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Franklin County Public Schools Schools
Franklin County Public Schools is a public school district in Virginia, based in Franklin County (Rocky Mount). SchoolGrade grades 14 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Franklin County Public Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Franklin County Public Schools
12 of 14 schools in Franklin County Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 3B: 5C: 4
Best schools in Franklin County Public Schools
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Callaway Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Snow Creek Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A- Lee M Waid Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Glade Hill Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Windy Gap Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B Ferrum Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B Benjamin Franklin Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Dudley Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C+ Franklin County High (High school, meets expectations)
- C Sontag Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Franklin County Public Schools
High schools (1)
- C+ Franklin County High, Rocky Mount
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- B Benjamin Franklin Middle, Rocky Mount
Elementary and primary schools (12)
- C Boones Mill Elementary, Boones Mill
- Burnt Chimney Elementary, Wirtz
- A+ Callaway Elementary, Callaway
- B- Dudley Elementary, Wirtz
- B Ferrum Elementary, Ferrum
- B+ Glade Hill Elementary, Glade Hill
- Henry Elementary, Henry
- A- Lee M Waid Elementary, Rocky Mount
- C Rocky Mount Elementary, Rocky Mount
- A- Snow Creek Elementary, Penhook
- C Sontag Elementary, Rocky Mount
- B+ Windy Gap Elementary, Hardy
Where Franklin County Public Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (9)
- Rocky Mount (5)
- Wirtz (2)
- Boones Mill (1)
- Callaway (1)
- Ferrum (1)
- Glade Hill (1)
- Hardy (1)
- Henry (1)
- Penhook (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Virginia
- County: Franklin County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 6,160 students with 593 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,479 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 5101440
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Roanoke City Public Schools (24 schools, 20 mi)
- Martinsville City Public Schools (5 schools, 21 mi)
- Salem City Public Schools (6 schools, 22 mi)
- Henry County Public Schools (13 schools, 26 mi)
- Floyd County Public Schools (5 schools, 26 mi)
- Roanoke County Public Schools (26 schools, 29 mi)
- Pittsylvania County Public Schools (18 schools, 29 mi)
- Bedford County Public Schools (19 schools, 30 mi)
Questions about Franklin County Public Schools
How many schools are in Franklin County Public Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 14 public schools in Franklin County Public Schools, across 9 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Franklin County Public Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Rocky Mount, Wirtz, Boones Mill, Callaway, Ferrum and 4 more.
How good are the schools in Franklin County Public Schools?
Across the 12 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B, with 78.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 46.9%. 92% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Franklin County Public Schools?
6,160 students were enrolled in Franklin County Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 10.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Franklin County Public Schools?
Franklin County Public Schools is in Virginia, based in Franklin County, with its district office in Rocky Mount. Its boundary covers about 691 sq mi.