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Franklin Middle

Public Grades 6-8

535^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 17% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Franklin Middle is a 6th–8th grade school serving 486 students at 450 N Crosby Ave in Janesville, Wisconsin, part of the Janesville School District. In 2025–2026, Franklin Middle ranks 535th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools (17th percentile, 1 star), below the district's own 2-star average, and it has slid from the 44th percentile in 2020–2021 to the bottom quartile today.

Proficiency is below district and state in every tested subject and grade. Eighth-grade math is the weakest spot at 25.17%, less than half the state rate of 53.67%, and 8th-grade social studies (41.61% vs. 64.63% statewide) and 7th-grade math (29.08% vs. 55.67%) also lag badly. Within the school, scores decline from 6th to 8th grade. About two-thirds of students (66.46%) qualify for free/reduced lunch, and chronic absenteeism, while improving from 46.0% in 2021–2022 to 30.4% in 2024–2025, remains well above the district's 22.0% and the state's 17.3%.

Compared with nearby schools, Marshall Middle (56th percentile) and Edison Middle (46th percentile) in the same district outscore Franklin in most areas, and Edgerton Middle, Parkview Junior High, and Milton Middle rank in the 78th–83rd percentile with 8th-grade math above 65%. Aldrich Intermediate, with nearly identical poverty (66.41%), ranks similarly overall, though it is stronger in 8th-grade math, science, and social studies. Franklin spends more per student ($18,203) and has smaller classes (9.8 students per teacher) than these peers, yet outcomes remain low. Encouraging signs include 6th-grade gains, better absenteeism, and a comparatively stronger effectiveness ranking for its African American students; the biggest challenges are math and 8th-grade proficiency plus high absenteeism.

486

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,203

Per pupil spending ?

66.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

450 N Crosby Ave
Janesville, WI 53548-3340

(608) 743-6000

District: Janesville School District

Feeder schools for Franklin Middle:

Elementary:

Madison Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.5%

Hispanic:

21.4%

Two or more races:

11.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (35% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg49%

Wisconsin avg56%

535^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 38% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Janesville School District

257^th of 432Janesville School District among Wisconsin 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	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	535 of 643	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.7	524 of 628	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	539 of 641	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	488 of 640	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.6	397 of 617	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.0	343 of 613	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	382 of 594	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	374 of 579	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.8	401 of 612	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.3	380 of 609	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.5	435 of 612	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	53.9	312 of 585	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.7	205 of 569	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	37.4	460 of 559	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	49.3	373 of 549	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.5	279 of 539	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.5	398 of 521	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.4	400 of 519	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	43.0	278 of 366	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	45.9	282 of 382	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.2	276 of 332	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	48.8	227 of 324	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	71 of 125	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.2	81 of 117	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.1	38 of 118	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.9	100 of 130	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.7	47 of 134	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.7	37 of 127	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	65.0	30 of 123	75.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	14.6	88 of 97	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	141 of 169	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.6	133 of 178	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	158 of 173	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	155 of 170	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	51.4	57 of 158	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.7	91 of 138	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	60 of 153	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	43 of 140	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	478 of 572	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.0	484 of 573	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	488 of 580	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	489 of 579	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.8	318 of 576	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.3	296 of 574	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	341 of 557	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	329 of 551	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	14.5	221 of 236	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	198 of 237	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	189 of 239	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	150 of 229	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.6	52 of 221	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	57.9	78 of 225	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.7	119 of 209	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	118 of 204	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	431 of 513	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.5	448 of 509	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	454 of 520	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	411 of 525	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.5	285 of 522	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.6	271 of 499	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	247 of 487	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	262 of 489	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	472 of 575	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.0	484 of 577	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	468 of 585	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	462 of 591	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.9	381 of 577	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	331 of 572	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	372 of 557	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	363 of 551	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	118 of 135	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	6.6	124 of 126	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	119 of 132	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	89 of 126	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.1	69 of 129	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	74 of 101	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.3	51 of 96	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	19.0	390 of 439	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.0	358 of 414	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	351 of 425	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	358 of 439	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.8	235 of 421	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.6	191 of 437	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.5	331 of 414	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	294 of 417	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	11.0	371 of 391	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	366 of 399	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	382 of 407	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	330 of 412	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	272 of 397	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.0	203 of 393	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	270 of 382	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	256 of 375	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)43rd percentile+26 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)17th percentile~ school

Female (2026)16th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)13th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)11th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2026)9th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)6th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)5th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies42%-23 vs state

