Franklin County

Franklin County has 14 schools: 7 elementary, 2 middle and 5 high schools, with reported proficiency results spanning grades 3 through 11. Comparable 2025–2026 results are available for 10 schools; Early Learning Village has no scores here, and three other high schools’ school-level results are unavailable. Results vary substantially across schools, and middle-school averages fall below state averages in every reported subject. The clearest same-grade contrast is grade 5 writing: Westridge Elementary scored 58%, compared with 12% at Elkhorn Elementary School, a 46-point gap.

Westridge stands out among elementary schools, leading in six subject-and-grade comparisons, including grade 4 math at 63%—20 points above the state—and grade 5 writing at 58%, 23 points above the state. Other schools led in particular areas: Collins Lane had the highest grade 4 reading and science results, while Hearn Elementary led grade 3 reading. At middle school, Bondurant had the stronger overall profile, though Elkhorn Middle School led in some subjects. Franklin County High School outscored Western Hills High School in five of six reported subjects; Western Hills’ only lead was grade 11 writing, by 1 point.

SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile rankings rose notably for Collins Lane, from 32 to 61, Hearn, from 24 to 52, and Westridge, from 54 to 76, between 2023–2024 and 2025–2026. But the improvement was not shared by all schools: Bridgeport fell from 41 to 34, and Western Hills from 54 to 42. School context also varies: in 2024–2025, the free/reduced lunch eligible measure was 67% at Westridge and 71% at Elkhorn Elementary; these figures describe context, not a cause of test results. Middle-school averages were 33% in math against a 40% state average, and 30% in grade 8 editing and mechanics against 42% statewide.