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Ben Franklin Middle School

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Ben Franklin Middle School ranks 849 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-7

849^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 43% of New York middle schools

Summary

Ben Franklin Middle School is a public middle school in Buffalo, New York, serving 616 students in grades 5-7. It is part of the Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District, which is ranked 574 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ben Franklin Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York middle schools, with a ranking between 718 and 1152 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the district and state averages, with the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranging from 39.34% to 50.28% in 2024-2025, compared to the district's 46.05% to 50.98% and the state's 50.86% to 56.61%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Asian, African American, English Language Learners, and students with low socioeconomic status, who rank in the bottom 25% of New York middle schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Ben Franklin Middle School's performance is generally lower than that of Herbert Hoover Middle School, which has consistently higher rankings and better academic outcomes. However, Ben Franklin Middle School performs better than some other nearby schools, such as those in the Cheektowaga Central School District and the North Tonawanda City School District, which have lower rankings and academic performance. The school's academic performance has been relatively stagnant over the past few years, with little improvement in state assessment scores or rankings.

654

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,369

Per pupil spending ?

46.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

540 Parkhurst Blvd
Buffalo, NY 14223-2198

(716) 874-8404

District: Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District

Students who attend Ben Franklin Middle School usually attend:

High:

Kenmore East Senior High School

Feeder schools for Ben Franklin Middle School:

Elementary:	Ben Franklin Elementary School
	Thomas A Edison Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.3%

African American:

9.9%

Hispanic:

7.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (46% vs 52% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg49%

New York avg52%

849^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District

574^th of 874Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District among New York 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 York percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	849 of 1500	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	798 of 1504	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1152 of 1500	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.9	874 of 1479	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	935 of 1242	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.7	718 of 1439	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.3	872 of 1438	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.1	745 of 1455	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.1	904 of 1429	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.3	885 of 1407	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.9	693 of 1401	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.2	486 of 1373	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.5	462 of 1337	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.3	479 of 1295	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.3	483 of 1243	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.2	458 of 1224	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.1	460 of 1185	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.3	405 of 1123	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.1	412 of 1095	62.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	620 of 676	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	522 of 705	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	616 of 696	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	636 of 706	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	570 of 653	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	533 of 663	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	342 of 406	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	311 of 381	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	225 of 236	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	622 of 646	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	808 of 1457	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	791 of 1465	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	1059 of 1463	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.6	687 of 1454	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.8	821 of 1066	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.1	673 of 1370	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	633 of 1353	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	764 of 965	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.3	463 of 953	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.2	823 of 943	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	55.6	337 of 914	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.0	372 of 449	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	707 of 826	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	976 of 1283	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	961 of 1296	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	1069 of 1288	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	903 of 1306	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.2	806 of 935	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	770 of 1241	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	906 of 1245	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	45.3	771 of 1464	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	1142 of 1464	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.3	930 of 1455	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	846 of 1071	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	711 of 1366	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	1037 of 1352	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	45.3	100 of 190	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	1001 of 1298	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	879 of 1303	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	893 of 1307	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	881 of 1283	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	879 of 1139	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	1000 of 1170	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	498 of 775	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	495 of 778	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.3	661 of 772	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	564 of 748	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	529 of 614	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	441 of 716	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.1	624 of 763	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2022)47th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2024)47th percentile~ school

Female (2025)45th percentile~ school

White (2025)36th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2025)16th percentile-28 vs school

African American (2025)8th percentile-35 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Science47%~ state avg

