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Franklinton Elementary

Q: Is Franklinton Elementary a good school?

Franklinton Elementary ranks 1100 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1100^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Franklinton Elementary is a public elementary school located in Franklinton, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 485 students. The school is part of the Franklin County Schools district, which is ranked 117 out of 242 districts in the state.

Franklinton Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools, with a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance. The school's proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science are lower than the district and state averages, particularly for certain student subgroups. Additionally, Franklinton Elementary has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 69.86% to 83.09% over the past few years.

In comparison, the nearby Youngsville Elementary consistently ranks in the top 20-25% of North Carolina elementary schools and has much higher proficiency rates. The higher spending per student at Franklinton Elementary does not appear to translate into improved academic outcomes, suggesting the need for a closer examination of resource allocation and utilization. Addressing the challenges faced by Franklinton Elementary will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that focuses on targeted interventions and effective resource allocation.

470

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,634

Per pupil spending ?

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: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (46% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Science scores 16 pts below the North Carolina average

!Near the bottom of Franklin County Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg57%

1,100^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Franklin County Schools

117^th of 242Franklin 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Multi-racial (2024)58th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+28 vs school

Disabled (2021)49th percentile+26 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile~ school

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

Male (2025)15th percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)15th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics49%-11 vs state

Science46%-16 vs state

Reading42%-10 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 (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	1100^th of 1490 public elementary schools	26.2%		30.9	1084^th of 1505 public elementary schools	28.0%	16	54.1	53.6	42.0				40.0	51.2	36.0				46.0		$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%)	44.4	842^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	43.5%		53	699^th of 1505 public elementary schools	53.6%	143	64.0	37.2	67.2				41.3	39.7	58.6				69.0		$11,120	$1,287	$9,833
Youngsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Us I-A	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%)	79.6	251^st of 1490 public elementary schools	83.2%		80.5	235^th of 1505 public elementary schools	84.4%	16	75.0	69.8	74.2				62.5	73.0	60.6				75.8		$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%)	80.9	235^th of 1490 public elementary schools	84.2%		83.3	197^th of 1505 public elementary schools	86.9%	38	82.9	76.7	70.5				65.7	72.6	64.0				68.8		$10,554	$524	$10,030
Tar River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2642 Philo White Rd	Franklinton	27525	Granville 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%)	41.7	885^th of 1490 public elementary schools	40.6%		49.4	756^th of 1505 public elementary schools	49.8%	129	53.8	64.5	58.2				38.5	54.8	54.5				45.5		$9,962	$879	$9,083
Wilton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2555 Hwy 96	Franklinton	27525	Granville 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%)	52.7	696^th of 1490 public elementary schools	53.3%		48.4	774^th of 1505 public elementary schools	48.6%	78	67.2	43.4	72.3				44.8	49.1	66.0				59.6		$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%)	58.9	583^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	60.9%		46.5	810^th of 1505 public elementary schools	46.2%	227	71.4	70.8	56.1				39.3	62.5	51.7				69.0		$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%)	94.2	60^th of 1490 public elementary schools	96.0%		91.8	89^th of 1505 public elementary schools	94.1%	29	75.9	86.2	89.7	90.9	83.7	87.8	67.8	92.0	85.1	85.2	79.1	91.5	92.0	92.7
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%)	55.3	649^th of 1490 public elementary schools	56.4%		61.1	564^th of 1505 public elementary schools	62.5%	85	65.1	60.0	58.2				48.8	61.8	48.1				64.6		$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%)	22.6	1228^th of 1490 public elementary schools	17.6%		30.8	1085^th of 1505 public elementary schools	27.9%	143	34.2	63.8	47.4				23.3	50.0	36.8				32.4		$10,539	$1,519	$9,020

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklinton Elementary

Is Franklinton Elementary a good school?

Franklinton Elementary ranks 1100^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Franklinton Elementary in?

Franklin County Schools

How many students attend Franklinton Elementary?

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

What schools do graduates of Franklinton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Franklinton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Franklinton Middle
High : Franklinton High

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.

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