Franklin Public School District

Franklin Public School District serves roughly 4,666 students across eight schools — five elementary, one middle, and two high schools — in a suburban Milwaukee-area community. The district is ranked 63rd of 432 districts in Wisconsin, placing it in the 85th percentile with a 4-star rating. Districtwide, graduation is 96.5% (state: 92.0%), dropout is 0.9% (state: 1.1%), and chronic absenteeism is 7.6% (state: 17.3%).

Among standouts, Robinwood Elementary holds the district's highest current rank at the 90th percentile, with strong 4th and 5th grade math and social studies scores. Forest Park Middle, the only middle school, ranks at the 86th percentile and is improving, beating the state in every tested subject. Southwood Glen Elementary (85th percentile, stable across three years) has the district's lowest chronic absenteeism at 5.2% and lowest free/reduced-lunch rate at 15.14%. Country Dale Elementary (82nd percentile) spends the least per student among regular schools ($12,402) yet posts solid scores. Franklin High, the largest school with 1,605 students, graduates 98.8% with a 0.0% dropout rate, though its rank percentile slipped from 86 to 81. Ben Franklin Elementary is the biggest mover, climbing from the 42nd to the 76th percentile. Pleasant View Elementary trails relatively at the 74th percentile, down from 85th.

Milwaukee County Community Reintegration Center is a specialized high school of 31 students best viewed separately: it has no rank or test scores listed, a 33.3% graduation rate, a 33.8% dropout rate, 66.7% chronic absenteeism, and a 90.32% free/reduced-lunch rate. Its results reflect that distinct setting. Across the district, spending does not track neatly with outcomes — the highest-spending regular school does not rank first, and the lowest-spending one performs well. Attendance is a clear district strength: every regular school falls between 5.2% and 9.4% chronic absenteeism, far below the state's 17.3%.