Franklin Borough School District

The Franklin Borough School District is a small district in New Jersey that serves students in grades PK-8 at a single school, Franklin Borough School. The school has faced academic challenges, with its performance consistently ranking in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools over the past three years.

Franklin Borough School's academic performance is mixed, with some grade levels and subject areas performing above the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics, while others fall significantly behind. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 32.6% in 6th grade to 70% in 8th grade, compared to the state average of 44.9% to 57.1%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 8.1% in 8th grade to 54.5% in Algebra I, compared to the state average of 20.7% to 49.8%. Science proficiency rates were also low, with 5th grade at 21.5% and 8th grade at 6.7%, compared to state averages of 30.1% and 19%, respectively.

The school also faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 14.9% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, with 46.81% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. Despite these challenges, the school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $15,890, and the student-teacher ratio for the 2023-2024 school year was 10.2, which is lower than the state average. These findings suggest a need for a comprehensive review of the school's performance, practices, and resource allocation to identify areas for improvement and develop targeted strategies to support student success.