Summary:
Franklin Local is a rural Ohio district serving about 1,776 students across four schools — two elementary schools (PK–5), one junior high (6–8), and one high school (9–12) — and its overall 2-star, 37th-percentile rating hides wide differences between individual buildings.
Duncan Falls Elementary School is the district's clear standout, with the largest enrollment (648), the best test scores, the lowest chronic absenteeism (13.3%), and the only elementary ranking at 3 stars and above the 60th percentile. By contrast, Roseville Elementary School is the smallest (239 students) and the lowest-ranked, with very strong 5th grade results (Science 76.2%, Math and ELA both 71.4%) but serious early-grade gaps — 3rd grade ELA is 34.4% and 3rd grade Math is 43.8%, far below district and state averages.
At the secondary level, Philo Junior High School is improving (8th grade Science rose to 57.6%, Math to 48.6%, and ELA to 60.0%), though most grade-level scores remain below the state and its 100% Algebra I result likely reflects a small or selective group. Philo High School shows the district's sharpest contrast: a 97.3% graduation rate alongside a drop to the 28th percentile and 1 star, with Geometry at 23.1%, Algebra I at 48.1%, and Biology at 51.7% — well below state levels. Chronic absenteeism is a concern at all three schools outside Duncan Falls (24.8% to 28.1% vs. the district's 21.5%).
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