📍 225 Middle School Road, Rocky Mount, Franklin County, 24151
Benjamin Franklin Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Rocky Mount, Franklin County. The school has 1,397 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Franklin County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 116.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 64% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benjamin Franklin Middle enrolls 1,397 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 116.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 8.5% Hispanic or Latino and 8.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,052 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 119 | 8.5% |
| Two or more races | 115 | 8.2% |
| Black or African American | 104 | 7.4% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,038 of the school's 1,397 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,038 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.
Benjamin Franklin Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 VA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 20, state house district 9.
Benjamin Franklin Middle is one of 14 schools in Franklin County Public Schools, based in Rocky Mount, Virginia. The district serves 6,109 students district-wide and employs 522 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,397 students, Benjamin Franklin Middle is larger than the district average of about 436 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
Browse live education vacancies at or near Benjamin Franklin Middle.
Find vacancies →