📍 2959 Del Rio PIKE, Franklin, Williamson County, 37064
Poplar Grove 5-8 is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Franklin, Williamson County. The school has 316 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Franklin SSD school district. It serves grades 5–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.0:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Poplar Grove 5-8 enrolls 316 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 41% Hispanic or Latino and 3.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 160 | 51% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 128 | 41% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 3.8% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 7 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
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.
Poplar Grove 5-8 is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-70, state senate district 23, state house district 65.
Poplar Grove 5-8 is one of 8 schools in Franklin SSD, based in Franklin, Tennessee. The district serves 3,161 students district-wide and employs 295 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 316 students, Poplar Grove 5-8 is smaller than the district average of about 395 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small