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

211 E Franklin St
Wheaton, IL 60187-4146

(630) 682-2060

District: Cusd 200

Students who attend Franklin Middle School usually attend:

High:

Wheaton North High School

Feeder schools for Franklin Middle School:

Elementary:	Hawthorne Elementary School
	Longfellow Elementary School
	Lowell Elementary School
	Washington Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.2%

Hispanic:

13.0%

Asian:

9.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (73% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Illinois middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Cusd 200

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg67%

Illinois avg46%

73^rd of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle Schools in the Cusd 200

86^th of 811Cusd 200 among Illinois 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	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	73 of 1368	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	122 of 1363	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	100 of 1367	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	82.1	191 of 1369	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	83.7	152 of 1241	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	88.6	128 of 1356	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	91 of 1293	93.0%	★★★★★
2017	90.9	90 of 1293	93.0%	★★★★★
2016	88.4	111 of 1294	91.4%	★★★★★
2015	91.7	91 of 1302	93.0%	★★★★★
2014	80.0	225 of 1322	83.0%	★★★★☆
2013	80.9	222 of 1367	83.8%	★★★★☆
2012	72.3	375 of 1365	72.5%	★★★★☆
2011	72.6	366 of 1344	72.8%	★★★★☆
2010	78.5	236 of 1327	82.2%	★★★★☆
2009	78.4	245 of 1318	81.4%	★★★★☆
2008	80.5	191 of 1293	85.2%	★★★★☆
2007	78.7	222 of 1287	82.8%	★★★★☆
2006	78.9	228 of 1272	82.1%	★★★★☆
2005	86.5	109 of 1209	91.0%	★★★★★
2004	90.0	58 of 1204	95.2%	★★★★★
2003	86.0	120 of 1185	89.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	26 of 574	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	67.6	105 of 548	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	79 of 569	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	100 of 573	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	49.2	225 of 565	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.2	58 of 511	88.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	113 of 186	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	134 of 184	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	122 of 192	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.8	177 of 198	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	107 of 112	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	185 of 201	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	182 of 209	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	20 of 694	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	14 of 639	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	22 of 674	96.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	49 of 483	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	62.6	96 of 486	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	40.5	259 of 480	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.3	154 of 454	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.0	39 of 277	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	52.8	99 of 339	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	41.1	148 of 285	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	76 of 1248	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	87.1	126 of 1251	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	89.0	107 of 1275	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	82.6	171 of 1286	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	179 of 1017	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	83.6	164 of 1276	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	87.1	121 of 1226	90.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	99 of 669	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	53.1	248 of 643	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	183 of 661	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	43.0	344 of 662	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.7	165 of 517	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	283 of 639	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.7	163 of 590	72.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	57 of 1229	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	72.9	211 of 1219	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	166 of 1234	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	61.5	337 of 1221	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	48.6	433 of 1019	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	404 of 1217	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	327 of 1161	71.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	62 of 1271	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	111 of 1264	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	85 of 1292	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	80.5	181 of 1286	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	83.9	118 of 1048	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	91.2	85 of 1296	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	74 of 1223	93.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	1 of 204	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	76.1	34 of 179	81.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	33 of 812	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	53 of 802	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.5	47 of 805	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	73.1	83 of 781	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	64.4	88 of 548	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	70 of 792	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.0	12 of 602	98.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	50 of 884	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	64 of 875	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	44 of 895	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	80.2	114 of 898	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	83.2	93 of 813	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	89.1	49 of 905	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	42 of 889	95.3%	★★★★★

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)

Multi-racial (2025)100th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2025)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile~ school

African American (2025)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)90th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)39th percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts88%+35 vs state

