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Franklin Middle School

Q: Is Franklin Middle School a good school?

Franklin Middle School ranks in the bottom 0.0% of New Hampshire middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Franklin Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 301 students attended Franklin Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Franklin Middle School?

Students at Franklin Middle School are 86% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Franklin Middle School attend?

Students who attend Franklin Middle School usually go on to attend Franklin High School

Public Grades 5-8

138^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 138 New Hampshire Middle Schools

Better than 0% of New Hampshire middle schools

Summary

Franklin Middle School is a public school in Franklin, New Hampshire, serving 301 students in grades 5–8 as part of the Franklin School District. The school serves a community with relatively high levels of economic need, with 67.1% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25.

The most important concern for families is academic performance. Recent results were well below New Hampshire averages in every reported subject: 18% of students were proficient in reading compared with 55% statewide, while 7th-grade math proficiency was 14% compared with 44% statewide. Earlier results show the same pattern, with math, reading, and science proficiency generally ranging from about 10% to 27%. The school ranked 138th out of 138 New Hampshire schools in 2025–26, and the Franklin School District ranked 162nd out of 166 districts. These results suggest broad, persistent challenges rather than a problem limited to one grade or subject. The student-teacher ratio of 10.9 to 1 is relatively favorable, but the available data indicate that staffing levels alone have not translated into stronger outcomes.

Winnisquam Regional Middle School, just 2.14 miles away, offers a useful comparison because it also serves grades 5–8 and has a similar enrollment. Winnisquam ranked 86th statewide and reported 49% math, 39% reading, and 34% science proficiency, all notably higher than Franklin’s recent results. Other nearby schools, including Laconia Middle School and Benjamin Franklin Academy Chartered Public School (M), also performed above Franklin. Families may want to ask about plans for improving math fundamentals, literacy instruction, attendance and engagement, intervention services, and coordination between school and district leaders. The school’s high-need student population is important context, but the data still point to a need for substantial academic improvement.

301

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,008

Per pupil spending ?

67.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

200 Sanborn St
Franklin, NH 03235-1366

(603) 934-5828

District: Franklin School District

Students who attend Franklin Middle School usually attend:

High:

Franklin High School

Feeder schools for Franklin Middle School:

Elementary:

Paul A. Smith School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.7%

Hispanic:

9.3%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2016 → <1st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Hampshire average (18% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg15%

New Hampshire avg46%

138^th of 138

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

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162^nd of 166Franklin 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2024	3.6	232 of 234	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	232 of 237	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	223 of 233	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	206 of 211	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	224 of 231	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	202 of 231	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.7	208 of 229	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.6	211 of 244	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.8	167 of 206	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.0	188 of 242	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.3	215 of 241	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.2	207 of 241	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.3	218 of 237	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.7	229 of 242	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	24.6	200 of 240	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	12.2	222 of 236	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.2	230 of 237	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.9	226 of 238	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2024	6.0	185 of 187	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	176 of 193	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	179 of 187	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	152 of 160	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	187 of 192	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	158 of 190	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2024	3.1	192 of 193	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	194 of 199	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	179 of 194	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	160 of 168	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	182 of 195	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	172 of 195	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2022	39.4	37 of 59	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.4	32 of 34	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2024	3.4	226 of 228	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	228 of 233	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	223 of 229	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	203 of 209	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	224 of 229	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	205 of 227	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	3.6	138 of 138	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.7	125 of 133	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	126 of 130	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	129 of 134	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	124 of 130	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	114 of 125	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	126 of 128	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	113 of 131	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.9	93 of 125	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.9	102 of 134	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.0	91 of 107	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.9	123 of 132	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.5	117 of 131	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.6	126 of 131	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.0	127 of 128	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.4	124 of 127	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.3	120 of 127	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.4	124 of 129	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.6	118 of 125	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.4	122 of 126	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	5.4	111 of 113	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.1	110 of 113	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	110 of 110	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	111 of 114	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	111 of 115	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	99 of 113	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	108 of 114	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	92 of 116	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	3.5	121 of 121	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	93 of 117	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	109 of 113	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	102 of 117	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	105 of 117	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	107 of 116	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	113 of 113	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	105 of 114	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2023	22.3	46 of 52	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	42 of 49	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2026	3.3	136 of 136	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.8	126 of 132	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	126 of 128	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	130 of 132	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	128 of 129	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	115 of 123	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	125 of 126	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	118 of 129	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2022)37th percentile+33 vs school

Female (2024)1st percentile~ school

White (2024)1st percentile~ school

Male (2024)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2023)12th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)<1st percentile~ school

