Franklin Middle, Franklin TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Franklin Middle

Franklin Middle serves grades five through eight in a small rural Texas district and sits at the edge of a tight housing market. The school's test performance is mixed, with clear strength in English language arts and areas that call for closer attention.

In ELA, Franklin Middle performs solidly. Across all grades, roughly three-quarters to four-fifths of students meet or exceed proficiency. The pattern is strongest in sixth grade, where proficiency stands higher, and consistent across seventh and eighth grades. This suggests the school has built functional literacy instruction across the band.

Mathematics tells a different story by grade. Fifth-grade proficiency sits in the low range, while sixth grade improves meaningfully. Seventh grade dips back down. Eighth grade surges to a much higher level, the strongest math result in the school. That grade-to-grade volatility in the middle grades suggests uneven preparation or different instructional approaches rather than steady skill-building. The eighth-grade strength is encouraging, but a parent looking at whether their younger child will graduate with solid math fundamentals might want to ask the school directly how it addresses those earlier-grade gaps.

Science is the softest area. Fifth-grade proficiency is well below the level of other subjects, and while eighth grade is substantially better, fewer than seven in ten eighth graders meet proficiency. Social studies in eighth grade is similarly weak. These two subjects suggest either that the school allocates less instructional time to them or that students struggle with the content types those assessments require. Again, this is worth clarifying with school staff.

Across all tested areas, the school shows signs of developing mastery in a subset of students. In ELA roughly half of students reach the highest performance tier; in math and science that share is smaller. This pattern is common in schools serving mixed-income and rural communities.

The school enrolls around four hundred students, nearly balanced across its four grades, with slightly more than two-fifths qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The racial composition is predominantly white, with a meaningful Hispanic enrollment and smaller populations of Black and Asian students. The school's designation and public-school status are standard.

Franklin itself is a county-seat town of modest size in east-central Texas, with steady but slow population growth. Housing values are near the state average for Texas, making it reasonably affordable within the state context. The town anchors itself around civic institutions like the Robertson County Courthouse and the Carnegie Library, with schools serving a broad rural catchment; a substantial share of students ride buses from outside town limits. The community is close-knit and conservative, with an agricultural and small-town character. Recent bond elections have passed with voter support for facility upgrades, athletic improvements, and technology investment, and the district has held its property tax rate steady while funding those improvements, which signals a stable fiscal environment for families.

For families considering the school, the key question is whether the mixed performance profile, particularly the dip in grades five through seven math and the lower proficiency in science and social studies, matches their child's needs and your willingness to supplement at home or seek tutoring. The school's ELA foundation is solid, and eighth-grade math proficiency is encouraging. The district is investing in capacity and technology, and the housing market remains affordable by state standards.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 565%

School 65% · District 65%

▲ 24 pts above state median

Grade 672%

School 72% · District 72%

▲ 38 pts above state median

Grade 762%

School 62% · District 62%

▲ 35 pts above state median

Grade 888%

School 88% · District 88%

▲ 46 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 575%

School 75% · District 75%

▲ 21 pts above state median

Grade 683%

School 83% · District 83%

▲ 31 pts above state median

Grade 777%

School 77% · District 77%

▲ 28 pts above state median

Grade 879%

School 79% · District 79%

▲ 24 pts above state median

Science

Grade 538%

School 38% · District 38%

▲ 15 pts above state median

Grade 868%

School 68% · District 68%

▲ 26 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 845%

School 45% · District 45%

▲ 21 pts above state median

This schoolFRANKLIN ISD, 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 5Lower-income60%Higher-income86%26 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income67%Higher-income92%25 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income63%Higher-income87%24 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income70%Higher-income84%14 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income50%Higher-income75%25 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income58%Higher-income79%21 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income47%Higher-income73%26 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income81%Higher-income93%12 pp gap