📍 300 Spruce Ave S, Thief River Falls, Pennington County, 56701
Franklin Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Thief River Falls, Pennington County. The school has 421 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Thief River Falls School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Franklin Middle enrolls 421 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 7.6% Hispanic or Latino and 5.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 336 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32 | 7.6% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 5.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 18 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 9 | 2.1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
156 of the school's 421 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 117 qualify for free lunch and 39 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Franklin Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-70, state senate district 1.
Franklin Middle is one of 5 schools in THIEF RIVER FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minnesota. The district serves 1,725 students district-wide and employs 121 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 421 students, Franklin Middle is larger than the district average of about 345 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote