📍 501 N Third Avenue, Columbus, Lowndes County, 39701
Franklin Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Columbus, Lowndes County. The school has 261 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Columbus Municipal School Dist school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Franklin Academy enrolls 261 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Black or African American, 5.4% White and 4.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 230 | 88% |
| White | 14 | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 4.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
261 of the school's 261 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 261 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Franklin Academy is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MS-10, state senate district 17, state house district 41.
Franklin Academy is one of 9 schools in Columbus Municipal School District, based in Columbus, Mississippi. The district serves 3,011 students district-wide and employs 251 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 261 students, Franklin Academy is smaller than the district average of about 335 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote