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Franklin Middle

Public Grades 6-8

274^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 342 Maryland Middle Schools

Better than 20% of Maryland middle schools

Summary

Franklin Middle in Reisterstown, MD, is a large public school serving 1,150 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Baltimore County Public Schools district, where 57.4% of students come from low socio-economic backgrounds. The school is currently a low-performing institution with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, and its state ranking has declined significantly over the past decade, from the 56th percentile in 2015-2016 to the 20th percentile in 2025-2026. Test scores are well below district and state averages, with mathematics proficiency being a critical concern—only 5.6% of all students were proficient in math in the 2025-2026 school year, and notably, 0% of 8th graders achieved proficiency, revealing a systemic failure in math instruction as students progress through the grades.

One of the most striking differentiators is the school's catastrophic chronic absenteeism rate of 39.5% (2024-2025), the highest among comparable Baltimore County schools and 1.5 times the district average of 25.6%. This attendance crisis is deeply linked to the school's academic struggles, as nearly 40% of students are chronically absent, making consistent learning nearly impossible. In contrast, nearby schools in Carroll County Public Schools, such as Oklahoma Road Middle and Sykesville Middle, have math proficiency rates over seven times higher (41.7% and 42.9%, respectively) and chronic absenteeism rates less than half of Franklin's (14.7% and 17.0%). This geographic disparity highlights the significant impact of district-level resources and policies on school performance.

Interestingly, Franklin Middle spends $16,590 per student (2023-2024), which is higher than the top-performing Carroll County schools, suggesting that funding alone is not the primary issue. The school's performance for Special Education students is exceptionally poor, ranking in the 7th percentile statewide in 2020-2021, but there is a glimmer of hope for Low Socio-Economic Status (SES) students, who ranked in the 51st percentile (3 stars) that same year, indicating that support systems for economically disadvantaged students may be a relative strength. Overall, addressing the attendance crisis and overhauling math instruction are foundational steps needed for any meaningful improvement at Franklin Middle.

1,150

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,590

Per pupil spending ?

57.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10 Cockeysmill Rd
Reisterstown, MD 21136

(410) 887-1114

District: Baltimore County Public Schools

Students who attend Franklin Middle usually attend:

High:

Franklin High

Feeder schools for Franklin Middle:

Elementary:	Cedarmere Elementary
	Franklin Elementary
	Glyndon Elementary
	Reisterstown Elementary
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	Timber Grove Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.1%

Hispanic:

28.1%

White:

15.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (18% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg32%

Maryland avg37%

274^th of 342

Maryland public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 36 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 29Middle Schools in the Baltimore County Public Schools

18^th of 24Baltimore County Public Schools among Maryland 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	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	21.9	274 of 342	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.9	240 of 337	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	238 of 328	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	220 of 322	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	228 of 333	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	156 of 303	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	221 of 316	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	214 of 328	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.5	159 of 317	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.4	139 of 314	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.2	143 of 315	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.5	149 of 339	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.8	143 of 316	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.3	119 of 314	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.6	115 of 309	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.8	136 of 324	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.3	120 of 301	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.4	117 of 283	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	36.0	169 of 264	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.8	168 of 254	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	31.7	180 of 255	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	29.0	188 of 252	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	37.1	171 of 259	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	38.1	79 of 116	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	41.5	166 of 303	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	42.0	106 of 207	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	47.1	134 of 273	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	44.3	144 of 288	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	28.4	97 of 136	28.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	24.9	112 of 120	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	41.8	120 of 210	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)51st percentile~ school

Male (2021)50th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2021)49th percentile~ school

Female (2021)45th percentile-3 vs school

White (2021)43rd percentile-6 vs school

African American (2021)34th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2021)32nd percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)29th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2021)7th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts31%-21 vs state

Science18%-13 vs state

Geometry12%-33 vs state

Algebra I10%-11 vs state

Mathematics6%-22 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, August 17, 2015