English Language Arts39%-16 vs state

Science33%-19 vs state

Mathematics30%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)					Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)					Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)		Forward Exam Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Franklin Middle	Public	6-8	450 N Crosby Ave	Janesville	53548	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-6000	486	49	9.8	66.5%	260 (53.5%)	49 (10.1%)	104 (21.4%)	17 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.5%)	20.7	535^th of 643 public middle schools	16.8%		19.7	524^th of 628 public middle schools	16.6%	11			43.4	38.5	35.8			35.0	29.1	25.2		41.6		32.7	$18,203	$634	$17,570
Edison Middle	Public	6-8	1649 S Chatham St	Janesville	53546	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-5900	587	50	11.6	61.0%	374 (63.7%)	27 (4.6%)	131 (22.3%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.8%)	51.6	349^th of 643 public middle schools	45.7%		51.3	338^th of 628 public middle schools	46.2%	11			54.8	41.4	54.1			51.0	48.3	54.1		68.9		55.2	$16,090	$607	$15,482
Marshall Middle	Public	6-8	25 S Pontiac Dr	Janesville	53545	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 743-6200	747	57	13.1	45.1%	538 (72.0%)	31 (4.1%)	103 (13.8%)	18 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.5%)	58.1	280^th of 643 public middle schools	56.5%		53	327^th of 628 public middle schools	47.9%	47			65.4	53.1	51.7			62.2	62.8	51.7		67.8		45.2	$14,475	$370	$14,104
Milton Middle	Public	7-8	20 E Madison Ave	Milton	53563	Rock County	Milton School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 868-9350	509	33	15.3	21.8%	446 (87.6%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.7%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	74.4	144^th of 643 public middle schools	77.6%		73.4	137^th of 628 public middle schools	78.2%	7				68.0	66.8				66.8	65.2		72.3		62.5	$12,352	$458	$11,895
Northside Intermediate	Public	4-6	159 Northside Dr	Milton	53563	Rock County	Milton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 868-9280	794	47	17.0	23.6%	685 (86.3%)	12 (1.5%)	58 (7.3%)	14 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.0%)								(n/a)	62.7	69.0	63.5			62.7	74.0	70.0			74.7		66.7		$11,311	$168	$11,143
Turner Middle	Public	6-8	1237 E Inman Pkwy	Beloit	53511	Rock County	Beloit Turner School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 364-6367	381	24	16.0	38.6%	282 (74.0%)	5 (1.3%)	61 (16.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.4%)	56.7	294^th of 643 public middle schools	54.3%		54.2	319^th of 628 public middle schools	49.2%	25			64.0	55.7	46.2			56.0	57.4	43.6		65.8		62.4	$11,358	$627	$10,731
Aldrich Intermediate	Public	6-8	1859 Northgate Dr	Beloit	53511	Rock County	Beloit School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 361-3606	521	41	12.8	66.4%	154 (29.6%)	111 (21.3%)	199 (38.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (10.4%)	19.6	539^th of 643 public middle schools	16.2%		12.5	555^th of 628 public middle schools	11.6%	16			23.1	32.1	38.8			20.4	29.1	30.3		52.6		40.8	$16,796	$1,617	$15,179
Edgerton Middle	Public	6-8	300 Elm High Dr	Edgerton	53534	Rock County	Edgerton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 561-6030	413	29	14.1	32.0%	349 (84.5%)	2 (0.5%)	42 (10.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.1%)	76.3	122^nd of 643 public middle schools	81.0%		76.2	116^th of 628 public middle schools	81.5%	6			61.4	79.2	68.2			53.6	67.2	74.1		80.7		65.9	$15,848	$410	$15,438
Parkview Junior High	Public	6-8	408 W Beloit St	Orfordville	53576	Rock County	Parkview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 879-2994	171	12	14.7	36.8%	157 (91.8%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	78.5	109^th of 643 public middle schools	83.0%		67.3	207^th of 628 public middle schools	67.0%	98			68.1	61.8	59.3			68.1	65.5	79.6		85.2		79.6	$13,335	$629	$12,705
Fran Fruzen Intermediate	Public	6-8	2600 Milwaukee Rd	Beloit	53511	Rock County	Beloit School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 361-2000	490	30	16.6	72.7%	127 (25.9%)	105 (21.4%)	193 (39.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (12.2%)	7.5	591^st of 643 public middle schools	8.1%		7.9	571^st of 628 public middle schools	9.1%	20			12.1	26.5	18.2			17.4	21.2	11.9		38.6		26.2	$15,131	$1,976	$13,155

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Middle

What high school do graduates of Franklin Middle attend?

Students who attend Franklin Middle usually go on to attend Parker High

Is Franklin Middle a good school?

Franklin Middle ranks in the bottom 16.8% of Wisconsin middle schools.

What district is Franklin Middle in?

Janesville School District

How many students attend Franklin Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 486 students attended Franklin Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Middle?

Students at Franklin Middle are 53% White, 21% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 10% African American, 3% Asian.

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