Summary:
Zip code 49635 is home to just one high school, Frankfort High School, a small rural school serving grades 6-12 within the Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools district, with a total enrollment of 248 students.
For parents, this school offers a notably strong educational environment. The district holds a 4-star rating and ranks in the top 20% of Michigan districts, with a graduation rate of 87.5% that exceeds the state average. A standout feature is the school's exceptional performance in 11th-grade science, where 69% of students are proficient—nearly double the state average of 35.2%. Students also significantly outperform state averages in 11th-grade social studies, SAT reading and writing, and 9th-grade ELA. The school maintains a favorable 12.5:1 student-teacher ratio and invests heavily per student at $23,209, which likely supports these strong outcomes. Perhaps most impressively, chronic absenteeism is just 18%, far below the state's 27.9%, indicating strong student engagement despite half the student body qualifying for free or reduced lunch.
The main area of concern is a clear "7th-grade slump," where proficiency in both ELA (31%) and math (21.4%) falls well below state averages, and this cohort declined significantly from the prior year. However, this appears to be a specific group of students rather than a systemic issue, as 6th and 8th graders perform at or above state levels, and upper-grade performance is consistently excellent. While SAT math proficiency (38.7%) is lower than reading, it still beats the state average. Given the small class sizes of roughly 35 students per grade, individual performance can cause year-to-year swings, but the overall trajectory is positive. This is a high-performing rural school that excels in science and literacy, offering a supportive, well-funded environment where students thrive in later grades.
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