The top reported proficiency rate is 0% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Franklin High School
Franklin High School serves grades nine through twelve in the small county seat of Franklin, Nebraska. The school is part of Franklin Public Schools, the single district in Franklin County. The town itself is a compact, traditional rural community with a grid street pattern and a small downtown commercial strip. The population has been gradually declining in recent years, and the housing market reflects the area’s affordability: home values are well below both the state and national benchmarks, and the estimated monthly mortgage payment on a typical home is modest. The town’s civic life centers on the downtown area, and as the county seat, local government and the school system are primary employers.
Franklin High School is a regular public school serving a small student body across grades nine through twelve. The enrollment is small, and the student population is overwhelmingly white, with a very small number of students identifying as American Indian or Alaska Native and as Black. Data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch was not available, nor was information on students with disabilities or English learners. A parent may want to ask the school directly about these support populations.
State testing data for Franklin High School is limited. The school serves only high school grades, and the state assessment results that were reported are for grades seven and eight, which are not served by this school. As a result, there are no applicable state proficiency results for Franklin High School in math, English language arts, or science. The multi-year trend data shows a single reported proficiency rate for English language arts from the 2024-25 school year, but that figure appears to be for a different grade band and does not reflect the high school’s current performance. A parent should expect that the school’s academic performance on state assessments is not captured in the available data, and they may want to ask the school directly about its own internal measures of student achievement.
The school’s enrollment is small, with a modest number of students spread across the four high school grades. The student body is almost entirely white. Information on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, the number of students with individualized education programs, and the number of English learners was not reported. The school is not a charter school, and its Title I status was not provided.
Because Franklin Public Schools is the only district in Franklin County, there are no neighboring districts within the county to compare it against. The comparison set that would normally place this school relative to other districts in the county is not applicable, as there is only one district. This means a parent cannot use county-level comparisons to gauge how this school’s proficiency or graduation rate stacks up against local peers.
The district brief turned up no recent changes or initiatives that would be of lasting interest to parents. The town of Franklin has been experiencing a gradual population decline, which is a long-term trend that may affect the school’s enrollment trajectory. Housing in the area is affordable relative to state and national benchmarks, and the compact town layout means the school is likely within a short distance of most homes.
For a family considering Franklin High School, the picture is one of a very small, rural high school in a stable but slowly shrinking community. The lack of state testing data for the high school grades means that academic performance cannot be assessed through the usual public metrics. The school’s small size may offer close relationships between students and staff, but a parent will need to seek out information directly from the school to understand academic outcomes, course offerings, and support services.
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