The growth in Reisterstown is here. Franklin Middle School has double the students than other middle schools in the county. It's filled by it's nearby four elementary schools afterwards they'll sent to Franklin High School.
I can't image any more additions to either Franklin schools, due to limited building space. This area along with the middle and high school is facing a huge problem in the next ten years. Meanwhile, developers keep building more townhouses, condos. and homes in this busting community. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)				MCAP English Language Arts (2026)				MCAP Algebra I (2026)	MCAP Algebra II (2026)	MCAP Geometry (2026)	MCAP Science (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 (2025)	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	MCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Algebra II End of Course	MCAP Geometry End of Course	MCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Franklin Middle	Public	6-8	10 Cockeysmill Rd	Reisterstown	21136	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-1114	1,150	71	16.1	57.4%	179 (15.6%)	519 (45.1%)	323 (28.1%)	64 (5.6%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (5.1%)	21.9	274^th of 342 public middle schools	19.9%		25.9	240^th of 337 public middle schools	28.8%	34	7.6	1.7	0.0	5.6	34.5	27.2	31.5	31.0	10.0		11.5	18.0	$16,590	$1,440	$15,150
Deer Park Middle Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	9830 Winands Rd	Randallstown	21133	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 887-0726	1,127	70	16.0	55.7%	32 (2.8%)	902 (80.0%)	141 (12.5%)	18 (1.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.6%)	32.7	218^th of 342 public middle schools	36.3%		35.2	201^st of 337 public middle schools	40.4%	17	8.7	2.5	3.4	6.7	40.9	44.2	41.4	42.2	17.5		3.7	22.1	$16,402	$1,629	$14,773
Oklahoma Road Middle	Public	6-8	6300 Oklahoma Road	Sykesville	21784	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3600	816	44	18.4	14.6%	601 (73.7%)	39 (4.8%)	57 (7.0%)	75 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.9%)	90.4	28^th of 342 public middle schools	91.8%		92.3	22^nd of 337 public middle schools	93.5%	6	34.4	43.6	16.2	41.7	69.6	80.4	77.7	75.9	66.5			61.3	$14,294	$490	$13,804
Northwest Academy of Health Sciences	Public, Magnet	6-8	4627 Old Court Rd	Baltimore	21208	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 887-0742	808	58	13.8	68.7%	12 (1.5%)	724 (89.6%)	44 (5.4%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	18 (2.2%)	20.8	281^st of 342 public middle schools	17.8%		22.4	263^rd of 337 public middle schools	22.0%	18	7.5	2.7	1.1	4.9	31.4	42.2	25.5	32.8	8.3		5.6	8.2	$19,756	$2,161	$17,594
Windsor Mill Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	8300 Windsor Mill Rd	Baltimore	21209	Baltimore city	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 887-0000	606	35	17.3	61.1%	8 (1.3%)	525 (86.6%)	42 (6.9%)	11 (1.8%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.1%)	30.5	227^th of 342 public middle schools	33.6%		29.9	223^rd of 337 public middle schools	33.8%	4	12.1	7.8	3.0	10.6	37.8	49.8	31.8	39.7	18.6		20.9	14.1	$17,279	$1,543	$15,736
Pikesville Middle	Public	6-8	7701 Seven Mile Ln	Baltimore	21208	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 809-1207	943	61	15.5	57.6%	130 (13.8%)	546 (57.9%)	183 (19.4%)	48 (5.1%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	30 (3.2%)	18.5	294^th of 342 public middle schools	14.0%		19.8	280^th of 337 public middle schools	16.9%	14	8.5	2.6	0.0	5.5	29.0	27.0	23.6	26.4	16.1		8.9	15.6	$18,451	$1,415	$17,036
Sudbrook Magnet Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4300 Bedford Rd	Baltimore	21208	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 887-6720	821	57	14.4	43.7%	70 (8.5%)	565 (68.8%)	97 (11.8%)	52 (6.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.0%)	58.2	124^th of 342 public middle schools	63.7%		50	154^th of 337 public middle schools	54.3%	30	18.6	4.3	2.3	12.3	58.5	61.5	55.9	58.8	9.1		22.5	37.2	$18,475	$1,225	$17,250
Shiloh Middle	Public	6-8	3675 Willow Street	Hampstead	21074	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 386-4570	631	43	14.5	27.3%	493 (78.1%)	37 (5.9%)	60 (9.5%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.1%)	85	51^st of 342 public middle schools	85.1%		90	38^th of 337 public middle schools	88.7%	13	31.3	39.2	22.9	35.6	68.2	74.8	61.7	68.1	62.5			46.0	$17,500	$803	$16,697
Sykesville Middle	Public	6-8	7301 Springfield Avenue	Sykesville	21784	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3545	697	47	14.9	18.4%	521 (74.7%)	32 (4.6%)	48 (6.9%)	52 (7.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (5.6%)	89.6	31^st of 342 public middle schools	90.9%		90.3	37^th of 337 public middle schools	89.0%	6	40.4	49.6	7.0	42.9	76.4	80.3	72.6	76.4	58.0			51.8	$14,261	$740	$13,521
Crossroads Middle School	Public	6-8	45 Kate Wagner Road	Westminster	21157	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3691	13	4	3.2	69.2%	10 (76.9%)	2 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)								(n/a)													$48,099	$1,287	$46,812

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Middle

What district is Franklin Middle in?

Baltimore County Public Schools

How many students attend Franklin Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,150 students attended Franklin Middle.

Is Franklin Middle a good school?

Franklin Middle ranks in the bottom 19.9% of Maryland middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Franklin Middle attend?

Students who attend Franklin Middle usually go on to attend Franklin High

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Middle?

Students at Franklin Middle are 45% African American, 28% Hispanic, 16% White, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

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