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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 39653

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534

Students

Top rankedFranklin Middle School168^th of 260 Mississippi middle schools

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Summary:

Zip code 39653 covers the Meadville, Mississippi area and is served by 4 public schools — Franklin Lower Elementary, Franklin Upper Elementary, Franklin Middle School, and Franklin High School — all part of the Franklin County School District, serving grades PK-12 with 1,147 students combined. The district is rated 2 stars and ranked 84th out of 134 Mississippi districts. This is a high-poverty area: about 79% of students district-wide qualify for free or reduced lunch, ranging from 77.8% at Franklin Lower Elementary to 82.1% at Franklin Upper Elementary.

The standout school is Franklin Lower Elementary, where 3rd grade math proficiency reached 71.4% in 2024-2025 — well above the state's 53.3% — and 3rd grade ELA hit 63%. It also has the district's lowest chronic absenteeism at 16.1%. In contrast, Franklin High School is the district's most concerning school: its ranking fell from the 43rd to 26th percentile, and its 28.5% chronic absenteeism rate is the highest in the district. On a positive note, the high school has a strong 89.1% graduation rate, matching the state, and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 8.7:1. Franklin Middle School has shown inconsistent results — 8th grade science topped the state one year (61.4%) and fell below it the next. Franklin Upper Elementary, with the highest poverty rate, still posted 5th grade ELA results (58.6%) above the state.

The biggest district-wide concern is the math slide: students perform well in 3rd grade but fall far behind by 5th and 6th grade, with proficiency as low as 26.5% versus the state's 52.7%. High school end-of-course scores also trail the state, particularly Biology (42.3% vs. 63.1%) and Algebra I (56.7% vs. 66%). Chronic absenteeism rises steadily with age, from 16.1% in lower elementary to 28.5% in high school. Despite high poverty, there are encouraging outliers, including 72.6% proficiency in U.S. History and strong early-grade reading. With low student-teacher ratios at every school — from 8.7 to 15.1 — the district has the staffing resources to address its challenges if paired with stronger math interventions and attendance efforts.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MAAP English Language Arts (2026)		MAAP Mathematics (2026)		MAAP Algebra I (2026)	MAAP English II (2026)	MAAP Science (2026)	MAAP Biology (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	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	MAAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Algebra I End of Course	MAAP English II End of Course	MAAP Science 8th Grade	MAAP Biology End of Course	Total
Franklin High School	Public	9-12	340 Edison Street S	Meadville	39653	Franklin County	Franklin County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 384-2965	377	43	8.7	78.0%	196 (52.0%)	174 (46.2%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	27	165^th of 224 public high schools	26.3%		45.5	133^rd of 232 public high schools	42.7%	32					56.7	39.6		42.3	$14,965
Franklin Career & Technical Center	Public	8-12	129 Vo-Tech Lane	Meadville	39653	Franklin County	Franklin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 384-5889	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Franklin Middle School	Public	7-8	236 Edison Street	Meadville	39653	Franklin County	Franklin County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 384-2441	157	15	10.6	80.9%	89 (56.7%)	66 (42.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	36	168^th of 260 public middle schools	35.4%		47	140^th of 266 public middle schools	47.4%	28	27.7	34.2	47.3	37.8			48.8		$13,074
Franklin County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	481 Hwy. 98 East	Meadville	39653	Franklin County	Franklin County School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(601) 384-2940	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 39653

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Meadville	1.02 mi	4	131^st
Brookhaven	18.52 mi	11
Fayette	20.31 mi	5	149^th
Liberty	21.29 mi	4	120^th
Bogue Chitto	24.97 mi	1

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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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