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Franklin Area Junior/Senior High School

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Franklin Area Junior/Senior High School ranks 289 th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

289^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 58% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Franklin Area Junior/Senior High School is a public high school serving 820 students in grades 7-12 in Franklin, Pennsylvania. The school is part of the Franklin Area School District, which is ranked 356 out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past 10 years, Franklin Area Junior/Senior High School's statewide ranking has fluctuated, ranging from 147 to 490 out of Pennsylvania's high schools, and its SchoolDigger rating has varied from 1 to 4 stars. In the most recent school year, the school ranked 289 out of 681 Pennsylvania high schools and received a 3-star rating. While female students and white students have consistently outperformed the school's overall rankings, the school's ranking for disabled students has been relatively low, indicating a need for improvement in supporting this student group. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 87.5% to 94.6%, and the dropout rate has been relatively low, between 0.2% and 1.6%.

Academically, Franklin Area Junior/Senior High School has struggled with math proficiency, with only 24% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to the state average of 41.7%. However, the school has performed better in English Language Arts and Science, with 39.7% and 52.8% of students proficient or better, respectively. Compared to nearby schools, such as Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School and Rocky Grove Junior/Senior High School, Franklin Area's performance is generally in the middle range. The school has seen a significant increase in per-student spending in recent years, but this has not necessarily translated to improved academic outcomes.

942

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,586

Per pupil spending ?

87%

Free/discounted lunch ?

246 Pone Lane
Franklin, PA 16323-9723

(814) 432-2121

District: Franklin Area School District

Feeder schools for Franklin Area Junior/Senior High School:

Elementary:	Central Elementary School
	Sandycreek Elementary School
	Victory Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.2%

Two or more races:

6.4%

Hispanic:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Pennsylvania average (89%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (39% vs 46% meeting standards)

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

!Math scores 18 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg42%

Pennsylvania avg46%

Middle school

531^st of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 5 pts since 2019

From bottom 44% (2019) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

289^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Pennsylvania High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

356^th of 606Franklin Area School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	531 of 873	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	483 of 891	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	476 of 893	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	558 of 883	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	481 of 797	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	498 of 891	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	427 of 643	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.2	237 of 672	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.3	325 of 660	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	499 of 835	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.5	435 of 860	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	548 of 843	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	552 of 877	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	511 of 874	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	544 of 839	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	532 of 870	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	62.7	64 of 187	65.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	545 of 649	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	524 of 673	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	543 of 681	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	289 of 681	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.1	197 of 686	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	190 of 674	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	41.2	446 of 634	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	74.2	147 of 537	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	48.0	446 of 693	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	460 of 673	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.8	416 of 663	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.3	490 of 677	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	43.3	469 of 680	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	61.4	251 of 580	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	39.3	430 of 591	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.0	473 of 664	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	47.3	432 of 660	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.6	302 of 649	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	44.3	443 of 632	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	63.8	244 of 621	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.5	235 of 615	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.1	360 of 604	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.4	471 of 593	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	58.3	276 of 590	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2003	39.9	420 of 583	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	372 of 524	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	71.5	93 of 513	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	61 of 502	87.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	283 of 657	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.3	159 of 665	76.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	301 of 651	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	200 of 664	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	87 of 652	86.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	308 of 660	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	220 of 662	66.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	316 of 583	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.0	230 of 595	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	229 of 577	60.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Middle school

Multi-racial (2023)66th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile~ school

Male (2025)35th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2025)34th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-23 vs school

High school

Female (2025)57th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2025)29th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature67%+5 vs state

