Frankfort Independent

Frankfort Independent has three listed schools serving kindergarten through grade 12: Second Street School (K–8), Frankfort High School (grades 9–12), and Panther Transition Academy (grades 7–12). The clearest shared concern in the reported 2025–2026 results is writing: both schools with reported scores were below the state at their tested grades.

The strongest and weakest results vary by grade and subject, so the scores do not support an overall school-to-school proficiency ranking. Second Street School had a standout fourth-grade math result of 52%, 9 points above the state’s 43%, but its third-grade math result was 5%, 38 points below the state. Its writing results were 15% in grade 5 and 32% in grade 8, compared with 35% and 48% statewide. Frankfort High School was above the state in grade 10 reading (51% versus 49%) and grade 11 Editing and Mechanics (44% versus 40%); its largest shortfall was grade 11 writing, 21% versus 47%. Panther Transition Academy’s KSA results are suppressed, and the schools’ different tested grades also make a reliable overall comparison unavailable.

Recent results are mixed: across matched tests, Second Street School remained about 4 points below the state, while Frankfort High School narrowed its gap from 8 to 5 points below. Individual changes went in different directions: Frankfort High’s grade 10 reading rose 14 points, while its grade 11 writing fell 13; Second Street’s grade 5 Editing and Mechanics rose 15 points, while grade 8 writing fell 19. SchoolDigger gives Second Street 2 stars and ranks it 415 of 684 schools (39th percentile); Frankfort High also has 2 stars and ranks 162 of 262 (38th percentile). Frankfort High pairs a 99% graduation rate with 32% chronic absenteeism, compared with 24% statewide. For context, free/reduced lunch eligible figures for school year 2024–2025 are 49% at Second Street, 42% at Frankfort High, and 82% at Panther Transition Academy; student-teacher ratios are 13.5, 14.2, and 17.0, respectively.