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Franklin High School

Q: Is Franklin High School a good school?

Franklin High School ranks 298 th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

298^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 31% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Franklin High School is a public high school located in Somerset, New Jersey, serving 2,200 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Franklin Township Public School District, which is ranked 432 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Franklin High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey high schools, with only 40.2% of 9th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 12% of 10th graders proficient or better in Algebra I in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's four-year graduation rate of 91.3% is slightly below the state average, and its chronic absenteeism rate ranges from 14.9% to 24.7%, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 44.86% to 47.88% over the past few years.

While New Brunswick High School and Bound Brook High School perform similarly or slightly better than Franklin High School, the school lags behind higher-performing institutions in the area, such as Piscataway Township High School and Somerset County Vocational Technical High School, which rank in the top 25% of New Jersey high schools. Franklin High School's per-student spending of $8,609 in 2018-2019 is also lower than the state average, which may contribute to the school's academic challenges.

2,134

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,609

Per pupil spending ?

50.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Elizabeth Avenue
Somerset, NJ 08873-3001

(732) 302-4200

District: Franklin Township Public School District

Feeder schools for Franklin High School:

Elementary:	Claremont Elementary School
	Conerly Road School
	Elizabeth Avenue School
	Franklin Park School
	More...
	Hillcrest School
	MacAfee Road School
	Pine Grove Manor School
Middle:	Franklin Middle School at Hamilton Street Campus
	Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.1%

African American:

31.8%

Asian:

12.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (37% vs 49% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (24% vs 14% New Jersey)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg38%

New Jersey avg49%

298^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

432^nd of 609Franklin Township Public School District among New Jersey 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 Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	298 of 434	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	277 of 429	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	291 of 422	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	257 of 415	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	288 of 405	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	205 of 416	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.7	217 of 415	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.1	195 of 411	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.7	133 of 409	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	39.5	211 of 406	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.2	297 of 411	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.9	307 of 396	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.1	268 of 388	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.9	276 of 378	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.1	261 of 371	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	45.4	252 of 370	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.9	264 of 359	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.9	265 of 361	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.3	259 of 357	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	47.6	230 of 351	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.6	239 of 348	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	30.9	262 of 343	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	151 of 283	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.7	111 of 282	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.4	91 of 250	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	57 of 256	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	55.5	77 of 247	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.4	55 of 254	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	53.2	88 of 266	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	86 of 190	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.4	168 of 191	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	136 of 172	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	118 of 175	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.5	142 of 165	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	119 of 191	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	114 of 198	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	158 of 215	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	152 of 191	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	106 of 161	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	78 of 137	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	73 of 101	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.0	34 of 138	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	43.7	59 of 146	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	291 of 426	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	258 of 420	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.4	337 of 416	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	258 of 414	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	299 of 402	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.6	219 of 408	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	234 of 403	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	303 of 406	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	314 of 403	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	273 of 385	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	241 of 382	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.6	322 of 374	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.3	169 of 364	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.6	201 of 368	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	281 of 377	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	255 of 358	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	268 of 344	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.1	150 of 324	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.8	253 of 326	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.7	113 of 347	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.3	163 of 345	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	288 of 426	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	310 of 419	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	243 of 414	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	224 of 410	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.6	286 of 402	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.6	190 of 407	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.4	211 of 405	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	189 of 359	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	265 of 361	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.5	115 of 339	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.2	246 of 344	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.4	148 of 333	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.4	150 of 349	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.1	178 of 355	49.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	160 of 347	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.4	168 of 345	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	151 of 335	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.6	138 of 335	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.9	138 of 336	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.4	91 of 339	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	60.0	89 of 340	73.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Asian (2025)55th percentile+23 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)47th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)32nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts77%-4 vs state

