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Franklin Senior High School

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Franklin Senior High School ranks 237 th of 325 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

237^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 325 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 27% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Franklin Senior High School is a small high school in Franklin, LA, serving 304 students in grades 9-12 within the St. Mary Parish school district, where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a very high level of economic need.

Franklin Senior High is a school of notable strengths and challenges. Its most impressive achievement is an exceptionally low dropout rate—0.0% for four consecutive years and just 0.6% in 2023-2024—far better than the state average of 3.1% and even outperforming nearby Berwick High School (1.4%) and Jeanerette Senior High School (3.1%). The school also excels in supporting its special education students, ranking in the 77th percentile statewide in 2024-2025, a dramatic improvement from the prior year. However, the school faces a critical challenge with chronic absenteeism at 36.1%, the highest in the district and far above the state average of 22.5%. This directly impacts overall academic performance, as the school has historically ranked in the bottom third of Louisiana high schools. For comparison, West St. Mary High School, a similarly high-poverty school just 5.45 miles away, has a lower chronic absenteeism rate (26.7%) and slightly better test scores in some subjects.

Despite these challenges, there are bright spots. In Biology, 56% of Franklin students were proficient in 2025-2026, approaching the state average of 60% and indicating a potential area of instructional strength. The school’s ability to keep students enrolled and its strong support for special education suggest a safe and caring environment. The data clearly points to improving attendance as the most impactful lever for raising academic performance, as the school’s low test scores are closely tied to its high absenteeism rate rather than a lack of effort or care.

304

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,881

Per pupil spending ?

90.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1401 Cynthia Street
Franklin, LA 70538-3795

(337) 828-0143

District: St. Mary Parish

Feeder schools for Franklin Senior High School:

Elementary:	LaGrange Elementary School
	W.P. Foster Elementary School
Middle:	Franklin Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

74.3%

White:

12.2%

Two or more races:

8.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 24th percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (48% vs 62% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 22% Louisiana)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg60%

Louisiana avg62%

237^th of 325

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5High Schools in the St. Mary Parish

52^nd of 116St. Mary Parish among Louisiana 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	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	237 of 325	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.1	242 of 329	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	242 of 333	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.8	168 of 321	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.3	270 of 326	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	237 of 322	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	201 of 313	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	215 of 302	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	59.9	145 of 297	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	36.4	226 of 297	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.7	258 of 312	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.5	215 of 309	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	24.7	276 of 312	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.3	220 of 310	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.4	252 of 300	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.4	256 of 297	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.4	229 of 301	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.7	207 of 291	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.9	236 of 290	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	143 of 260	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.9	151 of 256	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	148 of 260	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.2	59 of 252	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	31.3	172 of 256	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	127 of 243	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	92 of 233	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	226 of 313	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.5	231 of 308	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	261 of 308	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	219 of 308	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	254 of 311	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	221 of 288	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.8	151 of 292	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	223 of 321	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.1	222 of 323	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	224 of 328	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.6	164 of 321	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	256 of 322	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	177 of 301	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	207 of 311	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.9	217 of 313	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	206 of 315	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.1	137 of 306	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	17.4	252 of 301	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	203 of 292	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	205 of 291	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	62 of 66	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	60 of 63	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	39 of 170	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	44.8	87 of 165	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2019	27.4	208 of 249	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)77th percentile+51 vs school

African American (2026)45th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2026)33rd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)28th percentile~ school

White (2019)16th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)6th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

Biology56%-4 vs state

English II54%-13 vs state

English I49%-17 vs state

Geometry34%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)			LEAP English Language Arts (2026)			LEAP Social Studies (2026)			LEAP Algebra I (2026)	LEAP Geometry (2026)	LEAP English II (2026)	LEAP U.S. History (2026)	LEAP English I (2026)	LEAP Biology (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (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	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	LEAP Geometry End of Course	LEAP English II End of Course	LEAP U.S. History End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	LEAP Biology End of Course	Total
Franklin Senior High School	Public	9-12	1401 Cynthia Street	Franklin	70538	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 828-0143	304	20	15.4	90.5%	37 (12.2%)	226 (74.3%)	12 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.9%)	28.5	237^th of 325 public high schools	27.1%		27.1	242^nd of 329 public high schools	26.4%	5											34.0	54.0		49.0	56.0	$15,881
West St. Mary High School	Public	9-12	18333 Hwy 182 West	Baldwin	70514	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 924-7990	276	20	13.6	88.0%	44 (15.9%)	207 (75.0%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (4.0%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.2%)	28.7	234^th of 325 public high schools	28.0%		18.5	266^th of 329 public high schools	19.1%	32										42.0	46.0	51.0	17.0	64.0	56.0	$16,003
Patterson High School	Public	9-12	2525 Highway 182 W	Patterson	70392	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 395-2675	439	24	18.0	77.7%	175 (39.9%)	180 (41.0%)	30 (6.8%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (10.9%)	57.7	151^st of 325 public high schools	53.5%		50.8	171^st of 329 public high schools	48.0%	20										60.0	48.0	75.0		66.0	75.0	$13,525
Jeanerette Senior High School	Public	7-12	8217 East Old Spanish Trail	Jeanerette	70544	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 276-6038	291	36	8.1	87.3%	16 (5.5%)	256 (88.0%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	42.3	196^th of 325 public high schools	39.7%		41.2	197^th of 329 public high schools	40.1%	1	54.0	46.0	49.0	67.0	66.0	66.0	28.0	43.0	37.0	75.0	45.0	59.0	30.0	61.0	61.0	$21,185
Berwick High School	Public	9-12	700 Pattie Drive	Berwick	70342	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 384-8450	469	29	16.1	54.6%	318 (67.8%)	38 (8.1%)	76 (16.2%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.6%)	63.6	121^st of 325 public high schools	62.8%		62.3	119^th of 329 public high schools	63.8%	2										65.0	62.0	71.0		69.0	73.0	$13,626
Morgan City High School	Public	9-12	2400 Tiger Drive	Morgan City	70380	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 384-1754	650	43	15.1	65.5%	221 (34.0%)	135 (20.8%)	247 (38.0%)	19 (2.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.8%)	44.6	185^th of 325 public high schools	43.1%		36.5	213^th of 329 public high schools	35.3%	28										57.0	54.0	60.0	43.0	59.0	65.0	$13,568

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Senior High School

What schools feed into Franklin Senior High School?

Franklin Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : LaGrange Elementary School
Elementary : W.P. Foster Elementary School
Middle : Franklin Junior High School

Is Franklin Senior High School a good school?

Franklin Senior High School ranks 237^th of 325 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Franklin Senior High School in?

St. Mary Parish

How many students attend Franklin Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 304 students attended Franklin Senior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Senior High School?

Students at Franklin Senior High School are 74% African American, 12% White, 9% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

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2025–26 LEAP test scoresJul 6, 2026

2023–24 dropout ratesFeb 24, 2026

2023–24 school spending dataDec 1, 2025

2023–24 through 2024–25 graduation ratesNov 22, 2025

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

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