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Franklinton Middle

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Franklinton Middle ranks 486 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

486^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 38% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Franklinton Middle is a small public middle school in Franklinton, NC, serving 232 students in grades 6–8 as part of Franklin County Schools. Nearly 99% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, yet the school maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 12.4 and the highest per-student spending among nearby comparison schools. After a difficult 2021-22 year, when it ranked in the 8th percentile statewide, the school has stabilized at the 38th percentile with a 2-star rating.

Franklinton Middle shows genuine strengths in 8th-grade math and science. In 2025-26, 54.1% of 8th graders were proficient in math — above the district rate of 43.0% and slightly above the state's 53.0% — while 63.5% were proficient in science, closely matching Cedar Creek Middle, the top-performing middle school in Franklin County Schools. Within the district, Franklinton Middle ranks second, ahead of Bunn Middle and Terrell Lane Middle in most subjects. It also posts stronger 8th-grade math than Durant Road Middle (54.1% vs. 46.1%) and matching science scores, despite serving a far higher percentage of low-income students.

The clearest academic weakness is reading: proficiency in every grade trails the state average by 7 to 10 points, and the school also slips below its district average in reading. Chronic absenteeism is another concern, at 33.9% in 2024-25 — well above the district's 23.6% and the state's 24.2%. Positively, special education outcomes are a standout, ranking in the top 12% of North Carolina middle schools in 2024-25, and Hispanic students have posted steady results. The trajectory is encouraging — 8th-grade math proficiency climbed from 8% to 54.1% in three years — but boosting reading and attendance are the priorities ahead.

232

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3 N Main St
Franklinton, NC 27525

(919) 494-2971

District: Franklin County Schools

Students who attend Franklinton Middle usually attend:

High:

Franklinton High

Feeder schools for Franklinton Middle:

Elementary:

Franklinton Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

42.2%

White:

24.6%

Hispanic:

19.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (51% vs 58% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg58%

486^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 38% (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	39.0	486 of 778	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.5	479 of 773	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	529 of 793	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	550 of 784	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.9	723 of 786	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	581 of 741	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	493 of 737	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.2	548 of 691	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.7	545 of 694	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.5	549 of 692	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.7	579 of 705	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	314 of 553	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.1	302 of 546	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	375 of 560	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	275 of 559	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	17.8	503 of 550	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	378 of 533	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.2	274 of 519	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.0	395 of 494	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	20.4	417 of 449	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	474 of 475	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	507 of 731	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.1	594 of 733	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	591 of 738	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	590 of 731	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	689 of 733	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	604 of 706	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	471 of 684	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	507 of 656	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.0	236 of 465	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.9	373 of 458	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	375 of 416	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	269 of 566	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.9	240 of 562	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	201 of 564	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	295 of 553	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	437 of 541	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	382 of 522	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.3	159 of 493	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.3	296 of 472	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	444 of 725	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.9	397 of 729	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	388 of 743	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	468 of 735	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.7	616 of 689	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	432 of 633	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	367 of 639	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.1	497 of 604	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	409 of 736	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.5	335 of 733	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	418 of 751	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	499 of 747	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.9	672 of 748	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	513 of 711	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	482 of 697	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.3	575 of 665	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	25.7	225 of 283	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	57 of 478	88.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.9	361 of 644	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.3	460 of 649	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.9	323 of 652	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.0	542 of 656	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	643 of 658	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	506 of 632	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	521 of 624	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	538 of 596	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)88th percentile+50 vs school

Hispanic (2026)52nd percentile+15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)49th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)44th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)44th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)43rd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile~ school

Female (2026)31st percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)20th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science64%-5 vs state