Biology53%+4 vs state

Algebra I43%~ state avg

English Language Arts40%-9 vs state

Math24%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	PSSA Math (2025)				PSSA English Language Arts (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Franklin Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	246 Pone Lane	Franklin	16323	Venango County	Franklin Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 432-2121	942	55	17.1	87.0%	840 (89.2%)	15 (1.6%)	19 (2.0%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	60 (6.4%)	60.2	289^th of 681 public high schools	57.6%		71.1	197^th of 686 public high schools	71.3%	92	43.2	52.8	67.0	28.3	23.1	20.5	24.0	34.9	35.4	49.5	39.7	$18,586	$923	$17,662
Rocky Grove Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	403 Rocky Grove Ave	Franklin	16323	Venango County	Valley Grove School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 437-3759	366	29	12.5	108.5%	342 (93.4%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.8%)	77.5	145^th of 681 public high schools	78.7%		77.1	138^th of 686 public high schools	79.9%	7	61.5	56.6	75.9		34.6	31.6	33.0		55.8	56.1	56.0	$17,900	$290	$17,610
Cranberry Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 Education Dr	Seneca	16346	Venango County	Cranberry Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 676-8504	563	48	11.8	50.3%	539 (95.7%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	61.1	283^rd of 681 public high schools	58.4%		68.6	218^th of 686 public high schools	68.2%	65	47.7	44.4	72.8		26.7	12.5	19.2		50.0	34.4	41.8	$17,192	$2,395	$14,797
Venango Technology Center	Public	9-12	One Vo Tech Drive	Oil City	16301	Venango County	Venango Technology Center	No	No	No	No	(814) 677-3097	3	16	.1		3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Oil City Senior High School	Public	9-12	10 Lynch Blvd	Oil City	16301	Venango County	Oil City Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 676-2771	611	42	14.6	100.0%	562 (92.0%)	20 (3.3%)	15 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.6%)	42.3	443^rd of 681 public high schools	34.9%		46.2	420^th of 686 public high schools	38.8%	23	30.4	51.6	53.3									$18,620	$2,565	$16,054
Lakeview Middle-High School	Public	6-12	2482 Mercer St	Stoneboro	16153	Mercer County	Lakeview School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 376-7911	452	49	9.1	52.9%	439 (97.1%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	54.8	339^th of 681 public high schools	50.2%		58.8	310^th of 686 public high schools	54.8%	29	49.2	52.5	54.1	39.1	43.9	14.6	34.2	60.9	63.6	49.0	58.6	$20,976	$1,661	$19,314
Western Secure Treatment Unit	Public	9-12	12 Dakota Dr	Emlenton	16373	Butler County	Western Secure Treatment Unit	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(724) 750-8071	38	7	5.4		5 (13.2%)	30 (78.9%)	2 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)								(n/a)
Cochranton Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	105 Second Street	Cochranton	16314	Crawford County	Crawford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 425-7421	341	29	11.5	100.9%	318 (93.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.4%)	70.2	209^th of 681 public high schools	69.3%		58.1	316^th of 686 public high schools	53.9%	107	47.2	60.0	72.7		26.1	18.3	22.1		73.9	65.3	69.5	$24,255	$1,859	$22,395
Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School	Public	7-12	762 Route 58	Foxburg	16036	Clarion County	Allegheny-Clarion Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 659-4661	269	18	14.6	55.4%	260 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	70.9	203^rd of 681 public high schools	70.2%		49.3	391^st of 686 public high schools	43.0%	188	48.8	54.8	78.1		28.9	40.5	34.4		56.5	61.9	59.1	$20,067	$280	$19,787
Commodore Perry Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	3002 Perry Hwy	Hadley	16130	Mercer County	Commodore Perry School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 253-2232	202	20	10.1	93.6%	193 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	50.3	371^st of 681 public high schools	45.5%		81.9	101^st of 686 public high schools	85.3%	270	42.9	40.0	64.7		22.2	36.4	30.0		51.8	45.5	48.4	$24,213	$1,462	$22,750

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Area Junior/Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Area Junior/Senior High School?

Students at Franklin Area Junior/Senior High School are 89% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Is Franklin Area Junior/Senior High School a good school?

Franklin Area Junior/Senior High School ranks 289^th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Franklin Area Junior/Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 942 students attended Franklin Area Junior/Senior High School.

What district is Franklin Area Junior/Senior High School in?

Franklin Area School District

What schools feed into Franklin Area Junior/Senior High School?

Franklin Area Junior/Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Central Elementary School
Elementary : Sandycreek Elementary School
Elementary : Victory Elementary School

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

2024–25 dropout ratesMar 27, 2026

2023–24 school spending dataJan 29, 2026

2024–25 Keystone Exams & PSSA scoresNov 13, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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