The top reported proficiency rate is 19% in English language arts. The lowest is 8% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Franklin Junior High School
Franklin Junior High School serves grades six through eight in the city of Franklin, the parish seat of St. Mary Parish. The school is a regular public school within the St. Mary Parish district. The setting is a small, historic Louisiana city on Bayou Teche with a residential core and a downtown that functions as a government and service center for the surrounding rural parish. The area has seen modest population decline in recent years, and no major new housing developments were identified in the available data.
The student body is small for a junior high school. The majority of students identify as Black, with a much smaller share identifying as White and a very small share identifying as two or more races or as Hispanic. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic need. Data on the share of students with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or who are English learners was not available. This is a gap a parent may want to explore with the school directly.
State testing data from the LEAP 2025 assessment provides a picture of academic performance in the most recent year. A relatively small share of students scored at the proficient or advanced level in English language arts. The same pattern holds in math, where an even smaller share of students reached that benchmark. Science and social studies performance was lower still, with a small fraction of students achieving proficiency. The school’s overall proficiency across tested subjects places it in a lower position relative to other districts in St. Mary Parish. The data represents a single year, so there is no trend information available to show whether these results are moving in a particular direction.
Because Franklin Junior High serves only middle school grades, there is no graduation rate to report.
The school environment and program data were limited in what was available. No information was provided on the school’s course offerings, such as advanced or career-focused classes, or on school discipline, staffing levels, or attendance rates. The school is a traditional, non-charter public school. Whether it operates as a Title I school was not specified. A parent should follow up with the school for details on the academic programs and support services available to students.
For a family considering this school, the picture is one of a small middle school in a small city that has seen population decline. The student body is economically disadvantaged at a high rate. The academic performance on state assessments is a soft spot, with proficiency rates that are low across all tested subjects. The neighborhood comparison relative to the other districts in the parish reinforces that finding. The school did not provide data on several other measures that would round out the picture, including programming and school climate, so a family with specific questions about curriculum, student supports, or the day-to-day environment should seek those answers directly from the school or the St. Mary Parish district.
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