The top reported proficiency rate is 60% in Social studies. The lowest is 29% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Frankton Jr-sr High School
Frankton Jr-Sr High School serves students from seventh through twelfth grade in the Frankton-Lapel Community Schools district. The school is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet. It sits in the small, rural town of Frankton, Indiana, a community with deep agricultural roots and a residential core. The town is growing slowly, and the district recently completed major elementary facility upgrades, including a new Lapel Elementary School and an addition at Frankton Elementary, funded through a bond issue. Those projects do not directly affect the junior-senior high campus, but they signal a district investing in its physical plant.
The student body is predominantly white, with a small share of Hispanic students and an even smaller share of students from other racial backgrounds. The school serves grades seven through twelve, and enrollment is spread fairly evenly across those six grade levels. Data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, receive special education services, or are English learners was not available in the source data, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about those support structures.
On state assessments, Frankton Jr-Sr High School’s results are mixed. In math, about a quarter of students in grades seven and eight scored at the proficient level or above on the ILEARN exam. In English language arts, about a third of students reached that same benchmark. These are the most recent results available. The school’s overall proficiency index, which averages performance across tested subjects and grades, places it in the top quartile among districts in Madison County. That is a relative strength within the local context, though the absolute proficiency rates themselves are modest. Social studies data is from an older assessment and a different testing program, so it is not directly comparable to current results.
Because the school serves grades seven through twelve, it does not have a reported four-year graduation rate in the available data, and chronic absenteeism figures were also missing. A parent may want to ask the school for its most recent graduation and attendance numbers directly.
The student body is overwhelmingly white, with small numbers of Hispanic students and students who identify as two or more races. The school is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and it is not a Title I school, though the data did not specify its Title I status definitively.
Housing in the Frankton area is moderately priced relative to national benchmarks. The typical home value in the zip code is below the state average and well below the national average, and the estimated monthly mortgage payment is lower than the typical rent, which may make homeownership more attainable here than in many parts of the country. The town itself is small and rural, with a quiet, low-density feel. Residents often commute to nearby Anderson or Elwood for work, as the town has limited current employment beyond its historical packing and canning industries. The Frankton Community Library and the annual Heritage Days Festival are local civic anchors.
The district has recently invested heavily in its elementary facilities, with a new Lapel Elementary School opened in early 2024 and an addition and renovation underway at Frankton Elementary. Those projects do not directly affect the junior-senior high campus, but they reflect a district that is modernizing its infrastructure.
For a family considering Frankton Jr-Sr High School, the picture is one of a small, rural school where academic proficiency on state tests is modest but sits relatively well compared to other schools in the same county. The school serves a wide grade span, which can offer students continuity from middle school through high school. The community is quiet and low-density, with housing that is more affordable than much of the state and nation. A parent may want to ask about course offerings, extracurriculars, and postsecondary pathways, as those details were not available in the data reviewed here.
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