Franklin Park’s public schools score below 67% of New Jersey districts
The public schools Franklin Park’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 67% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
The short version on Franklin Park’s schools
Below what its incomes would suggest
Statewide, Franklin Park’s schools beat 33% of districts. Among the 454 towns with similar household incomes, they beat just 17%. Most towns with comparable incomes get noticeably better results. How it compares ↓
Graduation holds up better than test scores
Test scores run well below the state, but 93% of students still graduate on time. That’s 2 points over the state average of 91%.
Which school depends on your street
With seven elementary and two middle schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from C− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. After that, everyone goes to Franklin High School. Franklin sends its kids to all the same schools. See the path ↓
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.
How Franklin Park compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on New Jersey’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 New Jersey 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 Park.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well below the state in reading
Franklin Park vs. its neighbors
Franklin Park’s schools rank 3rd of 4 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among New Jersey districts.
Every school in Franklin Park
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Franklin Park families are saying about school.
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Colleges near Franklin Park
There’s no college in Franklin Park, but 40 are within 30 miles. The closest is Chamberlain University-New Jersey in North Brunswick, 5.6 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Franklin Park. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 30 more within 30 miles.
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 New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.