Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Somerset, New Jersey

Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus in Somerset, New Jersey enrolled 787 students in 2024-25 with 78.7 full-time teachers, 10.0 students per teacher against the New Jersey middle-school median of 10.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 47% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 26% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Jersey: 48.6% and 37.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%

706 students in 2022-23, 714 students in 2023-24, 787 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 71.8 to 78.7.

Students enrolled at Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus by school year2022-23: 706, 2023-24: 714, 2024-25: 78702004006008002022-237062023-247142024-25787
Students enrolled at Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus by school year2022-23: 706, 2023-24: 714, 2024-25: 78702004006008002022-237062023-247142024-25787
Students enrolled at Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus by school year2022-23: 706, 2023-24: 714, 2024-25: 78702004006008002022-237062023-247142024-25787
Students enrolled at Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus by school year2022-23: 706, 2023-24: 714, 2024-25: 78702004006008002022-237062023-247142024-25787
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2370671.89.8
2023-2471473.29.8
2024-2578778.710.0

10.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 69 of every 100 New Jersey middle schools

Among the 438 New Jersey middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Jersey middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.4 to 18.5; This school 10.0; state median 10.8.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.0state median 10.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.4 to 18.5; This school 10.0; state median 10.8.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.0state median 10.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.4 to 18.5; This school 10.0; state median 10.8.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.0state median 10.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.4 to 18.5; This school 10.0; state median 10.8.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.0state median 10.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 98 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus enrolled 688 students and had 7.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 68 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)7.0, one per 98 of the 688 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions68
  • Chronically absent18.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

41.9% of students were Hispanic, 29.6% Black, 14.9% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic41.9%
  2. Black29.6%
  3. Asian14.9%
  4. White10.2%
  5. Two or more races3.2%
  6. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus scored proficient or above: 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 26% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Jersey
Reading and language arts, 2021-2247%40%48.6%
Math, 2022-2326%26% (2021-22)37.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Somerset

2 public middle schools in Somerset report 2024-25 enrollment; Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus78710.047.8%
Franklin Middle School at Hamilton Street Campus5928.546.1%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus

  1. Franklin Middle School at Hamilton Street CampusThe nearest public middle school, 1.8 miles away: 592 students, 8.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  2. Conackamack Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 3.5 miles away: 466 students, 11.1 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
  3. Compare Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus with Franklin Middle School at Hamilton Street CampusStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Franklin Township Public Schools spends per student$26,100 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$26,100
  5. The largest public schools in New JerseyFranklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus is the number 98 by size of 439 New Jersey middle schools open in 2024-25.#98 of 439
  6. New Jersey schools by students per teacher10.0 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 10.8 for middle schools.10.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus

  1. How many students attend Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus?
    787 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 706 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Somerset, NJ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus?
    10.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for middle schools is 10.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus a Title I school?
    Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus do on state tests?
    The students tested at Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus scored proficient or above: 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 26% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. New Jersey's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus in?
    Franklin Township Public Schools, NCES district ID 3405490. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340549000563 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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