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Franklin High School

Public Grades 9-12

82^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 86 New Hampshire High Schools

Better than 5% of New Hampshire high schools

Summary

Franklin High School is a public high school located in Franklin, New Hampshire, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 277 students. The school is part of the Franklin School District, which is ranked 155 out of 158 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Franklin High School consistently performs below the state average in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 44% of students were proficient or better in reading, compared to the state average of 55%. Similarly, in science, only 14% of students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 39%. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 75.4% to 89.1% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 2.5% to 8.2%, which is higher than the state average.

When comparing Franklin High School to nearby high schools, such as Hopkinton High School, Kearsarge Regional High School, and Gilford High School, the performance gap is quite significant. These nearby schools consistently outperform Franklin High School in academic proficiency, graduation rates, and overall school rankings. However, Franklin High School's special education students ranked 16 out of 31 New Hampshire high schools in the 2018-2019 school year, which is relatively better than the school's overall performance.

280

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,001

Per pupil spending ?

51.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

119 Central St.
Franklin, NH 03235-1135

(603) 934-5441

District: Franklin School District

Feeder schools for Franklin High School:

Elementary:	Paul A. Smith School
Middle:	Franklin Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.1%

Hispanic:

8.2%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2014 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (34% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg29%

New Hampshire avg53%

82^nd of 86

New Hampshire public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

155^th of 158Franklin School District among New Hampshire 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	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	82 of 86	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	73 of 87	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	84 of 85	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	82 of 85	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	78 of 84	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	80 of 81	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	29.1	68 of 82	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.0	72 of 84	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.4	68 of 77	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.3	73 of 85	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.2	59 of 83	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.8	58 of 83	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	12.5	75 of 81	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.5	73 of 81	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	2.3	78 of 79	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	77 of 80	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	71 of 81	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	76 of 78	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	71 of 79	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	60 of 63	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	53 of 60	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	77 of 78	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	70 of 82	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	77 of 78	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	76 of 78	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	54 of 60	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	54 of 61	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	57 of 61	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2019	41.9	16 of 31	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	85 of 86	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	71 of 87	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	82 of 83	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	83 of 85	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	65 of 67	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	60 of 66	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	64 of 64	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)48th percentile

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Reading44%-11 vs state

Science14%-24 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student on FaceBook
Monday, June 8, 2009

This school has no idea what they are doing. And on top of that we have the lowest rates in NH. There are very few students who take these state tests seriously. The teachers aren't teaching and nothing is being accomplished. FHS is $1,000,000 in debt. This is sad! I'm not attending FHS next year because of this. I have always taken my tests seriously and yet everything is being changed because of those people who don't want to take the tests. I have gone though a lot in this school and I'm sick and tired of it. We have very few teachers and an even smaller number of good teachers. So thing needs to be done to help this school. But all I know is I am NOT attending next year. Close Quote

Schools Near Franklin High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Reading (2025)	NH SAS Mathematics (2025)	NH SAS Reading (2025)	NH SAS 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	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT Reading 11th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 11th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Franklin High School	Public	9-12	119 Central St.	Franklin	03235	Merrimack County	Franklin School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 934-5441	280	17	16.1	51.4%	241 (86.1%)	2 (0.7%)	23 (8.2%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	7.5	82^nd of 86 public high schools	4.7%		18.8	73^rd of 87 public high schools	16.1%	9		44.0		44.0	14.0	14.0	$21,001
Winnisquam Regional High School	Public	9-12	435 W. Main St.	Tilton	03276	Belknap County	Winnisquam Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 286-4531	357	22	16.2	30.5%	318 (89.1%)	5 (1.4%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.0%)	21.5	71^st of 86 public high schools	17.4%		16.2	79^th of 87 public high schools	9.2%	8	10.0	56.0	10.0	56.0	28.0	28.0	$19,188
Compass Classical Academy Charter School (H)	Public, Charter	9-12	5 Elm Street	Northfield	03276	Merrimack County	Compass Classical Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(603) 729-3370	43	4	10.7	46.5%	36 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	5 (11.6%)								(n/a)
Belmont High School	Public	9-12	255 Seavey Rd.	Belmont	03220	Belknap County	Shaker Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 267-6525	361	30	11.9	21.3%	339 (93.9%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	39.3	52^nd of 86 public high schools	39.5%		67.9	23^rd of 87 public high schools	73.6%	29	27.0	57.0	27.0	57.0	36.0	36.0	$18,442
Newfound Regional High School	Public	9-12	150 Newfound Rd	Bristol	03222	Grafton County	Newfound Area School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 744-6006	357	31	11.5	30.5%	334 (93.6%)	6 (1.7%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	22.8	70^th of 86 public high schools	18.6%		51.1	36^th of 87 public high schools	58.6%	34	19.0	49.0	19.0	49.0	30.0	30.0	$19,967
CSI Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	26 Washington Street	Penacook	03303	Merrimack County	CSI Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(603) 753-0194	34	2	16.1	11.8%	34 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Laconia High School	Public	9-12	345 Union Ave.	Laconia	03246	Belknap County	Laconia School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 524-3350	562	56	10.0	34.7%	484 (86.1%)	19 (3.4%)	25 (4.4%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.6%)	13.4	77^th of 86 public high schools	10.5%		21.2	70^th of 87 public high schools	19.5%	7	11.0	45.0	11.0	45.0	25.0	25.0	$21,949
Merrimack Valley High School	Public	9-12	106 Village St.	Penacook	03303	Merrimack County	Merrimack Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 753-4311	744	54	13.8	24.1%	676 (90.9%)	17 (2.3%)	25 (3.4%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.6%)	59.8	26^th of 86 public high schools	69.8%		40.5	44^th of 87 public high schools	49.4%	18	27.0	71.0	27.0	71.0	46.0	46.0	$15,620
Kearsarge Regional High School	Public	9-12	457 North Rd.	North Sutton	03260	Merrimack County	Kearsarge Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 927-4261	485	47	10.4	8.2%	437 (90.1%)	5 (1.0%)	23 (4.7%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	50.7	36^th of 86 public high schools	58.1%		51.2	35^th of 87 public high schools	59.8%	1	31.0	70.0	31.0	70.0	31.0	31.0	$27,134
Gilford High School	Public	9-12	88 Alvah Wilson Rd.	Gilford	03249	Belknap County	Gilford School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 524-7135	470	41	11.4	11.3%	450 (95.7%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.7%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	45.6	45^th of 86 public high schools	47.7%		40.3	45^th of 87 public high schools	48.3%		28.0	68.0	28.0	68.0	30.0	30.0	$22,043

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin High School

How many students attend Franklin High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 280 students attended Franklin High School.

What schools feed into Franklin High School?

Franklin High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Paul A. Smith School
Middle : Franklin Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Franklin High School?

Students at Franklin High School are 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Is Franklin High School a good school?

Franklin High School ranks in the bottom 4.7% of New Hampshire high schools.

What district is Franklin High School in?

Franklin School District

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