Franklin High School

Summary:

Franklin High School is a public high school located in Somerset, New Jersey, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,220 students. The school is part of the Franklin Township Public School District, which is ranked 443 out of 613 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Franklin High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey high schools, with its performance on NJSLA assessments generally below the state average. Only 41.3% of 9th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and just 10.1% were proficient or better in Algebra I End of Course in 2023-2024. Compared to nearby schools like Piscataway Township High School and Somerville High School, Franklin High School's performance on these assessments is lower.

The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American students performing relatively well but Hispanic and English Language Learner students performing poorly. Franklin High School also experiences relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.6% to 23.1% in recent years, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a significant population of low-socioeconomic status students, with 47.88% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023. Addressing these challenges through targeted interventions and support could be important steps in improving the school's overall performance and outcomes.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 500 Elizabeth Avenue
       Somerset, NJ  08873-3001


(732) 302-4200

District: Franklin Township Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
287th of 426 New Jersey High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,609 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  12.6 Help
Number of students:  2,200

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
41.7%
African American:
32.2%
Asian:
12.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  44.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Franklin High School ranks worse than 67.4% of high schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.03. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Franklin High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Franklin High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (41.7%), African American (32.2%), Asian (12.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 44.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Franklin High School is 12.6. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Franklin High School is $8,609.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Franklin High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Franklin High School 287th of 426 New Jersey public high schools. (See Franklin High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Franklin Township Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Franklin Township Public School District 443rd of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Franklin High School

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Rank History for all students at Franklin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 30.90 262nd 343 23.6%
2004 45.55 239th 348 31.3%
2005 47.57 230th 351 34.5%
2006 42.29 259th 357 27.5%
2007 38.94 265th 361 26.6%
2008 39.86 264th 359 26.5%
2009 45.38 252nd 370 31.9%
2010 46.15 261st 371 29.6%
2011 39.91 276th 378 27.0%
2012 46.13 268th 388 30.9%
2013 34.91 307th 396 22.5%
2014 45.19 297th 411 27.7%
2015 39.51 211th 406 48.0%
2016 53.67 133rd 409 67.5%
2017 44.06 195th 411 52.6%
2018 39.69 217th 415 47.7%
2019 42.60 205th 416 50.7%
2021 26.73 288th 405 28.9%
2022 32.44 257th 415 38.1%
2023 27.17 291st 422 31.0%
2024 28.03 287th 426 32.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Franklin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.75 59th 146 59.6%
2019 62.97 34th 138 75.4%
2021 30.29 73rd 101 27.7%
2022 33.71 78th 137 43.1%
2023 31.13 106th 161 34.2%
2024 28.77 132nd 179 26.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Franklin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.14 178th 355 49.9%
2019 46.37 150th 349 57.0%
2021 46.45 148th 333 55.6%
2022 29.25 246th 344 28.5%
2023 51.53 115th 339 66.1%
2024 28.37 252nd 349 27.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Franklin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.29 163rd 345 52.8%
2019 52.74 113th 347 67.4%
2021 29.84 253rd 326 22.4%
2022 42.05 150th 324 53.7%
2023 26.59 268th 344 22.1%
2024 31.79 234th 350 33.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Franklin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.26 234th 403 41.9%
2019 40.64 219th 408 46.3%
2021 25.88 299th 402 25.6%
2022 31.63 258th 414 37.7%
2023 17.37 337th 416 19.0%
2024 24.80 298th 416 28.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Franklin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.42 211th 405 47.9%
2019 43.59 190th 407 53.3%
2021 27.64 286th 402 28.9%
2022 34.03 224th 410 45.4%
2023 30.92 243rd 414 41.3%
2024 18.56 329th 415 20.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Franklin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.59 114th 198 42.4%
2019 41.42 119th 191 37.7%
2021 25.51 142nd 165 13.9%
2022 36.13 118th 175 32.6%
2023 19.99 136th 172 20.9%
2024 12.30 158th 174 9.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Franklin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.19 88th 266 66.9%
2019 64.36 55th 254 78.3%
2021 55.47 77th 247 68.8%
2022 57.62 57th 256 77.7%
2023 47.43 91st 250 63.6%
2024 48.89 96th 260 63.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Franklin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.57 201st 368 45.4%
2019 44.26 169th 364 53.6%
2021 23.64 322nd 374 13.9%
2022 32.74 241st 382 36.9%
2023 27.91 273rd 385 29.1%
2024 22.83 318th 394 19.3%
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Rank History for White students at Franklin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.97 89th 340 73.8%
2019 58.39 91st 339 73.2%
2021 44.90 138th 336 58.9%
2022 45.57 138th 335 58.8%
2023 43.77 151st 335 54.9%
2024 46.88 146th 337 56.7%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: New Jersey Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Franklin High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 538 598 42 59 7 n/a n/a 0 1244
1989 501 578 65 59 4 n/a n/a 0 1207
1990 445 535 67 61 1 n/a n/a 0 1109
1991 374 550 97 69 1 n/a n/a 0 1091
1992 393 590 97 78 0 n/a n/a 0 1158
1993 403 595 100 80 0 n/a n/a 0 1178
1994 432 607 98 78 0 n/a n/a 0 1215
1995 435 590 123 101 1 n/a n/a 0 1250
1996 435 590 123 101 1 n/a n/a 0 1250
1998 394 668 141 98 2 n/a n/a 0 1303
1999 385 642 141 115 2 n/a n/a 0 1285
2000 377 669 133 133 2 n/a n/a -1 1313
2001 375 686 140 151 2 n/a n/a 0 1354
2002 436 751 170 162 1 n/a n/a 0 1520
2003 436 751 170 162 1 n/a n/a 0 1520
2004 476 783 173 185 0 n/a n/a 0 1617
2005 493 811 185 221 0 n/a n/a 0 1710
2006 533 926 182 280 1 n/a n/a 0 1922
2007 531 943 191 313 1 n/a n/a 0 1979
2008 546 975 205 332 1 n/a n/a 0 2059
2009 508 966 231 339 2 1 4 0 2051
2010 484 959 236 353 1 1 1 0 2035
2011 451 972 233 386 2 1 3 0 2048
2012 398 935 259 435 4 0 4 0 2035
2013 366 939 268 483 5 3 7 0 2071
2014 367 896 282 542 4 1 8 0 2100
2015 346 904 297 583 6 1 12 0 2149
2016 303 913 301 623 4 3 10 0 2157
2017 289 871 300 663 6 2 11 0 2142
2018 270 875 316 726 7 2 15 0 2211
2019 252 860 303 703 10 4 14 0 2146
2020 261 846 306 714 8 4 24 0 2163
2021 265 800 303 750 7 8 35 0 2168
2022 240 788 283 803 6 7 46 3 2176
2023 238 753 280 872 4 6 61 6 2220
2024 221 708 277 917 8 4 58 7 2200

