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Franklin High School

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Franklin High School ranks 158 th of 396 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

158^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 396 Washington High Schools

Better than 60% of Washington high schools

Summary

Franklin High School is a large public grades 9–12 school in Seattle, serving 1,277 students in the Seattle School District No. 1. The school ranks in the 60th percentile statewide, an improvement from the 44th percentile the previous year, although it remains below its stronger results from the mid-2010s. Franklin serves a relatively high-need student population, with 57.24% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and its student-teacher ratio is 19.6:1.

Academically, English Language Arts is Franklin’s clearest strength. In 2025–2026, 71.37% of students were proficient in ELA, above both the district’s 68.13% and Washington’s 52.81%. Math is the largest concern: only 29.63% were proficient, compared with 60.24% districtwide and 43.11% statewide. Science proficiency was 43.52%, also below district and state results, though it improved from the previous year. Franklin’s 84.1% graduation rate is slightly below the district’s 86.1% but above the state’s 82.6%. Its 5.4% dropout rate is better than both district and state levels, suggesting that completion and persistence are stronger than the test scores alone might indicate.

Compared with nearby traditional high schools, Franklin falls between higher-performing and smaller specialized schools. Cleveland High School STEM and Garfield High School have stronger results in all three tested subjects, while Franklin currently performs somewhat better than Summit Public School: Sierra. Nova High School has higher recent test scores but a lower graduation rate and higher dropout rate. Overall, Franklin offers a large comprehensive-school setting with improving ELA, graduation, and several subgroup outcomes; its main priorities are raising math and science achievement and making recent gains more consistent across student groups.

1,277

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,081

Per pupil spending ?

57.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

3013 S Mt Baker Bv
Seattle, WA 98144-6139

(206) 252-6150

District: Seattle School District No. 1

Feeder schools for Franklin High School:

Elementary:	Beacon Hill International School
	Dearborn Park International School
	Hawthorne Elementary School
	John Muir Elementary School
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	Kimball Elementary School
	Maple Elementary School
	Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School
Middle:	Mercer International Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

26.3%

Asian:

24.3%

Hispanic:

24.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 37th percentile in 2022 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 60th (2026) from a 37th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Washington median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Math scores 13 pts below the Washington average

!Near the bottom of Seattle School District No. 1's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg64%

Washington avg48%

158^th of 396

Washington public high schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From top 21% (2016) to top 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 13High Schools in the Seattle School District No. 1

45^th of 238Seattle School District No. 1 among Washington 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	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	56.9	158 of 396	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.7	244 of 438	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	231 of 437	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.1	198 of 442	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.8	272 of 434	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.3	207 of 455	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.1	128 of 417	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.7	71 of 315	77.5%	★★★★☆
2017	81.9	38 of 301	87.4%	★★★★☆
2016	73.9	64 of 306	79.1%	★★★★☆
2015	54.3	132 of 341	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.9	227 of 454	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	44.7	275 of 450	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.5	230 of 440	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.0	268 of 423	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.4	271 of 402	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.9	249 of 396	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.2	305 of 399	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	49.2	236 of 395	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	27.9	305 of 394	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.1	287 of 390	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	54 of 77	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.8	64 of 80	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.4	47 of 70	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	55 of 78	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	8.1	87 of 89	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	84 of 111	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.9	32 of 86	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.6	13 of 54	75.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	37.4	48 of 81	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.4	80 of 119	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	79 of 113	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	73 of 118	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	98 of 124	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.1	83 of 136	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.7	50 of 121	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	36 of 87	58.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	58.8	30 of 104	71.2%	★★★★☆
2025	49.7	26 of 85	69.4%	★★★★☆
2024	40.7	35 of 68	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.6	25 of 44	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	54 of 70	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	70 of 102	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.2	58 of 69	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	69.1	12 of 65	81.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	63.1	107 of 309	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.6	176 of 350	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.8	174 of 347	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	201 of 357	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	187 of 368	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.2	199 of 390	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	79.4	58 of 358	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	61 of 243	74.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	61.3	74 of 236	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.5	146 of 249	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.0	215 of 248	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	170 of 249	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	195 of 261	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.9	162 of 278	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	134 of 241	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.6	45 of 156	71.2%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	46.5	12 of 24	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	55.4	133 of 325	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.7	237 of 355	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.3	147 of 356	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	166 of 362	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.9	236 of 370	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.1	162 of 392	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.9	68 of 344	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	85.3	17 of 227	92.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	44.5	178 of 326	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.5	240 of 359	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	240 of 362	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.8	169 of 358	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.5	276 of 363	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.0	166 of 395	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.7	197 of 355	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.3	70 of 254	72.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	79.7	16 of 121	86.8%	★★★★☆
2025	32.2	122 of 170	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.6	74 of 166	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	87 of 179	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.7	151 of 195	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.8	71 of 163	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	58.5	46 of 144	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.4	38 of 127	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	51.8	40 of 110	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	34 of 110	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	65 of 130	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.1	77 of 212	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.3	85 of 128	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.4	55 of 139	60.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	70.5	82 of 319	74.3%	★★★★☆
2025	70.8	87 of 373	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	57 of 374	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	33 of 379	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	72.6	95 of 390	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	90.4	21 of 413	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	96.0	4 of 382	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	4 of 222	98.2%	★★★★★

