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Benjamin Franklin Middle School

Regular School · Springfield, IL

Benjamin Franklin Middle School is a regular school school in Springfield, Illinois, serving grades 06–08 with 709 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.1:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
709
Teachers (FTE)
54.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
13.1:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 288 41%
White 237 33%
Two or more races 87 12%
Hispanic/Latino 48 7%
Asian 45 6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3 0%
Not Specified 1 0%
Total enrollment 709 367M / 341F

English Language Learners: 26 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 23.0% -4.7pp 27.7% 423
Reading Proficiency 31.0% -1.7pp 32.7% 428

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.00 grade levels
Math
-0.17 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
134 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
118
16.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
371
52.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 709 100%

Contact & Location

1200 Outer Park Dr

Springfield, IL 62704

Phone: (217)787-3006

http://www.sps186.org/o/franklin/

District

Springfield SD 186

Per-pupil expenditure: $28,501

District enrollment: 13,066

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

173708003814

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD