Franklin Middle

Summary:

Franklin Middle is a public middle school located in Chantilly, Virginia, serving grades 7-8 with a student population of 832. It is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools district, which is ranked 41 out of 130 school districts in Virginia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Franklin Middle consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Virginia, with students performing exceptionally well on SOL (Standards of Learning) assessments. The school stands out in mathematics, with 97.67% proficiency in Algebra I for 7th grade and 96.33% proficiency in Algebra I for 8th grade, compared to 100% and 95.14% for Fairfax County, respectively. Franklin Middle also excels in English Reading, with 89.6% and 79% proficiency in 7th and 8th grade, respectively, compared to the Fairfax County averages of 78.19% and 78.76%. The school maintains a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending than the state average.

While Franklin Middle outperforms the Fairfax County and Virginia state averages in most academic areas, some nearby schools, such as Rocky Run Middle and Carson Middle, which are part of the Loudoun County Public Schools district, have higher rankings and proficiency rates in certain subject areas, providing a useful benchmark for Franklin Middle's continued growth and improvement.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 3300 Lees Corner Rd
       Chantilly, VA  20151-3100


(703) 904-5100

District: Fairfax County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
90th of 417 Virginia Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,544 Help


Students who attend Franklin Middle usually attend:

High:    Oakton High

Feeder schools for Franklin Middle:

Elementary:    Lees Corner Elementary
    Navy Elementary
    Oak Hill Elementary
    Waples Mill Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  14.7 Help
Number of students:  832

Racial breakdown:

White:
43.4%
Asian:
28.4%
Hispanic:
15.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  21.2% Help


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Compare Details Franklin Middle ranks better than 78.4% of middle schools in Virginia. It also ranks 9th among 23 ranked middle schools in the Fairfax County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 73.83. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high 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.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Franklin Middle is $10,544, which is the 12th highest among 23 middle schools in the Fairfax County Public Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Franklin Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Franklin Middle 90th of 417 Virginia public middle schools. (See Franklin Middle in the ranking list.)

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Fairfax County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Fairfax County Public Schools 41st of 130 Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Franklin Middle

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Rank History for all students at Franklin Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 83.50 19th 340 94.4%
2006 83.91 18th 383 95.3%
2007 78.97 23rd 387 94.1%
2008 76.67 31st 391 92.1%
2009 79.49 19th 390 95.1%
2010 78.43 23rd 408 94.4%
2011 81.21 14th 413 96.6%
2012 80.45 22nd 413 94.7%
2013 85.73 17th 416 95.9%
2014 85.78 21st 416 95.0%
2015 86.17 15th 412 96.4%
2016 85.34 16th 409 96.1%
2017 88.65 7th 415 98.3%
2018 84.38 10th 413 97.6%
2019 84.63 16th 424 96.2%
2021 83.82 21st 419 95.0%
2022 84.40 21st 415 94.9%
2023 76.67 85th 422 79.9%
2024 73.83 90th 417 78.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Franklin Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 72.11 56th 231 75.8%
2024 82.66 18th 237 92.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Franklin Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 70.95 14th 100 86.0%
2024 64.90 26th 122 78.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Franklin Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 44.78 228th 402 43.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Franklin Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 76.65 74th 411 82.0%
2024 77.85 58th 407 85.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Franklin Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 84.78 25th 278 91.0%
2024 81.60 33rd 281 88.3%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Franklin Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 45.68 73rd 123 40.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Franklin Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 75.81 85th 409 79.2%
2024 69.77 112th 407 72.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Franklin Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 66.90 39th 132 70.5%
2024 66.66 36th 128 71.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Franklin Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 48.87 156th 298 47.7%
2024 71.25 68th 299 77.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Franklin Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 57.57 103rd 275 62.5%
2024 42.02 162nd 272 40.4%
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Rank History for White students at Franklin Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 71.90 85th 402 78.9%
2024 68.08 107th 396 73.0%
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Data source: test scores: Virginia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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by a student
Thursday, January 8, 2015

Open Quote There are no reviews for Franklin on any school rating sites, which is odd, considering its horrid reputation among those who attended.
I speak now as a junior in high school who had the misfortune of attending FMS. I'll never forget the worst two years of my life.
Hopefully FMS has changed and adapted over the years from a school that was so obstinate in its old-fashioned ways to a school that reacts to change positively. I have a feeling that with a principal such as Mrs. Eisenberg, that just isn't going to happen.
They terrorize students with their dress code, making sure girls always wear shorts that are as long as their fingertips straight down. I'm all for a dress code, really. I don't want to see anyone's butt falling out of their clothes and neither does anyone else. But it got to the point where girls were AFRAID to wear shorts in the heat- one infamous Spanish teacher, who will go unnamed, stood outside her door with a CLIPBOARD, writing down girl after girl's name and sending them to change into their gym shorts (which go past the knees.) I'm surprised the gym shorts let us show ankle, because, you know, legs are so scandalous. The more they sexualize natural body parts of girls, the worse they make the problem; girls aren’t going to stop wearing shorts anytime soon. STOP PERPETUATING THIS RIDICULOUS STANDARD. SHORTS ARE NOT SIN.
I also pray that they’ve changed their rigid phone policy. One day after school, at about 5 o’clock (school let out at 3) I took out my phone and called my mother to pick me up. Eisenberg came up behind me, SNATCHED MY PHONE, and demanded to know why I was on my phone. …Yes, this was at 5 pm. The halls were completely vacant; I was not disturbing anyone. I just wanted to get home. After explaining that I was calling so I wouldn’t be stuck at school till the next morning, she proceeded to refuse the fact that she was in the wrong and told me she was taking my phone to the office. She then humiliated me to an office lady, saying that I was on my phone when I shouldn’t have been.
If they want to ban phones in class, ok, that’s understandable. But when it’s 5 pm and all kids are trying to do is get home… I question your motive for banning phones. It seems like to me, it’s just stubbornness to the fact that technology is advancing and kids all possess phones, not to make sure students are learning when they should be. This was back when the most advanced phones were the ones that had minimal data and their sole purpose was texting through little keyboards/calling (they could only display HTML websites on a slow browser; pre-iPhones and Galaxies,) so I wonder how the policy has changed as phones have become more advanced and prevalent.
The teachers were sadly forgettable; I can’t recall learning much in middle school at all. A great wealth of my knowledge came from elementary school and high school, which is pitiful. I don’t have a single teacher I’d come back to. The most memorable staff member was the principal’s right hand woman who was notorious for her incessant harassing of students. She would berate me for checking out what lunch was being served that day (accusing me of cutting the line) and tell me to stop being so defensive when I explained what I was doing. With these two, there’s just no way to win. Even now, the very mention of her name induces shudders in those who attended FMS. It really was a loony staff. My friend and I once got publicly lectured (yelled at) in a hallway by a math teacher who heard us discussing the suicide in a history video we were shown (she assumed we were disrespecting suicide victims. This school is full of assumptions.) Even my bus driver was loony, throwing fits of rage whenever someone talked. He kept the bus full of middle school children silent. What an incredibly bizarre time middle school was here, reflecting upon it.
The fact that that education is mediocre and it’s just an overall unaccepting, uncomfortable environment is really detrimental to kids who are struggling with their transition from childhood to adulthood. This is a crucial part of a child’s life, and spending it here made for quite a miserable time. The whole two years I felt so uninspired, lost, trapped, and confused; definitely an inherent part of the transition, yet a miserable part that could have been assuaged in a positive environment.
You do not learn the “real world” here, you learn the world the higher-ups wish was still the world. High school shocked me into the real world that FMS should’ve eased me in to. The bar was raised significantly in all ways, especially academically. With these responsibilities came a ton of freedom, freedom that FMS taught didn’t exist (and even if it did, we didn’t deserve it.) Thank God I didn’t waste another second in FMS, where any desire to better yourself is sucked away. At one point, the carpets were being redone and we had a concrete floor… to which students reacted by saying, “Now it really looks like a prison, Close Quote



Enrollment information for Franklin Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 990 990
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1061 1061
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 1089 1089
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1117 1117
1993 1050 40 62 21 1 n/a n/a 0 1174
1994 1136 48 101 26 1 n/a n/a 0 1312
1995 1131 61 115 25 1 n/a n/a 0 1333
1996 1131 61 115 25 1 n/a n/a 0 1333
1997 1106 55 130 33 2 n/a n/a 0 1326
1998 1135 77 155 38 1 n/a n/a 0 1406
1999 638 30 71 24 3 n/a n/a 0 766
2000 689 37 93 33 3 n/a n/a -4 851
2001 688 41 104 37 2 n/a n/a 0 872
2002 714 57 169 58 3 n/a n/a 21 1022
2003 714 57 169 58 3 n/a n/a 21 1022
2004 686 49 186 67 2 n/a n/a 25 1015
2005 719 62 181 62 3 n/a n/a 26 1053
2006 683 57 179 58 6 n/a n/a 33 1016
2007 588 53 175 69 5 n/a n/a 39 929
2008 575 55 184 86 4 n/a n/a 50 954
2009 584 43 179 71 4 n/a n/a 51 932
2010 583 39 164 91 6 n/a n/a 36 919
2011 520 48 189 107 3 4 26 0 897
2012 468 53 184 103 2 3 36 0 849
2013 464 66 160 117 2 0 31 0 840
2014 474 50 181 113 2 2 36 0 858
2015 432 57 210 95 1 1 36 0 832
2016 451 50 221 93 1 0 46 0 862
2017 468 47 222 98 0 1 58 0 894
2018 428 63 221 116 0 2 52 0 882
2019 427 48 243 121 0 1 52 0 892
2020 416 54 230 133 3 0 60 0 896
2021 405 55 242 139 4 0 64 0 909
2022 396 61 237 127 1 1 56 0 879
2023 361 58 236 128 1 1 47 0 832