Science70%+24 vs state

Mathematics61%+23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	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	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	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	211 E Franklin St	Wheaton	60187	DuPage County	Cusd 200	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 682-2060	525	44	11.8	25.7%	337 (64.2%)	39 (7.4%)	68 (13.0%)	52 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.1%)	93.8	73^rd of 1368 public middle schools	94.7%		89.1	122^nd of 1363 public middle schools	91.0%	49		69.8				86.2	90.3	86.7	87.8				63.4	61.6	59.4	61.4	97.8	98.1	98.3	98.1	97.8	98.3	98.3		95.1	$19,148	$242	$18,906
Edison Middle School	Public	6-8	1125 S Wheaton Ave	Wheaton	60189	DuPage County	Cusd 200	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 682-2050	635	45	13.9	21.1%	425 (66.9%)	46 (7.2%)	78 (12.3%)	56 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.6%)	89	130^th of 1368 public middle schools	90.5%		92	97^th of 1363 public middle schools	92.9%	33		60.0				81.5	83.2	78.0	80.8				59.6	62.3	48.5	56.4	97.9	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.9	97.7	97.9		94.1	$15,881	$209	$15,672
Monroe Middle School	Public	6-8	1855 Manchester Rd	Wheaton	60187	DuPage County	Cusd 200	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 682-2285	716	56	12.8	34.1%	418 (58.4%)	65 (9.1%)	131 (18.3%)	66 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (4.7%)	89.8	123^rd of 1368 public middle schools	91.0%		87.2	140^th of 1363 public middle schools	89.7%	17		68.0				79.4	80.2	86.3	82.0				48.4	57.6	57.8	54.7	98.6	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.0	98.3		94.6	$18,816	$361	$18,455
Hadley Junior High School	Public	6-8	240 Hawthorne Blvd	Glen Ellyn	60137	DuPage County	Glen Ellyn School District 41	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 790-6450	1,143	78	14.5		748 (65.4%)	27 (2.4%)	167 (14.6%)	133 (11.6%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (5.6%)	94.7	58^th of 1368 public middle schools	95.8%		96	43^rd of 1363 public middle schools	96.8%	15		76.0				81.2	84.4	89.7	85.0				58.7	72.7	69.1	66.7	98.5	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.4	98.0	98.6		97.3	$16,882	$388	$16,494
Glen Crest Middle School	Public	6-8	725 Sheehan Ave	Glen Ellyn	60137	DuPage County	Ccsd 89	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 469-5220	723	50	14.4	26.6%	428 (59.2%)	34 (4.7%)	124 (17.2%)	87 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (6.6%)	75	298^th of 1368 public middle schools	78.2%		80.6	223^rd of 1363 public middle schools	83.6%	75		49.2				73.7	70.5	57.4	67.0				46.6	57.7	36.8	46.7	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.9	98.2	98.4		94.8	$18,495	$448	$18,046
Winfield Central School	Public	3-8	0S150 Winfield Rd	Winfield	60190	DuPage County	Winfield School District 34	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 909-4960	189	20	9.6	29.6%	113 (59.8%)	11 (5.8%)	43 (22.8%)	8 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.9%)	54.6	562^nd of 1368 public middle schools	58.9%		68	361^st of 1363 public middle schools	73.5%	201	65.8	45.0	46.7	47.8	71.1	37.5	43.8	65.0	54.3	57.8	34.8	60.5	33.3	43.8	32.5	45.7	93.6	93.6	93.6	93.6	93.6	93.6	93.6	16.5	37.6	$22,392	$933	$21,459
Glenside Middle School	Public	5-8	1560 Bloomingdale Rd	Glendale Heights	60139	DuPage County	Queen Bee School District 16	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 260-6112	732	61	12.0	54.1%	180 (24.6%)	47 (6.4%)	318 (43.4%)	170 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)	63.1	450^th of 1368 public middle schools	67.1%		58.7	469^th of 1363 public middle schools	65.6%	19	47.1	57.6			58.7	53.7	60.1	74.1	61.8			27.7	22.0	30.9	40.0	30.4	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.2	99.5		72.7	$22,204	$1,135	$21,068
Jay Stream Middle School	Public	6-8	283 El Paso Ln	Carol Stream	60188	DuPage County	Ccsd 93	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 588-5200	572	57	9.9	42.0%	227 (39.7%)	35 (6.1%)	171 (29.9%)	133 (23.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	59.1	499^th of 1368 public middle schools	63.5%		61.9	428^th of 1363 public middle schools	68.6%	71		47.2				58.5	52.6	60.3	57.3				37.3	32.7	30.2	33.5	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	96.8	96.2	98.2		97.6	$23,727	$194	$23,534
Hubble Middle School	Public	6-8	3S600 Herrick Rd	Warrenville	60555	DuPage County	Cusd 200	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 821-7900	679	54	12.5	33.6%	368 (54.2%)	33 (4.9%)	196 (28.9%)	38 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.5%)	79.3	254^th of 1368 public middle schools	81.4%		73.7	296^th of 1363 public middle schools	78.3%	42		58.0				70.8	65.6	74.4	70.3				49.5	44.3	45.5	46.4	98.4	98.5	98.5	98.5	97.9	98.5	98.4		96.6	$21,335	$458	$20,877
Glenn Westlake Middle School	Public	6-8	1514 S Main St	Lombard	60148	DuPage County	Lombard School District 44	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 827-4500	935	77	12.1	30.6%	550 (58.8%)	84 (9.0%)	162 (17.3%)	107 (11.4%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	26 (2.8%)	61.9	471^st of 1368 public middle schools	65.6%		57.1	496^th of 1363 public middle schools	63.6%	25		56.7				58.5	53.1	48.3	53.1				37.7	42.6	33.6	37.8	97.3	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.4	97.0	98.1		96.1	$20,779	$364	$20,415

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Middle School

What high school do graduates of Franklin Middle School attend?

Students who attend Franklin Middle School usually go on to attend Wheaton North High School

How many students attend Franklin Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 525 students attended Franklin Middle School.

What district is Franklin Middle School in?

Cusd 200

Is Franklin Middle School a good school?

Yes. Franklin Middle School ranks in the top 5.3% of Illinois middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Middle School?

Students at Franklin Middle School are 64% White, 13% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races.

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