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Franklin High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1244 114.0 10.9 n/a
1989 1207 115.0 10.4 n/a
1990 1109 111.0 9.9 4.2
1991 1091 102.0 10.6 7.2
1992 1158 101.0 11.4 8.1
1993 1178 102.3 11.5 10.3
1994 1215 101.0 12.0 12.5
1995 1250 105.0 11.9 11.8
1996 1250 105.0 11.9 11.8
1998 1303 102.6 12.7 13.6
1999 1285 107.6 11.9 18.6
2000 1313 109.6 12.0 23.2
2001 1354 110.8 12.2 26.1
2002 1520 122.2 12.4 26
2003 1520 122.2 12.4 26
2004 1617 123.2 13.1 25.9
2005 1710 128.4 13.3 n/a
2006 1922 143.4 13.4 23.6
2007 1979 154.0 12.9 22.6
2008 2059 142.0 14.5 24.5
2009 2051 145.3 12.1 28
2010 2035 142.0 14.3 29.8
2011 2048 150.2 13.6 34
2012 2035 171.0 11.8 34.3
2013 2071 167.9 12.3 43.6
2014 2100 166.6 12.6 44.8
2015 2149 168.0 12.7 40.1
2016 2157 174.0 12.3 43.6
2017 2142 172.1 12.4 46.7
2018 2211 175.7 12.5 45.3
2019 2146 178.0 12.0 45.1
2020 2163 176.4 12.2 43.8
2021 2168 180.6 11.9 42.6
2022 2176 185.8 11.7 43.2
2023 2220 171.1 12.9 47.9
2024 2200 174.4 12.6 44.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Franklin High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1244 114.0 10.9 n/a
1989 1207 115.0 10.4 n/a
1990 1109 111.0 9.9 4.2
1991 1091 102.0 10.6 7.2
1992 1158 101.0 11.4 8.1
1993 1178 102.3 11.5 10.3
1994 1215 101.0 12.0 12.5
1995 1250 105.0 11.9 11.8
1996 1250 105.0 11.9 11.8
1998 1303 102.6 12.7 13.6
1999 1285 107.6 11.9 18.6
2000 1313 109.6 12.0 23.2
2001 1354 110.8 12.2 26.1
2002 1520 122.2 12.4 26
2003 1520 122.2 12.4 26
2004 1617 123.2 13.1 25.9
2005 1710 128.4 13.3 n/a
2006 1922 143.4 13.4 23.6
2007 1979 154.0 12.9 22.6
2008 2059 142.0 14.5 24.5
2009 2051 145.3 12.1 28
2010 2035 142.0 14.3 29.8
2011 2048 150.2 13.6 34
2012 2035 171.0 11.8 34.3
2013 2071 167.9 12.3 43.6
2014 2100 166.6 12.6 44.8
2015 2149 168.0 12.7 40.1
2016 2157 174.0 12.3 43.6
2017 2142 172.1 12.4 46.7
2018 2211 175.7 12.5 45.3
2019 2146 178.0 12.0 45.1
2020 2163 176.4 12.2 43.8
2021 2168 180.6 11.9 42.6
2022 2176 185.8 11.7 43.2
2023 2220 171.1 12.9 47.9
2024 2200 174.4 12.6 44.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Franklin High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $137 (1.6%) $8,472 (98.4%) $8,609

