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Franklinton Elementary

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Franklinton Elementary ranks 1106 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1106^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Franklinton Elementary is a PK–5 public school in Franklinton, North Carolina, serving 470 students within Franklin County Schools. The school has been rated 1 star and ranked in the bottom quarter of North Carolina elementary schools for three consecutive years. Nearly all of its students (99.36%) come from economically disadvantaged households, and its student-teacher ratio of 13.6 is similar to nearby schools.

The school's biggest challenges are chronic absenteeism and reading proficiency. In 2024–25, 29.3% of students were chronically absent, nearly double the rate at Royal Elementary (16.3%) and above Youngsville Elementary's 20.6%. Reading is weakest; only 34.8% of 5th graders read proficiently, in contrast to 62.7% at nearby Wilton Elementary. Math and science scores are also below district and state averages in most grade levels. Absenteeism has improved since peaking at 43.7% in 2021–22, but it remains a serious obstacle to student progress.

There are encouraging signs. Hispanic students at Franklinton Elementary have ranked in the 54th–63rd percentile statewide for three straight years, earning 3 stars, and the overall attendance trend is moving in the right direction. However, advanced learners and special education students are not being served as well, ranking in the 20s percentile. The strongest reason for hope is plainly visible close by: Royal Elementary ranks in the 84th percentile statewide and Youngsville Elementary ranks in the 72nd percentile, both within the same district and serving similarly high-poverty families. Their success demonstrates what is possible for Franklinton Elementary with the right supports.

470

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

431 S Hillsborough St.
Franklinton, NC 27525

(919) 494-2479

District: Franklin County Schools

Students who attend Franklinton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Franklinton Middle
High:	Franklinton High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.3%

Hispanic:

23.8%

White:

23.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 38th percentile in 2023 → 26th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (50% vs 61% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 38th-percentile peak (2023) to 26th (2026)

!Reading scores 13 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg63%

North Carolina avg61%

1,106^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

115^th of 246Franklin County Schools among North Carolina 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	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	1106 of 1492	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.3	1100 of 1490	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	1084 of 1505	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.0	931 of 1502	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	947 of 1514	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.5	1154 of 1489	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	1129 of 1473	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	1067 of 1434	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.1	1181 of 1429	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.2	1145 of 1425	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.6	1115 of 1440	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.5	1148 of 1390	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.2	1057 of 1403	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.9	1092 of 1388	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.9	1071 of 1381	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.0	1024 of 1363	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.1	1175 of 1354	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.1	1178 of 1324	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.6	1184 of 1293	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	17.3	1150 of 1276	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	677 of 903	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.2	605 of 918	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	571 of 924	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.1	428 of 933	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	391 of 927	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.0	607 of 896	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	690 of 949	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	631 of 927	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	41.9	330 of 646	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	684 of 878	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	1010 of 1447	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.7	800 of 1451	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	1039 of 1455	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	939 of 1459	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	966 of 1458	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.2	1225 of 1440	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	1201 of 1424	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	1120 of 1405	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.4	532 of 743	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.1	606 of 710	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	617 of 669	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.2	499 of 582	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.0	367 of 981	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.6	442 of 961	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	408 of 951	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	193 of 915	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	187 of 893	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	45.0	421 of 843	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	383 of 865	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	368 of 851	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.9	881 of 1434	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.1	861 of 1437	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	1058 of 1450	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.7	628 of 1437	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	612 of 1366	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.1	888 of 1329	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	758 of 1361	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	775 of 1332	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	1142 of 1451	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.1	1231 of 1450	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	1056 of 1464	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.2	850 of 1461	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	867 of 1464	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.3	1037 of 1444	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	946 of 1430	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	936 of 1413	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.8	114 of 181	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.7	67 of 159	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.6	99 of 154	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	86 of 133	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.9	94 of 97	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.0	67 of 103	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	635 of 821	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	622 of 801	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	877 of 1146	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.3	894 of 1172	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	870 of 1166	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.1	758 of 1183	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	942 of 1194	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	1036 of 1172	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	1023 of 1183	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	994 of 1178	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)63rd percentile+37 vs school

Disabled (2021)49th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile+13 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)37th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)30th percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)28th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)25th percentile~ school

White (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science57%-10 vs state

