Franklin vs Medway Schools
How the two districts, about 5 miles apart, compare on test scores, high school results, classrooms, spending and housing.
The short answer
- Overall: Medway ranks higher, #55 to Franklin's #144 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
- MCAS 2026: Mixed: Medway leads in ELA (57% vs 54%), Franklin in Math (61% vs 59%). Statewide: 41% and 41%.
- SAT: Close: Franklin averages 1179 and Medway 1173.
- Spending: Similar: $19,414 per student in Franklin and $19,110 in Medway.
- Homes: Similar: single-family homes average $731K in Franklin and $699K in Medway. The average tax bill is $8,353 in Franklin and $9,786 in Medway.
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 | Medway | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 54% | 57% | 41% |
| 2025 | 58% | 59% | 43% |
| 2024 | 57% | 57% | 42% |
| 2023 | 57% | 57% | 45% |
| 2022 | 57% | 57% | 44% |
| 2021 | 63% | 65% | 49% |
| Year | Franklin | Medway | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 61% | 59% | 41% |
| 2025 | 59% | 59% | 41% |
| 2024 | 60% | 62% | 42% |
| 2023 | 59% | 59% | 42% |
| 2022 | 57% | 57% | 41% |
| 2021 | 50% | 55% | 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 | Medway | |
|---|---|---|
| Students in classes | 4,620 | 2,171 |
| English learners | 3.7% | 4.7% |
| Students with disabilities | 19.9% | 16.9% |
| White | 75.9% | 76.7% |
| Asian | 9.5% | 6.4% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 7.8% | 10.2% |
| Black/African American | 3.3% | 2.7% |
| Multi-race | 2.8% | 3.8% |
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.