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Benjamin Franklin Middle School
1200 Outer Park Dr
Springfield IL, 62704, Sangamon County
Phone: 217-525-3164
Ranking: 
(2,220 out of 3,028, bottom 27%)*
(2,220 out of 3,028, bottom 27%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Springfield School District 186
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 45 | 55 | 47 | 51 | 46 | 48 | 38 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 761 | 702 | 695 | 734 | 798 | 775 | 791 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 269 | 35.3% | 264 | 37.6% | 226 | 32.5% | 228 | 31.1% | 270 | 33.8% | 274 | 35.4% | 249 | 31.5% |
| Grade 7: | 265 | 34.8% | 211 | 30.1% | 236 | 34.0% | 247 | 33.7% | 277 | 34.7% | 250 | 32.3% | 248 | 31.4% |
| Grade 8: | 227 | 29.8% | 227 | 32.3% | 233 | 33.5% | 259 | 35.3% | 251 | 31.5% | 251 | 32.4% | 294 | 37.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 373 | 49.0% | 349 | 49.7% | 339 | 48.8% | 381 | 51.9% | 386 | 48.4% | 321 | 41.4% | 393 | 49.7% |
| Female: | 388 | 51.0% | 353 | 50.3% | 356 | 51.2% | 353 | 48.1% | 338 | 42.4% | 389 | 50.2% | 344 | 43.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 26 | 3.4% | 22 | 3.1% | 24 | 3.5% | 26 | 3.5% | 35 | 4.4% | 33 | 4.3% | 35 | 4.4% |
| Hispanic: | 19 | 2.5% | 16 | 2.3% | 20 | 2.9% | 7 | 1.0% | 7 | 0.9% | 12 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.4% |
| Black: | 239 | 31.4% | 216 | 30.8% | 226 | 32.5% | 246 | 33.5% | 300 | 37.6% | 275 | 35.5% | 290 | 36.7% |
| White: | 408 | 53.6% | 378 | 53.8% | 342 | 49.2% | 375 | 51.1% | 389 | 48.7% | 397 | 51.2% | 403 | 50.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 65 | 8.5% | 67 | 9.5% | 81 | 11.7% | 78 | 10.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 412 | 54.1% | 332 | 47.3% | 212 | 30.5% | 374 | 51.0% | 384 | 48.1% | 341 | 44.0% | 323 | 40.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 133 | 19.1% | 50 | 6.8% | 50 | 6.3% | 53 | 6.8% | 46 | 5.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.91 | 12.85 | 14.79 | 14.39 | 17.35 | 16.10 | 20.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 64.2% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 67.6% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 72.9% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 73.1% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 74.2% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 78.2% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 78.3% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 50.9% | 59.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 64.1% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 62.2% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 70.4% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 70.0% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 71.3% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 75.6% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 71.2% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 47.1% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 64.6% | 76.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 65.0% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.0% | 66.1% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 74.4% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 75.5% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 74.5% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 78.9% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 48.7% | 59.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 61.1% | 72% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 61.7% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 63.7% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 65.8% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 66.2% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 64.6% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 67.2% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 46.5% | 58.5% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 63.6% | 73.7% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 65.9% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 66.5% | 74.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 72.4% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 70.4% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 67.6% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 73.7% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 74.7% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 67.0% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 65.6% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 69.1% | 79.0% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 39.7% | 53.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 40.7% | 54.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 42.8% | 54.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 64.5% | 78.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 67.1% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 66.6% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 69.6% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 75.5% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 80.7% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 76.9% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.0% | 46.9% | 58.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 49.8% | 63.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.0% | 51.8% | 67.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 61.9% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 69.7% | 79.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 68.6% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 67.0% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 68.1% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 73.2% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 75.8% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 74.8% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 48.7% | 59.8% |
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* Benjamin Franklin Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.