Mathematics54%-10 vs state

Reading43%-13 vs state

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It was my daughters first year. She loved it and the teachers were great! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (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	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Franklinton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	431 S Hillsborough St.	Franklinton	27525	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 494-2479	470	34	13.6	99.4%	111 (23.6%)	213 (45.3%)	112 (23.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.8%)	29.3	1106^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.9%		29.3	1100^th of 1490 public elementary schools	26.2%	6	57.7	49.4	55.1				43.7	50.6	34.8				57.3		$10,634	$1,099	$9,535
Long Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1753 Long Mill Rd	Youngsville	27596	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 554-0667	433	32	13.6	99.3%	155 (35.8%)	143 (33.0%)	93 (21.5%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.7%)	53.9	668^th of 1492 public elementary schools	55.2%		44.4	842^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	43.5%	174	78.3	67.1	57.1				65.0	61.0	41.4				58.6		$11,120	$1,287	$9,833
Youngsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Highway 1A South	Youngsville	27596	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 556-5250	425	31	13.5	99.3%	169 (39.8%)	119 (28.0%)	85 (20.0%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.6%)	69.6	425^th of 1492 public elementary schools	71.5%		79.6	251^st of 1490 public elementary schools	83.2%	174	68.8	78.3	64.6				61.0	78.3	52.3				73.8		$9,628	$887	$8,741
Richland Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	840 Wallridge Drive	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 554-6333	558	36	15.5	42.3%	257 (46.1%)	127 (22.8%)	94 (16.8%)	40 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.8%)	82	218^th of 1492 public elementary schools	85.4%		80.9	235^th of 1490 public elementary schools	84.2%	17	75.5	83.8	70.3				71.7	79.3	68.1				75.8		$10,554	$524	$10,030
Tar River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2642 Philo White Rd	Franklinton	27525	Franklin County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 528-2767	370	24	15.6	99.2%	193 (52.2%)	64 (17.3%)	82 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.4%)	42.7	865^th of 1492 public elementary schools	42.0%		41.7	885^th of 1490 public elementary schools	40.6%	20	60.0	48.4	68.8				41.8	56.5	56.3				68.8		$9,962	$879	$9,083
Wilton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2555 Hwy 96	Franklinton	27525	Franklin County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 528-0033	350	20	17.7	99.1%	174 (49.7%)	67 (19.1%)	76 (21.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.9%)	55.6	647^th of 1492 public elementary schools	56.6%		52.7	696^th of 1490 public elementary schools	53.3%	49	58.3	63.0	69.5				54.2	59.3	62.7				62.7		$10,049	$680	$9,369
Royal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	308 Flat Rock Church Road	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 496-7377	349	27	13.1	99.1%	119 (34.1%)	103 (29.5%)	110 (31.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	80.3	241^st of 1492 public elementary schools	83.8%		58.9	583^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	60.9%	342	84.2	73.8	78.8				76.3	58.5	67.3				90.4		$9,728	$1,027	$8,701
Envision Science Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	590 Traditions Grande Blvd	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Envision Science Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 435-4002	759	57	13.3		463 (61.0%)	104 (13.7%)	76 (10.0%)	53 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (8.2%)	93.9	60^th of 1492 public elementary schools	96.0%		94.2	60^th of 1490 public elementary schools	96.0%		94.4	72.9	94.6	86.4	88.5	84.3	83.1	76.5	88.2	84.1	86.2	88.2	95.7	94.1
Wake Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	406 S Main Street	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 554-8655	444	38	11.7	45.9%	214 (48.2%)	110 (24.8%)	65 (14.6%)	19 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.1%)	70.1	415^th of 1492 public elementary schools	72.2%		55.3	649^th of 1490 public elementary schools	56.4%	234	64.4	62.5	73.4				66.1	66.3	65.6				79.7		$11,352	$1,126	$10,226
Louisburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Stone Southerland Road	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 496-3676	387	26	15.1	99.2%	54 (14.0%)	159 (41.1%)	144 (37.2%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.5%)	36.4	972^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	34.9%		22.6	1228^th of 1490 public elementary schools	17.6%	256	28.6	62.5	54.0				32.1	53.6	54.0				70.0		$10,539	$1,519	$9,020

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklinton Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Franklinton Elementary?

Students at Franklinton Elementary are 45% African American, 24% Hispanic, 24% White, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Franklinton Elementary in?

Franklin County Schools

What schools do graduates of Franklinton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Franklinton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Franklinton Middle
High : Franklinton High

How many students attend Franklinton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 470 students attended Franklinton Elementary.

Is Franklinton Elementary a good school?

Franklinton Elementary ranks 1106^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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