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Franklin Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

428^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 20% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Franklin Middle School is a public school serving 848 students in grades 6-8 within the Yakima School District, operating in a high-need community where a large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school's overall state ranking is low, it shows clear areas of strength, particularly in teaching English Language Arts, where it outperforms other middle schools in its own district like Wilson Middle School and Washington Middle School. Franklin is notably effective with specific student groups, such as English Language Learners and migrant students, achieving performance for these subgroups that is well above state averages. The school also demonstrates a strong pattern of improvement in reading and writing skills from 6th to 8th grade.

It's important for parents to understand the broader context: all middle schools in the Yakima School District face significant challenges, and Franklin's outcomes are influenced by these district-wide factors. When compared to schools in neighboring districts like West Valley Mid-Level Campus or East Valley Central Middle School, Franklin's per-student spending is similar or higher, yet overall academic results lag, highlighting the complex relationship between resources, community needs, and student achievement.

848

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,374

Per pupil spending ?

85%

Free/discounted lunch ?

410 S 19th Ave
Yakima, WA 98902-3898

(509) 573-2100

District: Yakima School District

Students who attend Franklin Middle School usually attend:

High:	Davis High School
	Eisenhower High School

Feeder schools for Franklin Middle School:

Elementary:	Mckinley Elementary School
	Roosevelt Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.0%

White:

17.9%

African American:

1.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Yakima School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (30% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Math scores 24 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg28%

Washington avg48%

428^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle Schools in the Yakima School District

228^th of 247Yakima School District 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
2025	22.9	428 of 534	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	430 of 535	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	402 of 539	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	449 of 541	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	494 of 529	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	361 of 512	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	284 of 437	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.7	294 of 435	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	20.7	367 of 443	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.4	354 of 445	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.5	417 of 498	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.6	421 of 497	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.4	424 of 492	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.2	372 of 483	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.5	349 of 476	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.4	276 of 466	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.6	325 of 463	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	24.3	362 of 449	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.0	370 of 425	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.0	391 of 421	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	47 of 96	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.9	44 of 78	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.3	38 of 57	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.6	60 of 63	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	79 of 100	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	81 of 135	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	381 of 471	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	374 of 464	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	354 of 464	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	419 of 479	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	441 of 469	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	345 of 452	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	288 of 376	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	211 of 347	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	217 of 344	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	187 of 336	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	246 of 360	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.9	300 of 353	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.5	154 of 344	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	101 of 259	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	323 of 457	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	332 of 455	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	291 of 463	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	364 of 475	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	422 of 458	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.9	212 of 448	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	124 of 349	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	369 of 472	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	375 of 466	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	363 of 470	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	381 of 480	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	436 of 476	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	286 of 453	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	219 of 371	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	3 of 28	89.3%	★★★★★
2024	79.7	5 of 29	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	48.1	20 of 36	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	11 of 36	69.4%	★★★★☆
2021	39.9	24 of 38	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.9	10 of 39	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	5 of 43	88.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	22.9	202 of 243	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	171 of 186	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	103 of 167	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.6	181 of 199	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	168 of 210	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	199 of 268	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	359 of 488	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	307 of 486	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.6	198 of 488	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.9	352 of 488	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	374 of 480	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.5	168 of 470	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.5	178 of 325	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)89th percentile+69 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)51st percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)17th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%-11 vs state

Science30%-20 vs state

Math19%-24 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Thursday, September 20, 2012

