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Schools in Zip Code 42134

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Schools

3,141

Students

Top rankedFranklin-Simpson Middle School93^rd of 326 Kentucky middle schools

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Biggest riser

Franklin-Simpson Middle School up 87 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Franklin-Simpson High School 14 students per teacher

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Summary:

Zip code 42134 has six schools: three elementary schools, one middle school and two high school campuses; published 2025–2026 test results cover grades 3–11, while Franklin Elementary School has no scores listed. Because schools test different grades, most school-to-school score comparisons are not like-for-like. The clearest overall strengths are at Franklin-Simpson Middle School and Simpson Elementary School, while Franklin-Simpson High School West Campus has the most concerning combination of past test results and current absenteeism.

Franklin-Simpson Middle School is the broadest standout: it exceeded state results in 9 of 10 reported subject-grade results, averaging 6 percentage points above the state; its grade 7 math score was 50% versus 39%. Simpson Elementary School also stood out in grade 3 math, at 58% versus 43%, and reading, at 55% versus 49%. At the other end, Franklin-Simpson High School averaged 6 points below the state across its six reported results, although its graduation rate was 98%, 4 points above the state. West Campus’s 2025–2026 scores are not available; in 2024–2025, its grade 10 math and reading were 11% and 21%, compared with 37% and 42% at Franklin-Simpson High. West Campus absenteeism was 54% in 2025–2026, versus 24% statewide.

Across matched test results, the average school-to-state gap improved by about 1 point from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, but school trends diverged: middle school’s gap improved by an average of 7 points per result, while high school’s worsened by 6 points. SchoolDigger rankings also moved in different directions: Franklin-Simpson Middle School rose from the 49th to the 71st percentile between 2023–2024 and 2025–2026, while Franklin-Simpson High School fell from the 56th to the 31st. Context measures differ too: the 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible figures were 64% at the middle school and 59% at the high school, and their student-teacher ratios were 18.3 and 14.0, respectively.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)							KSA Reading (2026)							KSA Science (2026)			KSA Writing (2026)			KSA Social Studies (2026)			KSA Editing and Mechanics (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK-K	211 S Main St	Franklin	42134	Simpson County	Simpson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 586-3241	324	20	16.2	70.1%	235 (72.5%)	22 (6.8%)	25 (7.7%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.7%)								(n/a)																											$18,013	$1,507	$15,136
Franklin-Simpson Middle School	Public	6-8	322 S College St	Franklin	42134	Simpson County	Simpson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 586-4401	662	36	18.3	64.0%	488 (73.7%)	50 (7.6%)	67 (10.1%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.6%)	62.3	93^rd of 326 public middle schools	71.5%		43.5	180^th of 320 public middle schools	43.8%	87				44.0	50.0	38.0					64.0	57.0	44.0			37.0			50.0			45.0			48.0		$14,011	$953	$11,559
Franklin-Simpson High School	Public	9-12	400 S College St	Franklin	42134	Simpson County	Simpson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 586-3273	830	59	14.0	59.2%	612 (73.7%)	87 (10.5%)	71 (8.6%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.0%)	33.1	182^nd of 262 public high schools	30.5%		50.4	122^nd of 254 public high schools	52.0%	60							40.0							43.0			17.0			40.0			27.0			31.0	$16,756	$860	$14,406
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	4-5	601 John J. Johnson Ave	Franklin	42134	Simpson County	Simpson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 586-7133	463	32	14.4	65.7%	364 (78.6%)	29 (6.3%)	30 (6.5%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.6%)	43.9	394^th of 684 public elementary schools	42.4%		46	371^st of 685 public elementary schools	45.8%	23		40.0	47.0						49.0	46.0					38.0			22.0			37.0			50.0			$15,497	$1,261	$12,659
Simpson Elementary School	Public	1-3	721 Witt Rd	Franklin	42134	Simpson County	Simpson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 586-4414	731	45	16.2	66.6%	559 (76.5%)	54 (7.4%)	53 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (8.6%)								(n/a)	58.0							55.0																			$14,469	$1,018	$11,953
Franklin-Simpson High School West Campus	Public	6-12	229 Jokers Phillips Way	Franklin	42134	Simpson County	Simpson County	No	No	No	No	(270) 586-2039	70	4	17.5	84.3%	57 (81.4%)	6 (8.6%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.1%)								(n/a)
Faith Baptist Academy	Private, Baptist	PK, KG-12	1008 W Cedar St	Franklin	42134	Simpson County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(270) 586-8635	45	5	7.7	—	37 (82.2%)	1 (2.2%)	3 (6.7%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Franklin Mennonite School	Private, Amish	1-9	102 Mennonite Church Rd	Franklin	42134	Simpson County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(270) 889-4965	16	3	5.3	—	14 (87.5%)	2 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 42134

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Franklin	0.59 mi	6	191^st
Bowling Green	11.89 mi	43	152^nd
Auburn	12.23 mi	1	52^nd
Alvaton	15.99 mi	1	30^th
Adairville	16.08 mi	1	102^nd

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

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