Is Franklin Middle School a good school?

Franklin Middle School ranks 402 nd of 539 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Franklin Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 895 students attended Franklin Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Middle School?

Students at Franklin Middle School are 77% Hispanic, 17% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Franklin Middle School attend?

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

Franklin Middle School

Public 6-8

410 S 19th Ave
Yakima, WA 98902-3898

(509) 573-2100

District: Yakima School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
402^nd of 539 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,057

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

Student/teacher ratio: 19.1

Number of students: 895

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.1%

White:

17.0%

Two or more races:

3.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 81.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Franklin Middle School ranks worse than 74.6% of middle schools in Washington. It also ranks first among 4 ranked middle schools in the Yakima School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.58. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Franklin Middle School has the largest middle school student body size in the Yakima School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (77.1%), White (17%), two or more races (3.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 81.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Franklin Middle School is 19.1, which is the 2^nd best among 4 middle schools in the Yakima School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Franklin Middle School is $16,057, which is the lowest among 4 middle schools in the Yakima School District!

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Franklin Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Franklin Middle School 402^nd of 539 Washington public middle schools. (See Franklin Middle School in the ranking list.)

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White students:

Yakima School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Yakima School District 230^th of 249 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Franklin Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Franklin Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	13.03	391^st	421	7.1%
2005	18.01	370^th	425	12.9%
2006	24.35	362^nd	449	19.4%
2007	34.60	325^th	463	29.8%
2008	43.39	276^th	466	40.8%
2009	31.53	349^th	476	26.7%
2010	28.20	372^nd	483	23.0%
2011	19.36	424^th	492	13.8%
2012	20.60	421^st	497	15.3%
2013	21.49	417^th	498	16.3%
2015	23.36	354^th	445	20.4%
2016	20.66	367^th	443	17.2%
2017	34.67	294^th	435	32.4%
2018	35.30	284^th	437	35.0%
2019	32.13	361^st	512	29.5%
2021	11.78	494^th	529	6.6%
2022	19.31	449^th	541	17.0%
2023	26.58	402^nd	539	25.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Franklin Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	36.24	81^st	135	40.0%
2019	22.37	79^th	100	21.0%
2022	17.64	60^th	63	4.8%
2023	24.30	38^th	57	33.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Franklin Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	29.60	199^th	268	25.7%
2021	27.16	168^th	210	20.0%
2022	19.57	181^st	199	9.0%
2023	34.69	103^rd	167	38.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Franklin Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	56.01	124^th	349	64.5%
2019	50.92	212^th	448	52.7%
2021	16.90	422^nd	458	7.9%
2022	29.18	364^th	475	23.4%
2023	36.67	291^st	463	37.1%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Franklin Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	72.06	5^th	43	88.4%
2019	59.95	10^th	39	74.4%
2021	39.88	24^th	38	36.8%
2022	61.09	11^th	36	69.4%
2023	48.13	20^th	36	44.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Franklin Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	26.64	288^th	376	23.4%
2019	27.29	345^th	452	23.7%
2021	11.65	441^st	469	6.0%
2022	15.56	419^th	479	12.5%
2023	26.58	354^th	464	23.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Franklin Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	39.78	219^th	371	41.0%
2019	35.84	286^th	453	36.9%
2021	12.72	436^th	476	8.4%
2022	23.00	381^st	480	20.6%
2023	25.14	363^rd	470	22.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Franklin Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	55.29	101^st	259	61.0%
2019	50.54	154^th	344	55.2%
2021	20.87	300^th	353	15.0%
2022	30.97	246^th	360	31.7%
2023	39.13	187^th	336	44.3%

