Franklin Middle School
Champaign, IL · Champaign CUSD 4
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · City, small
522nd of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 24%▼ Declining
817 N Harris Ave, Champaign, IL 61820
(217)351-3819NCES ID 170942005407Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Franklin Middle School 522nd of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 24% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 36th in 2019 to 24th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2024), Asian (last reported 2024) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 632 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1989, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 45.8% | 42.6% | ▼ 3.2 pts | |
| White | 34.6% | 23.9% | ▼ 10.7 pts | |
| Hispanic | 5.1% | 14.1% | ▲ 9.0 pts | |
| Asian | 8.3% | 11.4% | ▲ 3.1 pts | |
| Two or more races | 5.5% | 7.8% | ▲ 2.3 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1989. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $183K in zip 61820 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2001
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Franklin Middle School
- #496Edison Middle SchoolChampaign CUSD 4 · 1 mi away496th of 685
ELA 39% ▲3 · Math 27% =Compare - #472Jefferson Middle SchoolChampaign CUSD 4 · 2.1 mi away472nd of 685
ELA 47% ▲11 · Math 24% ▼3Compare - #651Urbana Middle SchoolUrbana SD 116 · 2.9 mi away651st of 685
ELA 21% ▼15 · Math 12% ▼15Compare - #374Unity Jr High SchoolTolono CUSD 7 · 9 mi away374th of 685
ELA 54% ▲18 · Math 31% ▲4Compare - #101Mahomet-Seymour Jr High SchoolMahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 · 9.7 mi away101st of 685
ELA 74% ▲38 · Math 59% ▲32Compare - #43St Joseph Middle SchoolSt Joseph CCSD 169 · 11.6 mi away43rd of 685
ELA 83% ▲47 · Math 66% ▲39Compare - #81Prairieview-Ogden Jr High SchPrairieview-Ogden CCSD 197 · 12.9 mi away81st of 685
ELA 86% ▲50 · Math 52% ▲25Compare - #601J W Eater Jr High SchoolRantoul City SD 137 · 13.6 mi away601st of 685
ELA 36% = · Math 11% ▼16Compare
What school district is Franklin Middle School in?
Franklin Middle School is part of the Champaign CUSD 4 district in Champaign, Illinois.
Is Franklin Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Franklin Middle School 522nd of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 24% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Franklin Middle School?
Black 43%, White 24%, Hispanic 14%, Asian 11% (632 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Franklin Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61820 is $183K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.