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Franklin High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 205th of 416 High schoolsRanks 291st of 422 High schools
 19.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
9th Grade English Language Arts (Franklin High School)54.142.5
 11.6%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (Franklin Township Public School District)54.142.5
 11.6%
   9th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)55.952.1
 3.8%
9th Grade Algebra I (Franklin High School)25.14.3
 20.8%
   9th Grade Algebra I (Franklin Township Public School District)25.14.3
 20.8%
   9th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)27.219.2
 8%
9th Grade Geometry (Franklin High School)40.526
 14.5%
   9th Grade Geometry (Franklin Township Public School District)40.526
 14.5%
   9th Grade Geometry (New Jersey)59.150
 9.1%
9th Grade Algebra II (Franklin High School)88.452.1
 36.3%
   9th Grade Algebra II (Franklin Township Public School District)88.452.1
 36.3%
   9th Grade Algebra II (New Jersey)77.665.8
 11.8%
10th Grade Algebra I (Franklin High School)3.69.5
 5.9%
   10th Grade Algebra I (Franklin Township Public School District)3.69.5
 5.9%
   10th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)7.813.2
 5.4%
10th Grade Geometry (Franklin High School)15.45
 10.4%
   10th Grade Geometry (Franklin Township Public School District)15.45
 10.4%
   10th Grade Geometry (New Jersey)15.37.7
 7.6%
10th Grade Algebra II (Franklin High School)53.64.8
 48.8%
   10th Grade Algebra II (Franklin Township Public School District)53.64.8
 48.8%
   10th Grade Algebra II (New Jersey)50.832.9
 17.9%
End of Course Algebra I (Franklin High School)22.38.4
 13.9%
   End of Course Algebra I (Franklin Township Public School District)38.738.6
 0.1%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%
End of Course Geometry (Franklin High School)20.320
 0.3%
   End of Course Geometry (Franklin Township Public School District)30.436.5
 6.1%
   End of Course Geometry (New Jersey)32.251.2
 19%
End of Course Algebra II (Franklin High School)65.441.3
 24.1%
   End of Course Algebra II (Franklin Township Public School District)65.441.3
 24.1%
   End of Course Algebra II (New Jersey)56.361.7
 5.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students21462220
 3.4%
African American860753
 12.4%
American Indian104
 60%
Asian303280
 7.6%
Hispanic703872
 24%
Pacific Islander46
 50%
White252238
 5.6%
Two or More Races1461
 335.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients45.1%47.9%
 2.8%


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Students at Franklin High School are 42% Hispanic, 32% African American, 13% Asian, 10% White, 3% Two or more races.

Franklin High School ranks 287th of 426 New Jersey high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 2,200 students attended Franklin High School.


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