Franklin
1 high school and 2 elementary schools in our rankings · serves Franklin
Ranks #144 of 328 Massachusetts school districts — top 44%.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
Franklin is a suburban town in Norfolk County, roughly 20 miles southwest of Boston, and it forms the entirety of the Franklin public school district. The town is known for its historic downtown along Main Street and its location along the Charles River corridor. Franklin is named after Benjamin Franklin and was incorporated in 1778, with its early economy built on textile and shoe manufacturing. Residents of the town have a single-family assessed value above the state median and a per capita income above the state median, reflecting its established residential character.
How it compares
- Strongest area: Math MCAS, in the top 14% of districts. 61% of students in grades 3–10 met or exceeded expectations in 2026, vs 41% statewide in the same grades.
- Relative weak spot: Attendance ranks in the top 42% of districts, below its other categories.
- Top school: Franklin High, #61 of 335 Massachusetts high schools.
- Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 15% in 2022 to 11.8% in 2025.
A district's overall rank is the average statewide percentile of its ranked schools, with a 10% discount for single-school districts. Category standings compare the average of each district's ranked schools and count only districts with data. How we rank
Schools in Franklin
We rank high schools that report SAT results and elementary schools with grade 3 MCAS results, so some of the district's schools (middle schools, for example) aren't listed. Elementary ELA and Math are 2024–2026 averages of grade 3 results.
MCAS results
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, compared with the state. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement. There was no test in 2020.
High school results
Averages of the district's ranked high schools (Franklin High). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.
Students & classrooms
48.2% female · 51.7% male · 0.1% nonbinary
Spending & teachers
Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources. Dollar figures aren't adjusted for inflation. "MA median" is the middle district in each year; small districts can spend far more per student, so the median is a fairer yardstick than the average. Salary is the average across 383 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
9.3 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 2.6% missed 20% or more of school days
About Franklin
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Town figures are FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices. "MA median" is the median of the state's 351 towns.
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