White (2026)<1st percentile~ school

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NH SAS Mathematics (2026)					NH SAS Reading (2026)					NH SAS 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	NH SAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 5th Grade	NH SAS Reading 6th Grade	NH SAS Reading 7th Grade	NH SAS Reading 8th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science 8th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Franklin Middle School	Public	5-8	200 Sanborn St	Franklin	03235	Merrimack County	Franklin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 934-5828	301	27	10.9	67.1%	258 (85.7%)	2 (0.7%)	28 (9.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	3.6	138^th of 138 public middle schools	0.0%		9.7	125^th of 133 public middle schools	6.0%	13	423.0	437.0	14.0	496.0	< 10%	21.0	591.0	24.0	18.0	18.0	529.0	829.0	< 10%	$17,008
Winnisquam Regional Middle School	Public	5-8	76 Winter St.	Tilton	03276	Belknap County	Winnisquam Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 286-7143	361	28	12.8	37.4%	318 (88.1%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.4%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.8%)	39.8	86^th of 138 public middle schools	37.7%		36.3	88^th of 133 public middle schools	33.8%	2	52.0	67.0	42.0	35.0	49.0	43.0	37.0	38.0	36.0	39.0	27.0	41.0	34.0	$17,312
Belmont Middle School	Public	5-8	38 School St	Belmont	03220	Belknap County	Shaker Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 267-9220	350	32	11.0	29.7%	321 (91.7%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.0%)	61.7	45^th of 138 public middle schools	67.4%		53.9	57^th of 133 public middle schools	57.1%	12	30.0	46.0	41.0	57.0	44.0	63.0	54.0	56.0	71.0	61.0	31.0	44.0	37.0	$17,773
Laconia Middle School	Public	6-8	150 McGrath St	Laconia	03246	Belknap County	Laconia School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 524-4632	414	37	11.1	43.0%	350 (84.5%)	6 (1.4%)	23 (5.6%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.5%)	32	97^th of 138 public middle schools	29.7%		27.1	98^th of 133 public middle schools	26.3%	1		45.0	30.0	18.0	31.0		53.0	49.0	42.0	48.0		28.0	28.0	$17,835
Newfound Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	155 N. Main St.	Bristol	03222	Grafton County	Newfound Area School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 744-8162	296	26	11.3	35.1%	277 (93.6%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	60.8	47^th of 138 public middle schools	65.9%		55.1	51^st of 133 public middle schools	61.7%	4		41.0	52.0	50.0	48.0		48.0	61.0	61.0	57.0		50.0	50.0	$19,733
Merrimack Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	14 Allen St.	Penacook	03303	Merrimack County	Merrimack Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 753-6336	466	45	10.3	32.2%	415 (89.1%)	8 (1.7%)	18 (3.9%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	50.3	65^th of 138 public middle schools	52.9%		41.3	81^st of 133 public middle schools	39.1%	16		43.0	43.0	45.0	44.0		52.0	60.0	53.0	55.0		33.0	33.0	$16,978
Gilford Middle School	Public	5-8	72 Alvah Wilson Rd.	Gilford	03249	Belknap County	Gilford School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 527-2460	277	29	9.5	15.9%	251 (90.6%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.5%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	65.8	36^th of 138 public middle schools	73.9%		69.7	36^th of 133 public middle schools	72.9%		44.0	60.0	60.0	38.0	51.0	66.0	64.0	76.0	52.0	65.0	34.0	36.0	35.0	$20,625
Hopkinton Middle School	Public	7-8	297 Park Ave.	Contoocook	03229	Merrimack County	Hopkinton School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 746-4167	165	16	10.5	4.8%	147 (89.1%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.6%)	80	23^rd of 138 public middle schools	83.3%		87.3	12^th of 133 public middle schools	91.0%	11			75.0	53.0	64.0			80.0	70.0	75.0		40.0	40.0	$17,820
Benjamin Franklin Academy Chartered Public School (M)	Public, Charter	6-8	157 Chichester Rd	Loudon	03307	Merrimack County	Benjamin Franklin Academy Chartered Public School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(603) 325-7688	52	4	12.0	7.7%	47 (90.4%)	2 (3.8%)	2 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	20.8	115^th of 138 public middle schools	16.7%					(n/a)		13.0	50.0	15.0	24.0		25.0	42.0	36.0	33.0		29.0	29.0
Kearsarge Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	32 Gile Pond Rd.	North Sutton	03260	Merrimack County	Kearsarge Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 927-2100	410	40	10.2	12.7%	388 (94.6%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.9%)	58.8	52^nd of 138 public middle schools	62.3%		57.7	47^th of 133 public middle schools	64.7%	5		48.0	51.0	47.0	48.0		64.0	63.0	53.0	60.0		31.0	31.0	$21,710

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Is Franklin Middle School a good school?

Franklin Middle School ranks in the bottom 0.0% of New Hampshire middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Franklin Middle School attend?

Students who attend Franklin Middle School usually go on to attend Franklin High School

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Middle School?

Students at Franklin Middle School are 86% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Franklin Middle School in?

Franklin School District

How many students attend Franklin Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 301 students attended Franklin Middle School.

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