English Language Arts46%-7 vs state

Math46%-8 vs state

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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	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ben Franklin Middle School	Public	5-7	540 Parkhurst Blvd	Buffalo	14223	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 874-8404	654	65	10.0	46.3%	460 (70.3%)	65 (9.9%)	49 (7.5%)	37 (5.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.1%)	43	849^th of 1500 public middle schools	43.4%		45.5	798^th of 1504 public middle schools	46.9%	51							49.8	39.3	50.3				40.5	36.9	62.6		47.4		98.6	99.2	99.7	99.5	99.5	99.4	99.8	99.4	$27,369	$1,510	$25,859
Herbert Hoover Middle School	Public	5-7	249 Thorncliff Rd	Buffalo	14223	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 874-8405	772	72	10.7	46.2%	522 (67.6%)	62 (8.0%)	82 (10.6%)	45 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.6%)	61.4	533^rd of 1500 public middle schools	64.5%		45.5	799^th of 1504 public middle schools	46.9%	266							53.1	53.5	50.2				44.7	57.9	66.2		43.2		98.8	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	99.9	99.9	$27,298	$1,390	$25,908
Sweet Home Middle School	Public	6-8	4150 Maple Rd	Amherst	14226	Erie County	Sweet Home Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 250-1450	858	75	11.4	41.1%	471 (54.9%)	167 (19.5%)	67 (7.8%)	102 (11.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.7%)	31	1099^th of 1500 public middle schools	26.7%		38.4	948^th of 1504 public middle schools	37.0%	151		98.9	92.1					40.6	41.9	34.2				40.6	53.5	16.3		27.3	98.7	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.6	$26,283	$837	$25,447
Amherst Middle School	Public	6-8	55 Kings Hwy	Amherst	14226	Erie County	Amherst Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 362-7100	646	73	8.8	35.8%	385 (59.6%)	101 (15.6%)	38 (5.9%)	76 (11.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.8%)	77.4	287^th of 1500 public middle schools	80.9%		84.5	184^th of 1504 public middle schools	87.8%	103	100.0		100.0					58.6	62.6	65.0				65.3	72.0	77.6		67.0	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.9	100.0	$25,462	$1,229	$24,233
Cleveland Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	105 Mapleview Rd	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cleveland Hill Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 836-7200	305	37	8.3	63.6%	113 (37.0%)	102 (33.4%)	17 (5.6%)	40 (13.1%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	27 (8.9%)	43.2	844^th of 1500 public middle schools	43.7%		45.6	796^th of 1504 public middle schools	47.1%	48			100.0	73.7				46.2	51.1	38.7				34.0	57.5	52.7		39.0	97.8	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	100.0	$26,717	$1,535	$25,182
Heim Middle School	Public	5-8	175 Heim Rd	Williamsville	14221	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 626-8600	648	59	10.9	26.2%	473 (73.0%)	25 (3.9%)	26 (4.0%)	83 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.2%)	80.4	252^nd of 1500 public middle schools	83.2%		85.7	174^th of 1504 public middle schools	88.4%	78	95.4		100.0				68.8	67.3	64.9	58.2			79.3	81.6	76.9	65.0	64.9	55.6	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$24,723	$687	$24,036
Mill Middle School	Public	5-8	505 Mill St	Williamsville	14221	Erie County	Williamsville Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 626-8300	790	74	10.6	26.1%	601 (76.1%)	36 (4.6%)	44 (5.6%)	75 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.3%)	84.3	199^th of 1500 public middle schools	86.7%		79.5	244^th of 1504 public middle schools	83.8%	45	100.0		100.0				76.9	71.5	67.5	70.0			66.0	62.1	78.3	89.7	57.5	77.1	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	$21,614	$662	$20,951
Ps 59 Dr Charles Drew Science Magnet	Public	3-8	1 Mlk Park	Buffalo	14211	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3370	293	35	8.4	97.3%	27 (9.2%)	177 (60.4%)	25 (8.5%)	53 (18.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	6	2402^nd of 2445 public middle schools	1.8%		8.3	1456^th of 1504 public middle schools	3.2%	946					35.0	19.1	9.3	4.9	17.8	17.7	18.6	23.8	7.6	16.1	28.9	3.8	11.3	17.3	97.8	99.3	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.6	99.1	$34,567	$5,515	$29,053
Maryvale Middle School	Public	6-8	1050 Maryvale Dr	Cheektowaga	14225	Erie County	Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 631-7425	518	49	10.6	64.7%	310 (59.8%)	56 (10.8%)	63 (12.2%)	64 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	42.8	853^rd of 1500 public middle schools	43.1%		45.3	805^th of 1504 public middle schools	46.5%	48		100.0	97.7					37.7	43.1	39.0				46.3	56.4	46.0		53.7	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	100.0	$23,093	$1,470	$21,623
North Tonawanda Middle School	Public	7-8	455 Meadow Dr	North Tonawanda	14120	Niagara County	North Tonawanda City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 807-3700	495	50	9.8	46.5%	414 (83.6%)	11 (2.2%)	32 (6.5%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.3%)	32.7	1051^st of 1500 public middle schools	29.9%		30.1	1103^rd of 1504 public middle schools	26.7%	52		98.0	100.0						36.4	39.5					35.2	36.7		48.5	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$23,165	$1,006	$22,160

Frequently Asked Questions about Ben Franklin Middle School

What high school do graduates of Ben Franklin Middle School attend?

Students who attend Ben Franklin Middle School usually go on to attend Kenmore East Senior High School

How many students attend Ben Franklin Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 654 students attended Ben Franklin Middle School.

What district is Ben Franklin Middle School in?

Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District

Is Ben Franklin Middle School a good school?

Ben Franklin Middle School ranks 849^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ben Franklin Middle School?

Students at Ben Franklin Middle School are 70% White, 10% African American, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

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