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Franklin Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 990 56.0 17.6 n/a
1990 1061 51.6 20.5 n/a
1991 1089 67.9 16.0 n/a
1992 1117 69.2 16.1 n/a
1993 1174 65.7 17.9 n/a
1994 1312 78.8 n/a 1.4
1995 1333 n/a 0.0 1.1
1996 1333 n/a 0.0 1.1
1997 1326 n/a 0.0 1.1
1998 1406 n/a 0.0 2.5
1999 766 50.0 15.3 4.4
2000 851 n/a 0.0 4.6
2001 872 66.3 13.2 6.5
2002 1022 84.5 12.1 8.1
2003 1022 84.5 12.1 8.1
2004 1015 72.5 14.0 10.3
2005 1053 70.5 14.9 10.1
2006 1016 80.0 12.7 8.9
2007 929 83.1 11.2 8.3
2008 954 50.2 19.0 10.6
2009 932 49.6 18.8 12.1
2010 919 47.9 19.1 12.6
2011 897 51.5 17.3 14.5
2012 849 67.2 12.6 16.5
2013 840 69.0 12.1 17
2014 858 70.8 12.1 16.4
2015 832 74.0 11.2 15.6
2016 862 73.0 11.8 14
2017 894 71.4 12.5 15.4
2018 882 70.7 12.4 16.9
2019 892 64.0 13.9 15.7
2020 896 69.7 12.8 17.2
2021 909 60.7 14.9 n/a
2022 879 71.2 12.3 17.5
2023 832 56.2 14.7 21.2

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 Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 990 56.0 17.6 n/a
1990 1061 51.6 20.5 n/a
1991 1089 67.9 16.0 n/a
1992 1117 69.2 16.1 n/a
1993 1174 65.7 17.9 n/a
1994 1312 78.8 n/a 1.4
1995 1333 n/a 0.0 1.1
1996 1333 n/a 0.0 1.1
1997 1326 n/a 0.0 1.1
1998 1406 n/a 0.0 2.5
1999 766 50.0 15.3 4.4
2000 851 n/a 0.0 4.6
2001 872 66.3 13.2 6.5
2002 1022 84.5 12.1 8.1
2003 1022 84.5 12.1 8.1
2004 1015 72.5 14.0 10.3
2005 1053 70.5 14.9 10.1
2006 1016 80.0 12.7 8.9
2007 929 83.1 11.2 8.3
2008 954 50.2 19.0 10.6
2009 932 49.6 18.8 12.1
2010 919 47.9 19.1 12.6
2011 897 51.5 17.3 14.5
2012 849 67.2 12.6 16.5
2013 840 69.0 12.1 17
2014 858 70.8 12.1 16.4
2015 832 74.0 11.2 15.6
2016 862 73.0 11.8 14
2017 894 71.4 12.5 15.4
2018 882 70.7 12.4 16.9
2019 892 64.0 13.9 15.7
2020 896 69.7 12.8 17.2
2021 909 60.7 14.9 n/a
2022 879 71.2 12.3 17.5
2023 832 56.2 14.7 21.2

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 Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $255 (2.4%) $10,274 (97.6%) $10,528
2020 $216 (2.0%) $10,570 (98.0%) $10,787
2021 $212 (2.0%) $10,333 (98.0%) $10,544

Data source: Virginia Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Franklin Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 16th of 424 Middle schoolsRanks 85th of 422 Middle schools
 16.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade Mathematics (Franklin Middle)9379.4
 13.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Fairfax County Public Schools)8654.7
 31.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7851.4
 26.6%
7th Grade English Reading (Franklin Middle)9382.5
 10.5%
   7th Grade English Reading (Fairfax County Public Schools)8478.7
 5.3%
   7th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7970.3
 8.7%
8th Grade Mathematics (Franklin Middle)9347.2
 45.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Fairfax County Public Schools)8339.8
 43.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7748.4
 28.6%
8th Grade Science (Franklin Middle)9175.9
 15.1%
   8th Grade Science (Fairfax County Public Schools)8370.4
 12.6%
   8th Grade Science (Virginia)7860.7
 17.3%
8th Grade English Reading (Franklin Middle)9081.8
 8.2%
   8th Grade English Reading (Fairfax County Public Schools)8277.4
 4.7%
   8th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7670.7
 5.3%
End of Course Geometry (Franklin Middle)100100
   End of Course Geometry (Fairfax County Public Schools)8690
 4%
   End of Course Geometry (Virginia)8380
 3%
End of Course Algebra I (Franklin Middle)9996
 3%
   End of Course Algebra I (Fairfax County Public Schools)8986
 3%
   End of Course Algebra I (Virginia)8680
 6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students892832
 6.7%
African American4858
 20.8%
American Indian01
Asian243236
 2.9%
Hispanic121128
 5.8%
Pacific Islander11
White427361
 15.5%
Two or More Races5247
 9.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients15.7%21.2%
 5.5%


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Students at Franklin Middle are 43% White, 28% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races.

Franklin Middle ranks 90th of 417 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Franklin Middle usually go on to attend Oakton High

In the 2022-23 school year, 832 students attended Franklin Middle.


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