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Franklin Middle

Public Grades 6-8

524^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 17% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Franklin Middle is a public middle school located in Janesville, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 516 students. The school is part of the Janesville School District, which is ranked 255 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Franklin Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin middle schools, with a ranking between 343 and 539 out of 613-641 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on the Forward Exam is significantly below the Janesville School District and Wisconsin state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 29.94% to 36.44%, compared to 43.45% to 50.86% for the district and 53.59% to 53.97% for the state. Franklin Middle also experiences relatively high dropout rates and chronic absenteeism, which are likely contributing factors to the school's academic challenges.

Interestingly, the nearby middle schools, such as Marshall Middle and Edison Middle, which are also part of the Janesville School District, generally perform better than Franklin Middle on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and higher rankings among Wisconsin middle schools. Additionally, the nearby Edgerton Middle and Parkview Junior High, which are in different districts, also outperform Franklin Middle academically.

486

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,459

Per pupil spending ?

66.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 29th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (33% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg47%

Wisconsin avg54%

524^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

255^th of 426Janesville 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
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
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%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)31st percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)25th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)2nd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies45%-17 vs state

Science34%-16 vs state

English Language Arts33%-21 vs state

Mathematics31%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)					Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)					Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)		Forward Exam Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	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%)	19.7	524^th of 628 public middle schools	16.6%		21.6	539^th of 641 public middle schools	15.9%	15			32.2	29.9	36.4			26.1	30.6	37.8		45.4		33.6	$12,459	$506	$11,953
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%)	51.3	338^th of 628 public middle schools	46.2%		43	412^th of 641 public middle schools	35.7%	74			47.3	48.5	63.4			37.9	47.7	62.8		67.8		49.4	$11,408	$1,063	$10,345
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%)	53	327^th of 628 public middle schools	47.9%		52.3	341^st of 641 public middle schools	46.8%	14			58.4	48.7	53.5			58.9	54.8	51.2		60.3		45.5	$11,129	$527	$10,602
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%)	73.4	137^th of 628 public middle schools	78.2%		67.3	197^th of 641 public middle schools	69.3%	60				66.4	68.9				67.6	61.2		74.0		55.8	$11,452	$426	$11,026
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)	57.6	57.4	64.0			65.4	81.2	68.0			73.5		58.8		$11,389	$228	$11,160
Turner Middle	Public	6-8	1237 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%)	54.2	319^th of 628 public middle schools	49.2%		63.7	229^th of 641 public middle schools	64.3%	90			53.2	47.1	44.4			58.7	54.6	53.0		68.4		56.4	$10,672	$506	$10,166
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%)	12.5	555^th of 628 public middle schools	11.6%		10	578^th of 641 public middle schools	9.8%	23			22.5	34.4	24.7			16.3	34.7	21.7		36.1		23.1	$16,247	$1,664	$14,584
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%)	76.2	116^th of 628 public middle schools	81.5%		69.7	178^th of 641 public middle schools	72.2%	62			67.2	70.7	66.9			58.6	67.9	59.7		81.5		66.9	$13,122	$573	$12,550
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%)	67.3	207^th of 628 public middle schools	67.0%		62.2	247^th of 641 public middle schools	61.5%	40			63.6	58.2	52.6			80.0	78.2	50.9		64.9		57.1	$23,431	$869	$22,561
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%)	7.9	571^st of 628 public middle schools	9.1%		10.8	573^rd of 641 public middle schools	10.6%	2			28.2	21.4	24.3			18.9	19.5	16.9		29.0		15.6	$15,252	$1,841	$13,411

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Middle

What district is Franklin Middle in?

Janesville School District

What high school do graduates of Franklin Middle attend?

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

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.

Is Franklin Middle a good school?

Franklin Middle ranks in the bottom 16.6% of Wisconsin middle schools.

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