Franklin vs King Philip Schools
How the two districts, about 4 miles apart, compare on test scores, high school results, classrooms, spending and housing.
The short answer
- Overall: King Philip ranks higher, #75 to Franklin's #144 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
- MCAS 2026: Franklin students score higher: ELA 54% vs 50%, Math 61% vs 58% met expectations. Statewide: 41% and 41%.
- SAT: Franklin averages 20 points higher (1179 vs 1159).
- Spending: King Philip spends $4,107 more per student ($23,521 vs $19,414).
- Homes: Similar: single-family homes average $731K in Franklin and $705K in King Philip. The average tax bill is $8,353 in Franklin and $8,994 in King Philip.
MCAS results, 2026
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, all tested grades combined. Both districts test grades 3–10; "State" is the statewide figure for the same grades.
| Year | Franklin | King Philip | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 54% | 50% | 41% |
| 2025 | 58% | 54% | 43% |
| 2024 | 57% | 52% | 42% |
| 2023 | 57% | 54% | 45% |
| 2022 | 57% | 54% | 44% |
| 2021 | 63% | 62% | 49% |
| Year | Franklin | King Philip | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 61% | 58% | 41% |
| 2025 | 59% | 56% | 41% |
| 2024 | 60% | 58% | 42% |
| 2023 | 59% | 56% | 42% |
| 2022 | 57% | 55% | 41% |
| 2021 | 50% | 45% | 36% |
No test in 2020. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement.
High school results
Averages of each district's ranked high schools. "MA avg" is the average of all districts with high school data.
Classrooms, teachers & spending
Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources in FY2024. Class size is the average across all classes in the district.
Students
| Franklin | King Philip | |
|---|---|---|
| Students in classes | 4,620 | 1,842 |
| English learners | 3.7% | 1.9% |
| Students with disabilities | 19.9% | 17.7% |
| White | 75.9% | 81.6% |
| Asian | 9.5% | 3.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 7.8% | 6.2% |
| Black/African American | 3.3% | 4.2% |
| Multi-race | 2.8% | 3.9% |
Homes & taxes
What could you afford in either town?
FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue; for a district with several towns, the comparison uses the average of its towns. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices.