Franklin County School, Eastpoint FL

Original Research by School Decision on Franklin County School

Franklin County School sits on U.S. 98 just east of Eastpoint, and it is the only public school in the county outside of the Apalachicola Bay Charter School across the bay. It runs pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade on a single campus, meaning a child who enrolls in pre-K can graduate from the same building more than a decade later. The school is a mid-sized campus for what it covers, drawing students from across a rural coastal county where a substantial share of families qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly white, with Hispanic students making up the next largest group, followed by students identifying as two or more races and Black students.

The academic picture from Florida's most recent state assessments is a mixed one, and parents should look at it with some care. Third grade shows roughly half of students meeting proficiency in both reading and math, which is a reasonable entry point. The difficulty is that proficiency rates fall sharply in the middle grades across both English language arts and math, with several grade levels sitting well below the statewide midpoint. Science results at the tested grades are similarly low. The sixth-grade ELA result is an exception, coming in noticeably higher than the surrounding grades, but the broader pattern across grades four through eight is one of limited proficiency, and a parent whose child is entering those years may want to ask the school directly about the supports and interventions in place. Multi-year trend data was not available, so whether these results have improved or declined over time is not something the data can answer.

No information was provided about advanced coursework, AP offerings, dual enrollment, or career and technical education programs, so the academic pathway for high school students is not possible to characterize from the data at hand. The same applies to IEP and English learner rates, chronic absenteeism, and graduation figures, all of which were either missing or not reportable. Families with high schoolers, or families whose children receive special services, should ask the school directly about those programs.

On the community side, Eastpoint is a working-waterfront place with deep roots in the commercial seafood industry, particularly oystering. The wild oyster fishery collapsed and the bay was closed for years before a limited reopening was approved for early 2026, a shift that publicly reported sources say pushed many longtime oystermen into construction and other land-based work. The town is car-dependent, with single-family homes and seafood docks strung along U.S. 98, and larger retail requires a drive to neighboring communities. Federal and state land ownership covers a large share of Franklin County, which has kept development constrained and the place relatively unchanged in character.

Housing in the area carries a price tag that stands well above the Florida statewide median and far above the national median, reflecting coastal demand on the Forgotten Coast. Rental data was not available. For buyers, the price-to-income relationship here is stretched by national standards.

Two district-level changes matter to families evaluating this school now. Voters approved a shift in the property tax levy in late 2024, with the new structure taking effect in mid-2025 and running for three years, aimed at raising teacher and staff salaries in a district that publicly reported sources identified as having among the lowest average teacher pay in Florida. Separately, the district in 2025 was publicly weighing a move to a four-day school week to address a high annual teacher turnover rate. A majority of surveyed families supported the idea, but others raised child-care concerns about Fridays off, and a final board decision had not been confirmed as of the time this data was gathered. Families should verify the current schedule status directly with the district.

The comparison data included only one district in Franklin County, so no peer comparison is possible.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

75-79%Cohort of 67 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

867 schools plotted. 183 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 352%

School 52% · District 58% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median

Grade 419%

School 19% · District 37% · ▼ 18 pts below district

▼ 42 pts below state median

Grade 515%

School 15% · District 26% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 40 pts below state median

Grade 642%

School 42% · District 52% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 20 pts below state median

Grade 731%

School 31% · District 54% · ▼ 23 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median

Grade 817%

School 17% · District 17%

▼ 34 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 352%

School 52% · District 60% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median

Grade 424%

School 24% · District 28% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 30 pts below state median

Grade 523%

School 23% · District 36% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 31 pts below state median

Grade 660%

School 60% · District 57% · ▲ 3 pts above district

even with state median

Grade 730%

School 30% · District 45% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 25 pts below state median

Grade 820%

School 20% · District 43% · ▼ 22 pts below district

▼ 34 pts below state median

Science

Grade 525%

School 25% · District 36% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 28 pts below state median

Grade 821%

School 21% · District 39% · ▼ 18 pts below district

▼ 25 pts below state median

This schoolFRANKLIN, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income50%Higher-income56%6 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income17%Higher-income44%27 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income50%Higher-income85%35 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income18%Higher-income27%9 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income53%Higher-income50%3 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income17%Higher-income25%8 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income34%Higher-income62%27 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income16%Higher-income20%4 pp gap