Mathematics51%-5 vs state

Reading47%-9 vs state

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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 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Franklinton Middle	Public	6-8	3 N Main St	Franklinton	27525	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 494-2971	232	19	12.4	98.7%	57 (24.6%)	98 (42.2%)	45 (19.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (12.5%)	39	486^th of 778 public middle schools	37.5%		38.5	479^th of 773 public middle schools	38.0%	7	51.4	48.2	54.1	47.3	47.1	46.6	63.5	$12,515	$1,448	$11,066
Cedar Creek Middle	Public	6-8	2228 Cedar Creek Road	Youngsville	27596	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 554-4848	529	30	17.7	98.9%	188 (35.5%)	181 (34.2%)	125 (23.6%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.5%)	60.8	287^th of 778 public middle schools	63.1%		55.7	320^th of 773 public middle schools	58.6%	33	67.8	60.0	58.3	58.9	62.0	56.9	63.6	$8,919	$658	$8,262
Terrell Lane Middle	Public	6-8	101 Terrell Lane	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 496-1855	403	23	17.3	99.3%	123 (30.5%)	150 (37.2%)	100 (24.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.5%)	18.7	661^st of 778 public middle schools	15.0%		23.3	603^rd of 773 public middle schools	22.0%	58	46.0	27.4	31.2	41.3	40.6	43.3	45.7	$10,048	$1,080	$8,968
Heritage Middle	Public	6-8	3400 Rogers Road	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 562-6204	947	58	16.2	16.9%	608 (64.2%)	116 (12.2%)	105 (11.1%)	82 (8.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.6%)	91.1	49^th of 778 public middle schools	93.7%		91.9	46^th of 773 public middle schools	94.0%	3	85.9	86.2	76.3	77.0	83.3	76.4	84.5	$9,218	$405	$8,813
Wake Forest Middle School	Public	6-8	1800 S Main St	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 554-8440	878	55	15.9	57.2%	269 (30.6%)	310 (35.3%)	204 (23.2%)	46 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.4%)	44	443^rd of 778 public middle schools	43.1%		38.2	482^nd of 773 public middle schools	37.6%	39	55.0	56.3	35.9	57.9	52.7	48.2	62.3	$8,523	$403	$8,120
Wakefield Middle	Public	6-8	2300 Wakefield Pines Drive	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 562-3500	803	45	17.7	31.4%	446 (55.5%)	163 (20.3%)	125 (15.6%)	23 (2.9%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.9%)	83.5	103^rd of 778 public middle schools	86.8%		73.8	175^th of 773 public middle schools	77.4%	72	73.3	73.0	64.0	74.1	75.0	75.6	81.6	$8,502	$321	$8,181
Rolesville Middle	Public	6-8	4700 Burlington Mills Road	Rolesville	27571	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 570-2260	889	54	16.6	43.4%	326 (36.7%)	286 (32.2%)	178 (20.0%)	36 (4.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.9%)	64.4	252^nd of 778 public middle schools	67.6%		67	233^rd of 773 public middle schools	69.9%	19	67.5	56.7	58.3	57.9	62.3	63.2	73.3	$9,428	$385	$9,043
Bunn Middle	Public	6-8	4742 NC 39 Hwy S	Bunn	27508	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 496-7700	618	34	18.1	99.4%	234 (37.9%)	123 (19.9%)	225 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	26.9	593^rd of 778 public middle schools	23.8%		31.4	533^rd of 773 public middle schools	31.0%	60	55.2	32.3	33.3	47.4	42.6	42.3	56.1	$8,683	$797	$7,886
Granville Central Middle School	Public	6-8	2043 Sanders Road	Stem	27581	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(919) 528-5530	0																		(n/a)	46.0	45.2	36.4	48.0	49.8	49.1	55.3
Durant Road Middle	Public	6-8	10401 Durant Rd	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 870-4098	649	41	15.7	68.6%	148 (22.8%)	193 (29.7%)	250 (38.5%)	38 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	35.5	511^th of 778 public middle schools	34.3%		29.4	552^nd of 773 public middle schools	28.6%	41	48.4	51.6	46.1	44.8	44.6	46.1	63.3	$10,019	$499	$9,520

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklinton Middle

What is the racial makeup of Franklinton Middle?

Students at Franklinton Middle are 42% African American, 25% White, 19% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races.

Is Franklinton Middle a good school?

Franklinton Middle ranks 486^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Franklinton Middle in?

Franklin County Schools

How many students attend Franklinton Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 232 students attended Franklinton Middle.

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Students who attend Franklinton Middle usually go on to attend Franklinton High

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