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Rank History for White students at Franklin Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	44.51	178^th	325	45.2%
2019	60.52	168^th	470	64.3%
2021	24.37	374^th	480	22.1%
2022	30.94	352^nd	488	27.9%
2023	54.64	198^th	488	59.4%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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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.
Gwen Ball
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Enrollment information for Franklin Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	663	24	19	82	18	n/a	n/a	806
1989	666	26	18	107	22	n/a	n/a	839
1990	630	27	25	147	29	n/a	n/a	858
1991	642	38	14	182	29	n/a	n/a	905
1992	616	40	21	198	16	n/a	n/a	891
1993	542	50	14	232	19	n/a	n/a	857
1994	465	38	12	264	16	n/a	n/a	795
1995	443	21	7	333	28	n/a	n/a	832
1996	443	21	7	333	28	n/a	n/a	832
1997	425	29	7	345	18	n/a	n/a	824
1998	384	32	10	366	25	n/a	n/a	817
1999	359	29	14	394	24	n/a	n/a	820
2000	368	18	15	411	34	n/a	n/a	846
2001	395	14	14	371	24	n/a	n/a	818
2002	355	22	11	420	30	n/a	n/a	838
2003	355	22	11	420	30	n/a	n/a	838
2004	312	20	7	439	24	n/a	n/a	802
2005	303	13	6	488	18	n/a	n/a	828
2006	281	13	10	494	19	n/a	n/a	817
2007	258	15	5	530	20	n/a	n/a	828
2008	256	18	10	502	19	n/a	n/a	805
2009	237	22	13	545	19	n/a	n/a	836
2010	233	32	17	521	29	n/a	n/a	832
2011	161	9	4	620	2	0	40	836
2012	154	8	2	607	6	0	40	817
2013	154	7	3	644	6	0	40	854
2014	161	7	3	648	7	0	37	863
2015	175	6	3	646	8	0	31	869
2016	165	5	0	650	6	1	32	859
2017	167	4	0	615	11	1	28	826
2018	150	3	1	644	18	0	20	836
2019	167	5	4	678	15	0	19	888
2020	172	5	7	696	9	1	24	914
2021	165	7	9	693	9	1	21	905
2022	152	8	8	681	9	1	25	884
2023	152	12	5	690	7	1	28	895

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Franklin Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	806	40.0	20.1	0
1989	839	42.0	19.9	n/a
1990	858	43.0	19.9	0
1991	905	42.7	21.1	n/a
1992	891	41.6	21.4	n/a
1993	857	42.9	20.0	n/a
1994	795	39.5	20.1	n/a
1995	832	43.0	19.3	n/a
1996	832	43.0	19.3	n/a
1997	824	44.5	18.5	n/a
1998	817	43.5	18.8	n/a
1999	820	43.0	19.1	n/a
2000	846	45.0	18.8	n/a
2001	818	44.9	18.2	n/a
2002	838	43.0	19.5	71.1
2003	838	43.0	19.5	71.1
2004	802	40.0	20.1	73.4
2005	828	40.3	20.5	77.5
2006	817	36.3	22.5	79.9
2007	828	38.8	21.3	76.4
2008	805	40.1	20.1	80.4
2009	836	40.1	20.8	83.3
2010	832	40.5	20.5	82.5
2011	836	39.4	21.2	79.5
2012	817	39.5	20.6	84
2013	854	42.5	20.0	88.2
2014	863	n/a	n/a	89.2
2015	869	43.0	20.2	85.6
2016	859	42.0	20.4	85.7
2017	826	39.5	20.8	79.4
2018	836	40.5	20.5	75.6
2019	888	42.0	21.1	77.7
2020	914	44.2	20.6	82.7
2021	905	45.0	20.1	80
2022	884	41.2	21.4	80.4
2023	895	46.7	19.1	81.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Franklin Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	806	40.0	20.1	0
1989	839	42.0	19.9	n/a
1990	858	43.0	19.9	0
1991	905	42.7	21.1	n/a
1992	891	41.6	21.4	n/a
1993	857	42.9	20.0	n/a
1994	795	39.5	20.1	n/a
1995	832	43.0	19.3	n/a
1996	832	43.0	19.3	n/a
1997	824	44.5	18.5	n/a
1998	817	43.5	18.8	n/a
1999	820	43.0	19.1	n/a
2000	846	45.0	18.8	n/a
2001	818	44.9	18.2	n/a
2002	838	43.0	19.5	71.1
2003	838	43.0	19.5	71.1
2004	802	40.0	20.1	73.4
2005	828	40.3	20.5	77.5
2006	817	36.3	22.5	79.9
2007	828	38.8	21.3	76.4
2008	805	40.1	20.1	80.4
2009	836	40.1	20.8	83.3
2010	832	40.5	20.5	82.5
2011	836	39.4	21.2	79.5
2012	817	39.5	20.6	84
2013	854	42.5	20.0	88.2
2014	863	n/a	n/a	89.2
2015	869	43.0	20.2	85.6
2016	859	42.0	20.4	85.7
2017	826	39.5	20.8	79.4
2018	836	40.5	20.5	75.6
2019	888	42.0	21.1	77.7
2020	914	44.2	20.6	82.7
2021	905	45.0	20.1	80
2022	884	41.2	21.4	80.4
2023	895	46.7	19.1	81.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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