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 (2026)87th percentile+27 vs school

White (2026)74th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)71st percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)69th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)68th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)65th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile~ school

Homeless (2024)50th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)45th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2026)41st percentile-19 vs school

African American (2026)30th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts71%+19 vs state

Science44%-7 vs state

Math30%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)		SBAC Math (2026)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Franklin High School	Public	9-12	3013 S Mt Baker Bv	Seattle	98144	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-6150	1,277	65	19.6	57.2%	205 (16.1%)	336 (26.3%)	308 (24.1%)	310 (24.3%)	3 (0.2%)	9 (0.7%)	97 (7.6%)	56.9	158^th of 396 public high schools	60.1%		43.7	244^th of 438 public high schools	44.3%	86	43.5	43.5	71.4	71.4	29.6	29.6	$22,081	$746	$21,335
Interagency Open Doors	Public	9-12	3528 S. Ferdinand Street	Seattle	98118	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-0010	132	0		50.8%	46 (34.8%)	13 (9.8%)	32 (24.2%)	13 (9.8%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	13 (9.8%)								(n/a)							$13,838	$579	$13,259
Seattle Skills Center	Public, Magnet	9-12	2445 3rd Ave S	Seattle	98124	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	No	(206) 252-0733	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)							$19,067	$803	$18,264
Bridges Transition	Public	9-12	2445 3rd Ave S MS 31-680	Seattle	98124	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(206) 482-0704	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Interagency Programs	Public	6-12	2445 3rd AVE S	Seattle	98124	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-0749	211	35	6.0	68.2%	39 (18.5%)	60 (28.4%)	61 (28.9%)	11 (5.2%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	24 (11.4%)	7.6	384^th of 396 public high schools	3.0%		12.1	403^rd of 438 public high schools	8.0%	19	17.9	17.9	32.3	32.3	10.0	10.0	$44,768	$3,814	$40,954
Cleveland High School STEM	Public	9-12	5511 15 Ave S	Seattle	98108	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-7800	875	45	19.6	50.1%	120 (13.7%)	144 (16.5%)	100 (11.4%)	420 (48.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (9.3%)	77.5	72^nd of 396 public high schools	81.8%		66	125^th of 438 public high schools	71.5%	53	48.9	48.9	78.3	78.3	48.5	48.5	$23,287	$782	$22,505
Summit Public School: Sierra	Public, Charter	9-12	1025 S King St	Seattle	98134	King County	Summit Public School: Sierra	Yes	No	No	Yes	(206) 453-2520	214	14	15.2	38.3%	88 (41.1%)	56 (26.2%)	28 (13.1%)	8 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (12.1%)	44.1	214^th of 396 public high schools	46.0%		37.1	280^th of 438 public high schools	36.1%	66	37.5	37.5	62.5	62.5	26.5	26.5	$20,964	$627	$20,337
Garfield High School	Public	9-12	400 23 Ave	Seattle	98122	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-2270	1,507	70	21.5	41.2%	499 (33.1%)	443 (29.4%)	151 (10.0%)	177 (11.7%)	11 (0.7%)	11 (0.7%)	183 (12.1%)	89.6	38^th of 396 public high schools	90.4%		81.8	58^th of 438 public high schools	86.8%	20	65.1	65.1	79.8	79.8	53.2	53.2	$18,761	$738	$18,023
Interagency Detention School	Public	6-12	1211 E Alder Ms 1-F	Seattle	98122	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 205-9422	47	0		27.7%	9 (19.1%)	26 (55.3%)	11 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)								(n/a)							$25,019	$579	$24,441
Nova High School	Public	9-12	301 21st Avenue East	Seattle	98122	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-3500	256	18	14.4	33.6%	133 (52.0%)	14 (5.5%)	27 (10.5%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.8%)								(n/a)					41.4	41.4	$24,628	$806	$23,821

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin High School

Is Franklin High School a good school?

Franklin High School ranks 158^th of 396 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin High School?

Students at Franklin High School are 26% African American, 24% Asian, 24% Hispanic, 16% White, 8% Two or more races.

What district is Franklin High School in?

Seattle School District No. 1

How many students attend Franklin High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,277 students attended Franklin High School.

What schools feed into Franklin High School?

Franklin High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Beacon Hill International School
Elementary : Dearborn Park International School
Elementary : Hawthorne Elementary School
Elementary : John Muir Elementary School
Elementary : Kimball Elementary School
Elementary : Maple Elementary School
Elementary : Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School
Middle : Mercer International Middle School

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