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Franklin Middle School

Public Grades 7-8
168th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 263 Mississippi Middle Schools
Better than 36% of Mississippi middle schools
Summary

Franklin Middle School is a small, rural school in Meadville, Mississippi, serving 157 students in just 7th and 8th grades, and is part of the Franklin County School District. The school benefits from a favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.6 to 1, the lowest among nearby schools, which suggests smaller class sizes and more individual attention for students. However, its academic performance is mixed. In the 2025-2026 school year, Franklin Middle ranked 168th out of 260 Mississippi middle schools (35th percentile, 2 stars), a significant decline from 2017-2018, when it ranked in the 78th percentile with 4 stars.

Despite the overall downward trend, Franklin Middle still outranks nearby Jefferson County Middle School, which sits at 194th (25th percentile, 1 star). In 7th-grade math, Franklin Middle posted 47.3% proficiency, far ahead of Jefferson County's 24.6% and closing in on the state average of 57.7%. Science performance has been more volatile, with a strong 61.4% proficiency in 2024-2025 that dropped to 48.8% in 2025-2026. In most other subjects, including ELA and 8th-grade math, Franklin Middle remains 5 to 20 percentage points below state averages.

The most pressing concern is chronic absenteeism, which has climbed sharply from 6.9% in 2018-2019 to 22.9% in 2023-2024 — higher than the district average, the state average, and both Franklin Upper Elementary (16.5%) and Jefferson County Middle (16.0%). Data from Franklin Upper Elementary, the feeder school, shows 6th graders already behind state averages in ELA and math, meaning students arrive at Franklin Middle with ground to make up. With roughly 78 students per grade, small cohort sizes also make year-to-year scores swing noticeably. The bottom line: Franklin Middle is a high-poverty school with a strong staffing ratio, but rising absenteeism and below-average test scores in most subjects suggest that improving attendance and supporting students as they transition from elementary school are critical to reversing the downward trend.

157
Students ?
10.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,074
Per pupil spending ?
80.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 236 Edison Street
       Meadville, MS  39653

(601) 384-2441

District: Franklin County School District


Students who attend Franklin Middle School usually attend:

High:    Franklin High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
56.7%
African American:
42.0%
Hispanic:
0.6%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 36th in 2026
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Mississippi average (39% vs 49% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016
!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the Mississippi average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school39%
District avg39%
Mississippi avg49%
168th of 263
Mississippi public middle schools ?
Bottom 36%▼ down 16 pts since 2016
From top 48% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
83rd of 133Franklin County School District among Mississippi 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMississippi percentileRating
202636.0168 of 26336.1%★★☆☆☆
202547.0140 of 26647.4%★★☆☆☆
202434.7172 of 26434.8%★★☆☆☆
202348.2120 of 24350.6%★★★☆☆
202244.9132 of 25748.6%★★☆☆☆
202168.778 of 25769.6%★★★★☆
201964.489 of 26466.3%★★★☆☆
201875.355 of 25278.2%★★★★☆
201757.0113 of 27258.5%★★★☆☆
201651.8124 of 26052.3%★★★☆☆
201543.0143 of 26646.2%★★☆☆☆
201446.5144 of 26445.5%★★☆☆☆
201333.7191 of 26929.0%★☆☆☆☆
201240.5170 of 27037.0%★★☆☆☆
201139.3184 of 26430.3%★★☆☆☆
201023.1212 of 25516.9%★☆☆☆☆
200946.2143 of 24742.1%★★☆☆☆
200856.0122 of 24450.0%★★★☆☆
By subject vs Mississippi (2025-2026) ?
Science49%-9 vs state
Mathematics42%-12 vs state
English Language Arts31%-8 vs state

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

Students at Franklin Middle School are 57% White, 42% African American.

Franklin Middle School ranks 168th of 263 Mississippi middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 157 students attended Franklin Middle School.

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Latest Mississippi data All new data »
2025–26 MAAP test scoresAug 21, 2026
2023–24 school spending dataSep 26, 2025
2023–24 through 2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 26, 2025
2023–24 graduation ratesSep 23, 2025


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

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