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Schools in Franklin · Bruning-Davenport Unified School System, Fillmore Central Public Schools

Franklin’s public schools beat 65% of Nebraska districts

The public schools Franklin’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 65% of Nebraska’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

62%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
54%
▲ 6 pts vs NE 48%
2020–21
Math proficiency
56%
▲ 10 pts vs NE 46%
2020–21
Graduate on time
84%
▼ 2 pts vs NE 86%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$25.9K
▲ 66% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Schools
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In brief

Franklin’s schools, in brief

Which school depends on your street

With two elementary, two middle and two high schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. See the path ↓

How it compares with its neighbors

Counting the two towns on its borders, Franklin ranks 2nd of 3. Compare ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.

The School Grade

How Franklin compares

B+ Test scoresC− Graduation
Nebraska school districts we grade (246)Better than 65%
Lower resultsHigher results
Nebraska towns with similar household incomes (463)Better than 62%
Towns in Fillmore County (13)Better than 38%
Good confidence. Built on 357 tested students and a graduating class of 38; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Nebraska’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Nebraska only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Franklin (some depend on your address).

The path, start to finish
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Parts of Franklin are served by Meridian Public Schools.

Two districts serve Franklin

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Bruning-Davenport Unified School System57%
State average 48.2%
Reading · PK–12, Fillmore Central Public Schools54%
State average 48.2%
Math · PK–12, Bruning-Davenport Unified School System57%
State average 46.1%
Math · PK–12, Fillmore Central Public Schools56%
State average 46.1%

Franklin vs. its neighbors

Franklin’s schools rank 2nd of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Nebraska districts.

Every school in Franklin

0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.

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Within reach

Colleges near Franklin

There’s no college in Franklin, but 1 is within 30 miles. The closest is Doane University in Crete, 29.7 miles away.

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Straight-line distance from the center of Franklin. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Nebraska. Stars are from neighbors.

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