Algebra II64%-16 vs state

Mathematics44%-14 vs state

Science19%-12 vs state

Algebra I12%-19 vs state

Geometry6%-47 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)	NJSLA Algebra I (2025)			NJSLA Geometry (2025)			NJSLA Algebra II (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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Franklin High School	Public	9-12	500 Elizabeth Avenue	Somerset	08873	Somerset County	Franklin Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 302-4200	2,134	180	11.8	50.2%	204 (9.6%)	678 (31.8%)	920 (43.1%)	259 (12.1%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	60 (2.8%)	33.5	298^th of 434 public high schools	31.3%		35.6	277^th of 429 public high schools	35.4%	21	77.2	44.2	19.3	40.2	12.8	12.0	12.1	8.4	0.0	6.5	71.0	20.0	63.8	$8,609	$137	$8,472
Manville High School	Public	9-12	1100 Brooks Boulevard	Manville	08835	Somerset County	Manville School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 231-6806	528	52	10.2	64.2%	156 (29.5%)	46 (8.7%)	313 (59.3%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	27.7	325^th of 434 public high schools	25.1%		26.4	329^th of 429 public high schools	23.3%	4	82.4	39.4	16.3	21.4	4.5		5.2	17.9		17.9				$10,806	$135	$10,671
The Career Center of the SCESC	Public	6-12	7 Finderne Avenue	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Somerset County Educational Services Commission School Distr	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 707-0070	7	5	1.3		1 (14.3%)	1 (14.3%)	4 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)								(n/a)														$33,592		$33,592
Somerset Secondary Academy	Public	9-12	7 Finderne Ave	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Somerset County Educational Services Commission School Distr	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 707-0070	70	15	4.6	42.9%	15 (21.4%)	22 (31.4%)	31 (44.3%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$40,779		$40,779
Bound Brook High School	Public	9-12	111 West Union Avenue	Bound Brook	08805	Somerset County	Bound Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 652-7950	579	58	9.9	83.6%	50 (8.6%)	53 (9.2%)	463 (80.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	19.6	360^th of 434 public high schools	17.1%		22.9	343^rd of 429 public high schools	20.0%	17	65.1	34.4	17.1	34.3	7.1		7.1	19.2		19.2				$9,392	$15	$9,377
New Brunswick High School	Public	9-12	1000 Somerset St	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	2,443	173	14.1	88.1%	6 (0.2%)	143 (5.9%)	2,282 (93.4%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	23.2	345^th of 434 public high schools	20.5%		18.8	364^th of 429 public high schools	15.2%	19	74.7	34.0	15.1	23.8	6.6		6.6	21.2		20.5				$8,526		$8,526
Piscataway Township High School	Public	9-12	100 Behmer Road	Piscataway	08854	Middlesex County	Piscataway Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 981-0700	2,144	155	13.8	42.9%	262 (12.2%)	583 (27.2%)	544 (25.4%)	677 (31.6%)	12 (0.6%)	9 (0.4%)	57 (2.7%)	47.2	220^th of 434 public high schools	49.3%		52.1	187^th of 429 public high schools	56.4%	33	79.1	59.6	35.5	50.2	7.6		7.5	49.5		49.3	95.5		95.5	$7,617	$163	$7,454
Somerville High School	Public	9-12	222 Davenport Street	Somerville	08876	Somerset County	Somerville Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 218-4108	1,072	94	11.4	26.3%	562 (52.4%)	99 (9.2%)	275 (25.7%)	82 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (4.4%)	51.8	191^st of 434 public high schools	56.0%		50.1	200^th of 429 public high schools	53.4%	9		72.4	43.4	51.8	17.4		16.7	26.9		26.5	75.0		75.0	$10,063	$35	$10,028
Middlesex High School	Public	9-12	300 John F. Kennedy Drive	Middlesex	08846	Middlesex County	Middlesex Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 317-6000	597	55	10.8	45.7%	226 (37.9%)	41 (6.9%)	257 (43.0%)	48 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	18 (3.0%)	48.3	210^th of 434 public high schools	51.6%		40.1	258^th of 429 public high schools	39.9%	48	88.7	51.8	26.3	48.7	24.8		24.8	57.1		57.1				$11,917	$24	$11,893
Somerset County Vocational Technical High School	Public	9-12	14 Vogt Drive	Bridgewater	08807	Somerset County	Somerset County Vocational and Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 526-8900	332	58	5.6	19.3%	124 (37.3%)	19 (5.7%)	76 (22.9%)	94 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	12 (3.6%)	67.8	105^th of 434 public high schools	75.8%		70.7	95^th of 429 public high schools	77.9%	10		75.3	63.8	72.8	14.3		14.3	41.2		41.2	94.5		94.5	$23,205	$871	$22,334

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin High School

Is Franklin High School a good school?

Franklin High School ranks 298^th of 434 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Franklin High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,134 students attended Franklin High School.

What schools feed into Franklin High School?

Franklin High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Claremont Elementary School
Elementary : Conerly Road School
Elementary : Elizabeth Avenue School
Elementary : Franklin Park School
Elementary : Hillcrest School
Elementary : MacAfee Road School
Elementary : Pine Grove Manor School
Middle : Franklin Middle School at Hamilton Street Campus
Middle : Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus

What district is Franklin High School in?

Franklin Township Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Franklin High School?

Students at Franklin High School are 43% Hispanic, 32% African American, 12% Asian, 10% White, 3% Two or more races.

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