Summary:
ZIP code 07417 has one middle school, Franklin Avenue Middle School, serving grades 6–8 with 369 students. Since it is the only school in the area listing, there is no school-to-school comparison; its results are best viewed against New Jersey figures. In 2025–2026, its grade-level ELA and math averages were above the state averages, but grade 8 math was the important exception: 18% of students were proficient, compared with 23% statewide, a 4-point gap below the state.
Within the school, grade 7 ELA was the strongest grade-level result at 75%, while grade 8 math was the weakest at 18%. The other listed ELA and math grade results exceeded state figures: grade 6 math was 69% versus 40% statewide, and grade 7 math was 58% versus 38%; ELA results were 68%–75%, compared with 51%–56% statewide. Across grades 6–8, the average state advantage was 18 points in ELA and 15 points in math. Course tests also show strong results: Algebra I end-of-course proficiency was 93% versus 40% statewide, and Geometry was 100% versus 52%. These course results are separate from the grade-level math results.
ELA and math proficiency declined in every grade from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, and the school’s average advantage over the state narrowed—from 26 to 18 points in ELA and from 21 to 15 points in math. Grade 8 science was a positive exception, improving from 33% to 36% while the state remained at 19%. SchoolDigger gives the Franklin Lakes School District 4 stars and ranks it 114th of 607 districts, at the 81st percentile; its reported percentile was 89% in 2024–2025 and 85% in 2025–2026. For context, the school’s 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 7, and 3% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. Chronic absenteeism that year was 7%, below the state’s 14% but above the district’s 6%. The list includes only this one school, so these context measures cannot be compared across schools.
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