Schools · Franklin
Franklin, TN schools
Kids attend one of 8 elementary schools through grade 5, then Legacy Middle School or Freedom Middle School or Poplar Grove 5-8.
Grades, test scores, graduation, spending and every school, from U.S. Department of Education data.
TownTapestry School GradeNew
A+
Franklin’s School Grade: A+
The public schools Franklin’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 98% of Tennessee’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
A+Test scoresB+Graduation
Tennessee school districts we grade (143)Better than 98%
Lower resultsHigher results
Tennessee towns with similar household incomes (54)Better than 96%
High confidence. Built on 21,575 tested students and a graduating class of 3,125; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Tennessee’s state tests, each against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown below but don’t count toward the grade. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids: every district that serves it, weighted by the number of students tested in each. Tests count 60% and graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are lined up against the rest of Tennessee only. A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
- Individual schools are graded the same way on their own test results, against every public school in Tennessee with 25+ students. Private schools aren’t graded: they don’t take the state tests.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income closely, so a high grade partly reflects who lives in a town. That’s why 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.
School path
Where Franklin kids go to school
Grades PK–5
8 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the list Williamson County School DistrictGrades 6–8
ALegacy Middle School or AFreedom Middle School or A-Poplar Grove 5-8
Depends on your address Williamson County School DistrictBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Check with the district before you enroll.
Test scores · 2020–21
State test results
Math (grades PK–8, Williamson County)58%
State average 26.9%
Math (Franklin Special)50%
State average 26.9%
Graduation · class of 2020
96% graduate on time
Graduation rate
96%
TN: 90.3%
Graduating class
3,125
students
The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years. #22 of 163 TN towns →
Districts
Three districts serve Franklin
Williamson County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 52 schools · 41,593 students
$12,771 per studentTN $13,059A+Franklin Special School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 8 schools · 3,161 students
$20,556 per studentTN $13,059A+Williamson County School District in Franklin
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Every school
All 30 schools in Franklin
Showing 1–30 of 30 schools
Clovercroft Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 703 students
A+PublicPearre Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 658 students
A+PublicOak View Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 517 students
A+PublicMoore ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–4 · 496 students
A+PublicLiberty ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–4 · 435 students
APublicHunters Bend ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 361 students
A+PublicPoplar Grove K-4Elementary · Grades PK–4 · 324 students
APublicFranklin ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–4 · 318 students
A+PublicJohnson ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–4 · 279 students
BPublicLegacy Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 558 students
APublicFreedom Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 511 students
APublicFreedom IntermediateMiddle · Grades 5–6 · 491 students
APublicPoplar Grove 5-8Middle · Grades 5–8 · 307 students
A-PublicFranklin High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,729 students
A+PublicCentennial High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,354 students
BPublicRenaissance High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 174 students
APublicVanguard Virtual High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 117 students
PublicCOOL SPRINGS MONTESSORI
PrivateFRANKLIN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
PrivateFUSION ACADEMY FRANKLIN
PrivateGALILEO EDUCATION INC
PrivateGENERATIONS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
PrivateHARPETH MONTESSORI
PrivateHIGH HOPES DEVELOPMENT CENTER
PrivateMONTESSORI SCHOOL OF FRANKLIN
PrivateMONTESSORI SCHOOL OF FRANKLIN
PrivateNEW HOPE ACADEMY
PrivatePRIMROSE SCHOOL OF COOL SPRINGS
PrivateTHALES ACADEMY
PrivateTRINITAS CLASSICAL ACADEMY
PrivateSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.