Our daughter started at Franklin Middle in the fall of 2011.It was our first experience with the Yakima Public School System. Coming from the private schooling sector we were not sure about this move. Our concerns were that of safety, bullying, and the level of education she would receive. This is a very well run school in the area of concerns we had. What we found was a great school with the most amazing principal, Mr. Hilton. The teachers and staff there are committed to excellence of education and take pride in the school and it's well being. Those are sometimes great challenges in this era of teaching in the diverse culture of the Yakima Valley. She is now in her second year at Franklin and is thriving. I give Franklin Middle School and the Staff a 2 thumbs up.
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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Math (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	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	410 S 19th Ave	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-2100	848	42	20.1	85.0%	152 (17.9%)	16 (1.9%)	653 (77.0%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.9%)	22.9	428^th of 534 public middle schools	19.9%		22.6	430^th of 535 public middle schools	19.6%	2	29.5	29.5	32.1	46.7	47.5	42.0	21.7	17.2	18.0	19.0	$16,374	$1,271	$15,103
Lewis & Clark Middle School	Public	6-8	1114 W Pierce St	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-2200	815	44	18.6	90.2%	60 (7.4%)	4 (0.5%)	732 (89.8%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	13.2	475^th of 534 public middle schools	11.0%		13.2	480^th of 535 public middle schools	10.3%	5	26.1	26.1	25.2	25.4	33.1	27.7	19.4	13.4	25.2	19.0	$16,537	$1,326	$15,212
Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	902 S 44th Ave	Yakima	98908	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-2400	840	43	19.5	75.2%	170 (20.2%)	11 (1.3%)	619 (73.7%)	6 (0.7%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.1%)	17.4	457^th of 534 public middle schools	14.4%		25.8	396^th of 535 public middle schools	26.0%	61	30.3	30.3	27.3	34.9	40.2	33.7	20.4	22.6	17.0	20.2	$16,600	$1,563	$15,037
Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	510 S 9th St	Yakima	98901	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-2300	748	40	18.7	96.0%	26 (3.5%)	6 (0.8%)	699 (93.4%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	8.6	505^th of 534 public middle schools	5.4%		7.6	520^th of 535 public middle schools	2.8%	15	12.1	12.1	29.0	22.7	17.0	22.7	19.8	17.4	15.7	17.6	$16,469	$1,392	$15,077
West Valley Mid-Level Campus	Public	6-8	7505 Zier Rd	Yakima	98908	Yakima County	West Valley School District (Yakima)	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 972-5800	1,167	62	18.7	54.7%	612 (52.4%)	10 (0.9%)	472 (40.4%)	31 (2.7%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (2.9%)	60.2	186^th of 534 public middle schools	65.2%		62.4	181^st of 535 public middle schools	66.2%	5	42.4	42.4	57.1	52.4	47.2	52.4	42.1	49.7	56.9	49.3	$16,150	$770	$15,380
Selah Middle School	Public	6-8	411 North First Street	Selah	98942	Yakima County	Selah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 698-8400	871	47	18.5	51.7%	508 (58.3%)	3 (0.3%)	320 (36.7%)	4 (0.5%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.9%)	24.9	414^th of 534 public middle schools	22.5%		30.3	371^st of 535 public middle schools	30.7%	43	36.6	36.6	36.1	34.1	36.2	35.5	24.2	34.3	24.2	27.5	$15,488	$479	$15,009
West Valley Virtual Academy 7-8	Public, Virtual	7-8	9206 Zier Road	Yakima	98908	Yakima County	West Valley School District (Yakima)	No	No	Yes	No	(509) 823-2602	21	0		61.9%	16 (76.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)											$7,450	$90	$7,360
East Valley Central Middle School	Public	6-8	2010 Beaudry Rd	Yakima	98901	Yakima County	East Valley School District (Yakima)	No	No	No	No	(509) 573-7500	792	42	18.8	62.4%	297 (37.5%)	10 (1.3%)	448 (56.6%)	5 (0.6%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.8%)	38.9	313^th of 534 public middle schools	41.4%		43.9	285^th of 535 public middle schools	46.7%	28	42.6	42.6	48.1	49.6	44.4	47.3	32.1	29.6	29.6	30.4	$15,011	$827	$14,185
Highland Middle School	Public	6-8	17000 Summitview	Cowiche	98923	Yakima County	Highland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 678-8870	243	13	18.5	76.5%	50 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	192 (79.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.1	459^th of 534 public middle schools	14.0%		13.1	482^nd of 535 public middle schools	9.9%	23	33.3	33.3	25.0	35.4	42.5	34.3	13.6	15.0	21.0	16.5	$14,620	$1,484	$13,136
Wapato Online Academy 6-8	Public, Virtual	6-8	212 W 3rd St	Wapato	98951	Yakima County	Wapato School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(509) 877-4181	8	0			1 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$5,076	$866	$4,210

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Middle School

What high school do graduates of Franklin Middle School attend?

Students who attend Franklin Middle School usually go on to attend Davis High School

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Middle School?

Students at Franklin Middle School are 77% Hispanic, 18% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Franklin Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 848 students attended Franklin Middle School.

What district is Franklin Middle School in?

Yakima School District

Is Franklin Middle School a good school?

Franklin Middle School ranks in the bottom 19.9% of Washington middle schools.

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