📍 2000 Polk St, Stevens Point, Portage County, 54481
Benjamin Franklin Junior High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Stevens Point, Portage County. The school has 811 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Stevens Point Area Public School District school district. It serves grades 7–9 in a small-town setting. The school employs 62.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benjamin Franklin Junior High enrolls 811 students across grades 7–9. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 62.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 9.7% Hispanic or Latino and 7.6% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 611 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 79 | 9.7% |
| Asian | 62 | 7.6% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 4.7% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
279 of the school's 811 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 238 qualify for free lunch and 41 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.
Benjamin Franklin Junior High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WI-30, state senate district 24, state house district 71.
Benjamin Franklin Junior High is one of 17 schools in Stevens Point Area Public School District, based in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. The district serves 6,911 students district-wide and employs 485 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 811 students, Benjamin Franklin Junior High is larger than the district average of about 407 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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