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Franklin Middle

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

491^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 546 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 10% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Franklin Middle is a 6–8 middle school in the Minneapolis Public School District at 1501 Aldrich Ave N in Minneapolis, serving 254 students — smaller than most nearby middle schools — and ranking 491st of 546 Minnesota middle schools in 2025–2026, the 10th percentile.

That 10th-percentile rank is the highest in Franklin's recent history, up from 3rd percentile in 2024–2025, and proficiency rose in every subject: math from 6.64% to 10.9%, reading from 14.69% to 21.7%, and science from 1.47% to 3.9%. Reading is the relative strength; science is the clearest weakness, landing near the bottom of the nearby group. Compared with nearby schools, Franklin Middle outperforms Olson Middle (3rd percentile), Anwatin Middle (4th), KIPP North Star Academy (5th), and Aurora Middle School (6th), and is roughly similar to Robbinsdale Middle (9th) and Prodeo Columbia Heights Middle (10th). It trails Sandburg Middle School (17th), Northeast Middle (23rd), and Andersen Middle (25th) — Andersen's math proficiency is 26.3% and Northeast's reading is 31.9%, versus Franklin's 10.9% and 21.7%.

With 83.46% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Franklin serves a high-poverty population, though not as high as KIPP (94.39%) or MN International Middle Chr School (99.39%). Its student-teacher ratio of 9.9 is the second-lowest in the nearby group, suggesting relatively small classes. Proficiency falls as students move through the grades: reading drops from 29.8% in 6th grade to 14.1% in 8th, and math from 14.6% to 7.8%. Statewide effectiveness ranks for student subgroups are also very low, including 1st percentile for special education students and 4th percentile for both African American and low-income students. Overall, Franklin is improving but still sits in the bottom decile statewide.

254

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,130

Per pupil spending ?

83.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1501 Aldrich Ave N
Minneapolis, MN 55411-8888

(612) 668-2600

District: Minneapolis Public School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.2%

White:

15.7%

Two or more races:

10.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2017 → 10th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2017

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (15% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Math scores 34 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg37%

Minnesota avg43%

491^st of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 7 pts since 2017

From bottom 3% (2017) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Middle Schools in the Minneapolis Public School District

310^th of 458Minneapolis Public School District among Minnesota 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	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	11.6	491 of 546	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	5.7	504 of 519	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	513 of 545	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	488 of 529	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	491 of 520	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.0	517 of 521	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	523 of 533	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.4	506 of 518	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.3	507 of 523	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	12.8	177 of 185	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.5	168 of 169	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	175 of 179	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	155 of 164	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	156 of 162	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	136 of 141	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	143 of 148	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	133 of 137	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	21.7	131 of 133	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	126 of 130	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	102 of 120	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.1	53 of 109	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	10.6	427 of 467	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.7	445 of 450	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	449 of 474	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	421 of 455	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	447 of 467	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.7	442 of 443	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	436 of 439	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.9	432 of 436	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	164 of 195	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.7	63 of 186	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.5	151 of 178	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	161 of 188	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	152 of 156	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	159 of 171	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	134 of 163	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	17 of 21	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	28 of 30	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	9 of 15	40.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	11.8	18 of 19	5.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	20 of 25	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	11.0	438 of 458	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.4	425 of 432	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	462 of 473	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	440 of 459	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	378 of 404	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	394 of 399	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	409 of 415	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	388 of 401	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	11.5	445 of 483	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.3	434 of 452	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	456 of 479	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	434 of 464	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	453 of 476	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.3	433 of 437	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.9	449 of 454	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.8	435 of 438	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	8.1	293 of 296	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	256 of 265	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	307 of 307	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	271 of 298	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	277 of 288	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	247 of 260	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	232 of 282	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	251 of 253	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	286 of 435	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.4	347 of 415	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	77.9	57 of 436	86.9%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)34th percentile+24 vs school

Homeless (2026)19th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile~ school

Male (2026)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)4th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)2nd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading22%-27 vs state

