Summary:
Benjamin Franklin Academy Chartered Public School is the only middle school in the Benjamin Franklin Academy Chartered Public School district, serving grades 6–8 in the Loudon, New Hampshire, area. The school is located at 157 Chichester Road and enrolls 52 students, with a 12:1 student-teacher ratio. Because this is a very small school, grade-level results can change noticeably when only a few students perform differently.
Benjamin Franklin Academy Chartered Public School (M) shows mixed academic results, with performance generally below New Hampshire averages. Overall proficiency is 24% in mathematics, 33% in reading, and 29% in science. Seventh grade is the strongest area: 50% of students are proficient in mathematics, above the state rate of 44%, while 42% are proficient in reading. Science is also relatively close to the state benchmark, with 29% proficient compared with 38% statewide. The school’s reported student-teacher ratio may support individualized attention, particularly in classes where students need additional help.
The main areas for improvement are sixth-grade reading and mathematics and eighth-grade mathematics. Sixth-grade proficiency is 13% in mathematics and 25% in reading, while eighth-grade mathematics is 15%; these results are substantially below state averages. Mathematics varies especially widely by grade, from 13% in sixth grade to 50% in seventh grade, suggesting that student cohorts or grade-specific instruction may have a meaningful effect. The school is ranked 147th out of 166 in the available comparison and is placed in the 11th percentile, with a one-star rating. Parents should consider the school’s small size, its potential for close teacher support, and the importance of asking about math interventions, sixth-grade transition support, and plans to extend seventh grade’s stronger results across all grades.
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