Summary
Franklin Elementary School serves grades PK through 4 in Franklin, Tennessee, with a small enrollment of 318 students, and is part of the highly rated Franklin Special School District. The school is one of Tennessee's top elementary schools, ranking 56th out of 1,019 schools statewide in 2025-2026 — the 95th percentile with a 5-star rating — and it has ranked in the top 100 nearly every year since 2017, with its best recent showing at 29th in the state in 2022-2023.
Academically, Franklin significantly outperforms both its district and the state. In 2025-2026, math proficiency was 70.8% (vs. 43% statewide), ELA was 77.7% (vs. 40.6% statewide), and science was 75.4% (vs. 46.9% statewide). The ELA gap is especially notable — nearly 37 points above the state average — and 4th grade is a standout year, with 85% proficiency in ELA, 80% in math, and 80% in science. Within the district, Franklin ranks second only to Moore Elementary School. When compared with top Williamson County Schools like Hunters Bend Elementary School, Oak View Elementary School, Winstead Elementary School, and Pearre Creek Elementary School, Franklin's ELA scores are highly competitive, though its math scores trail those peers by roughly 10 points.
Franklin also stands out for its resources and student support. Chronic absenteeism is just 8.5% versus 20.2% statewide, and the school spends $24,453 per student with a 10:1 student-to-teacher ratio. Notably, Johnson Elementary School spends more — $26,738 per student — yet ranks much lower (218th statewide), while Poplar Grove K-4 School also spends slightly more but trails Franklin in both ranking and test scores. Franklin is particularly effective with male students, Hispanic students, and special education students, the last of whom ranked 3rd statewide in 2022-2023. The school's small size enables individualized attention, though it also means some year-to-year fluctuation in rankings and subgroup scores.
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