Math11%-34 vs state

Science4%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)					MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Franklin Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1501 Aldrich Ave N	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(612) 668-2600	254	26	9.9	83.5%	40 (15.7%)	158 (62.2%)	22 (8.7%)	4 (1.6%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.2%)	11.6	491^st of 546 public middle schools	10.1%		5.7	504^th of 519 public middle schools	2.9%	13		29.8	18.8	14.1	21.7		3.9	3.9		14.6	9.3	7.8	10.9	$16,130
MN International Middle Chr School	Public, Charter	6-8	277 12th Ave N	Minneapolis	55401	Hennepin County	Twin Cities International Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 821-6470	326	11	29.6	99.4%	0 (0.0%)	324 (99.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24.5	426^th of 546 public middle schools	22.0%		21.7	424^th of 519 public middle schools	18.3%	2		28.4	24.0	36.0	29.7		8.0	8.0		21.8	25.7	18.8	22.0	$26,362
Anwatin Middle	Public	6-8	256 Upton Ave S	Minneapolis	55405	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-2450	334	28	11.9	79.0%	28 (8.4%)	162 (48.5%)	89 (26.6%)	21 (6.3%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	6.9	522^nd of 546 public middle schools	4.4%		5.8	502^nd of 519 public middle schools	3.3%	20		13.1	7.5	14.4	11.7		3.3	3.3		9.3	5.2	8.5	7.6	$16,954
Andersen Middle	Public	6-8	1098 Andersen Lane	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-4200	1,052	79	13.3	70.8%	228 (21.7%)	167 (15.9%)	571 (54.3%)	12 (1.1%)	34 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.7%)	27.8	411^th of 546 public middle schools	24.7%		19.9	432^nd of 519 public middle schools	16.8%	21		28.3	25.2	29.0	27.6		11.2	11.2		21.8	26.9	30.2	26.3
Northeast Middle	Public	6-8	2955 NE Hayes St	Minneapolis	55418	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-1500	541	38	14.1	63.6%	149 (27.5%)	159 (29.4%)	105 (19.4%)	28 (5.2%)	40 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (10.9%)	25.8	421^st of 546 public middle schools	22.9%		18.1	442^nd of 519 public middle schools	14.8%	21		39.6	29.6	25.7	31.9		9.3	9.3		23.4	25.1	11.2	20.1	$16,849
Robbinsdale Middle	Public	6-8	3730 Toledo Ave N	Robbinsdale	55422	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 504-4800	567	38	14.7	77.6%	91 (16.0%)	210 (37.0%)	120 (21.2%)	59 (10.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (14.3%)	11	497^th of 546 public middle schools	9.0%		16	453^rd of 519 public middle schools	12.7%	44		27.4	15.7	28.2	23.8		2.9	2.9		9.1	10.0	6.3	8.5	$14,315
Aurora Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	2103 E 26th St	Minneapolis	55404	Hennepin County	Aurora Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 200-9590	180	12	15.1	83.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	180 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.1	515^th of 546 public middle schools	5.7%		7.4	493^rd of 519 public middle schools	5.0%	22	11.6	7.5	18.8	19.0	14.5	7.0	4.8	5.9	7.0	2.5	4.2	7.1	5.2	$10,045
Olson Middle	Public	6-8	1607 51st Ave N	Minneapolis	55430	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-1640	329	42	7.9	76.6%	23 (7.0%)	133 (40.4%)	99 (30.1%)	37 (11.2%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.2%)	6.2	527^th of 546 public middle schools	3.5%		5.6	505^th of 519 public middle schools	2.7%	22		7.6	7.8	18.5	10.7		3.7	3.7		2.9	4.1	9.6	5.3	$16,762
Prodeo Columbia Heights Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	4141 University Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Prodeo Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 205-9950	291	22	13.2	89.0%	8 (2.7%)	192 (66.0%)	75 (25.8%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	12.2	489^th of 546 public middle schools	10.4%		15.1	460^th of 519 public middle schools	11.4%	29		26.8	17.8	19.4	21.3		1.5	1.5		18.3	13.7	10.4	14.2
KIPP North Star Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	5034 Oliver Ave N	Minneapolis	55430	Hennepin County	KIPP Minnesota Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 287-9700	107	7	15.5	94.4%	2 (1.9%)	100 (93.5%)	2 (1.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	7	520^th of 546 public middle schools	4.8%		6.4	495^th of 519 public middle schools	4.6%	25	8.3	20.7	13.6	11.5	13.9	0.0	3.8	2.1	4.0	3.6	10.0	0.0	4.0	$23,508

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Middle

How many students attend Franklin Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 254 students attended Franklin Middle.

Is Franklin Middle a good school?

Franklin Middle ranks in the bottom 10.1% of Minnesota middle schools.

What district is Franklin Middle in?

Minneapolis Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Middle?

Students at Franklin Middle are 62% African American, 16% White, 10% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

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