Franklin

Summary:

The Franklin school district in Massachusetts is home to 10 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 1 high school. The district is known for its strong academic performance, with several schools ranking among the top in the state.

The standout schools in the district include J.F. Kennedy Memorial Elementary, which consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Massachusetts, and Jefferson Elementary, another high-performing school that ranks in the top 10% of the state. At the high school level, Franklin High School is a strong performer, ranking in the top 20% of Massachusetts high schools with a 95.7% four-year graduation rate and impressive test scores.

While the district generally outperforms the state averages on standardized tests, there is some variation in middle school performance, with Horace Mann and Annie Sullivan Middle Schools outperforming Remington Middle on several metrics. The district also appears to be investing in early childhood education, with the Franklin Early Childhood Development Center having the highest per-student spending in the district.

District Detail

355 East Central Street
Franklin, MA 02038

(508) 541-5243

SchoolDigger Rank:
58^th of 348 Massachusetts districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 4,611

Primary Schools: 5
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)								MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)								MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	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 (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	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Franklin High	Public	9-12	218 Oak Street	Franklin	02038	Norfolk County	Franklin	No	No	No	No	(508) 613-1400	1,453	98	14.8		1,128 (77.6%)	57 (3.9%)	92 (6.3%)	135 (9.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	31 (2.1%)	79.8	81^st of 349 public high schools	76.8%		81.5	71^st of 348 public high schools	79.6%	10							61.8								57.3				72.3		60.7		$16,454
Horace Mann	Public	6-8	224 Oak Street	Franklin	02038	Norfolk County	Franklin	No	No	No	No	(508) 541-6230	407	33	12.4		327 (80.3%)	5 (1.2%)	28 (6.9%)	37 (9.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (2.0%)	82	81^st of 484 public middle schools	83.3%		84.2	75^th of 493 public middle schools	84.8%	6				62.1	66.2	72.4		67.0				66.1	58.0	41.5		54.9		51.9		51.9		47.4	$18,377
J F Kennedy Memorial	Public	K-5	551 Pond Street	Franklin	02038	Norfolk County	Franklin	No	No	No	No	(508) 541-5260	341	24	13.9		275 (80.6%)	4 (1.2%)	16 (4.7%)	33 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.9%)	90.2	66^th of 906 public elementary schools	92.7%		95.1	18^th of 916 public elementary schools	98.0%	48	53.9	72.3	73.2					65.5	64.6	84.6	82.9					76.6	90.2			90.2			$18,089
Oak Street Elementary	Public	K-5	224 Oak Street	Franklin	02038	Norfolk County	Franklin	No	No	No	No	(508) 541-7890	398	31	12.9		289 (72.6%)	23 (5.8%)	29 (7.3%)	43 (10.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.8%)	81.5	164^th of 906 public elementary schools	81.9%		78.8	198^th of 916 public elementary schools	78.4%	34	73.3	54.8	55.7					61.2	81.7	58.1	50.0					63.0	62.9			62.9			$17,538
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	628 Washington Street	Franklin	02038	Norfolk County	Franklin	No	No	No	No	(508) 541-2140	321	27	12.0		248 (77.3%)	12 (3.7%)	19 (5.9%)	19 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.2%)	88.8	86^th of 906 public elementary schools	90.5%		86.1	115^th of 916 public elementary schools	87.4%	29	71.1	69.2	73.5					71.1	68.2	75.4	55.1					67.1	63.3			63.3			$20,100
Remington Middle	Public	6-8	628 Washington Street	Franklin	02038	Norfolk County	Franklin	No	No	No	No	(508) 541-2130	358	36	9.8		252 (70.4%)	24 (6.7%)	30 (8.4%)	34 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	14 (3.9%)	73.1	116^th of 484 public middle schools	76.0%		68.7	136^th of 493 public middle schools	72.4%	20				46.7	41.9	53.4		47.5				61.8	49.1	58.0		56.6		53.4		53.4		46.2	$20,988
Franklin Early Childhood Development Center	Public	PK	224 Oak Street	Franklin	02038	Norfolk County	Franklin	No	No	No	No	(508) 541-8166	142	11	13.1		75 (52.8%)	10 (7.0%)	14 (9.9%)	33 (23.2%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	7 (4.9%)								(n/a)																							$19,604
Helen Keller Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Lincoln Street	Franklin	02038	Norfolk County	Franklin	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 553-0322	560	43	12.9		462 (82.5%)	14 (2.5%)	36 (6.4%)	35 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.1%)	72.3	254^th of 906 public elementary schools	72.0%		72.4	266^th of 916 public elementary schools	71.0%	12	46.9	51.2	47.9					48.6	64.6	63.9	53.1					60.4	57.3			57.3			$17,960
Annie Sullivan Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Lincoln Street	Franklin	02038	Norfolk County	Franklin	No	No	No	No	(508) 553-0322	322	35	9.2		244 (75.8%)	26 (8.1%)	24 (7.5%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	11 (3.4%)	76.2	102^nd of 484 public middle schools	78.9%		83.1	80^th of 493 public middle schools	83.8%	22				48.6	45.7	67.3		54.8				60.0	46.9	59.3		56.3		42.5		42.5		54.9	$19,800
Parmenter	Public	K-5	235 Wachusett Street	Franklin	02038	Norfolk County	Franklin	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 541-5281	309	22	13.8		210 (68.0%)	17 (5.5%)	42 (13.6%)	26 (8.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.2%)	82.8	148^th of 906 public elementary schools	83.7%		81.3	167^th of 916 public elementary schools	81.8%	19	60.5	67.4	54.6					60.3	69.8	70.5	54.6					64.1	61.8			61.8			$19,318

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical	1.25 mi	1	146^th
Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public	1.99 mi	1	45^th
Bellingham	3.48 mi	6
King Philip	3.67 mi	2	112^th
Medway	4.05 mi	4	51^st

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

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