Summary:
ZIP 53132 is Franklin, Wisconsin, home to 8 schools in the Franklin Public School District — 5 elementary schools (PK–5), 1 middle school (6–8), and 2 high schools (9–12) — serving 4,666 students. The district ranks 63rd of 432 in Wisconsin (85th percentile, 4 stars), and every ranked traditional school currently earns 4 stars. Enrollment is 1,974 elementary, 1,056 middle, and 1,636 high, mostly at Franklin High (1,605 students); the specialized Milwaukee County Community Reintegration Center has 31 students.
Top elementary choices include Robinwood Elementary, with the highest elementary rank at 107 of 1,039 (90th percentile), and Southwood Glen Elementary, which is stable, has the lowest poverty (15.14% FRPL) and lowest chronic absenteeism (5.2%) in the ZIP. Country Dale Elementary also ranks 182nd of 1,039 (82nd percentile). Forest Park Middle is strong: rank 92 of 643 (86th percentile), with average listed proficiency about 70.7% versus a middle-school state comparison average of about 55.0%. Franklin High posts a 98.8% graduation rate, 0.0% dropout rate, and 7.0% chronic absenteeism, plus average listed proficiency about 56.3% versus about 45.7% at the high-school state comparison level.
Ben Franklin Elementary is the turnaround story, rising from 2 stars and 42nd percentile in 2023–24 to 4 stars and 76th percentile in 2025–26, despite the highest traditional FRPL (25.97%), spending ($15,281), and lowest student-teacher ratio (13.3). Pleasant View Elementary is the watch item, falling from 157th to 273rd and from 85% to 74% percentile; its 4th grade social studies score was 64.18% versus the state’s 65.51%. The Milwaukee County Community Reintegration Center should be read separately: 33.3% graduation, 33.8% dropout, 66.7% chronic absenteeism, 90.32% FRPL, $15,542 spending, and 20.6 student-teacher ratio.
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