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Franklin High School
500 Elizabeth Ave
Somerset NJ, 08873, Somerset County
Phone: 732-302-4200
Ranking: 
(251 out of 346, bottom 27%)*
(251 out of 346, bottom 27%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Franklin Township School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 167 | 168 | 171 | 150 | 142 | 145 | 142 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,100 | 2,071 | 2,035 | 2,048 | 2,035 | 2,051 | 2,059 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 591 | 28.1% | 625 | 30.2% | 613 | 30.1% | 540 | 26.4% | 602 | 29.6% | 556 | 27.1% | 621 | 30.2% |
| Grade 10: | 553 | 26.3% | 527 | 25.4% | 472 | 23.2% | 542 | 26.5% | 466 | 22.9% | 508 | 24.8% | 512 | 24.9% |
| Grade 11: | 439 | 20.9% | 434 | 21.0% | 492 | 24.2% | 446 | 21.8% | 485 | 23.8% | 469 | 22.9% | 481 | 23.4% |
| Grade 12: | 484 | 23.0% | 456 | 22.0% | 428 | 21.0% | 459 | 22.4% | 449 | 22.1% | 478 | 23.3% | 417 | 20.3% |
| Ungraded: | 33 | 1.6% | 29 | 1.4% | 30 | 1.5% | 61 | 3.0% | 33 | 1.6% | 40 | 2.0% | 28 | 1.4% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,049 | 50.0% | 1,011 | 48.8% | 992 | 48.7% | 986 | 48.1% | 991 | 48.7% | 994 | 48.5% | 1,003 | 48.7% |
| Female: | 1,051 | 50.0% | 1,060 | 51.2% | 1,043 | 51.3% | 1,062 | 51.9% | 1,044 | 51.3% | 1,057 | 51.5% | 1,052 | 51.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 282 | 13.4% | 268 | 12.9% | 259 | 12.7% | 233 | 11.4% | 236 | 11.6% | 231 | 11.3% | 205 | 10.0% |
| Hispanic: | 542 | 25.8% | 483 | 23.3% | 435 | 21.4% | 386 | 18.8% | 353 | 17.3% | 339 | 16.5% | 332 | 16.1% |
| Black: | 896 | 42.7% | 939 | 45.3% | 935 | 45.9% | 972 | 47.5% | 959 | 47.1% | 966 | 47.1% | 975 | 47.4% |
| White: | 367 | 17.5% | 366 | 17.7% | 398 | 19.6% | 451 | 22.0% | 484 | 23.8% | 508 | 24.8% | 546 | 26.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 8 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 772 | 36.8% | 727 | 35.1% | 547 | 26.9% | 547 | 26.7% | 456 | 22.4% | 415 | 20.2% | 369 | 17.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 169 | 8.0% | 175 | 8.5% | 152 | 7.5% | 149 | 7.3% | 151 | 7.4% | 159 | 7.8% | 136 | 6.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.61 | 12.33 | 11.90 | 13.64 | 14.33 | 12.10 | 14.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 76.5% | 76.5% | 80.1% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 82.0% | 82.0% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 83.0% | 83.0% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 81.3% | 81.3% | 83.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 84.0% | 84.0% | 85.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 81.3% | 81.3% | 83.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 83.1% | 83.1% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 88.1% | 88.1% | 88.0% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 86.6% | 86.6% | 89.6% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 88.6% | 88.6% | 91.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 85.1% | 85.1% | 91.6% |
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 50.6% | 50.6% | 65.9% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 65.8% | 65.8% | 70.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 73.5% | 73.5% | 75.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 72.1% | 72.1% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 67.5% | 67.5% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 67.3% | 67.3% | 75.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 66.6% | 66.6% | 73.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 67.9% | 67.9% | 75.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 68.5% | 68.5% | 75.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 76.9% | 76.9% | 79.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 72.6% | 72.6% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 64.2% | 64.2% | 72.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Franklin High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.