Franklin Middle School

Franklin was Pocatello's first junior high school—completed in 1923 and opening in 1924. Located on North 8th Avenue, the orignal structure was built "bungalow" style (one-story), representing a departure from the traditional two-story schools that dominated school construction pre-1920s. A second junior high of the same floor plan was completed just one year later.

By the 1960s, the space and facilities of the 8th Avenue building were clearly insufficient for junior high instruction. It lacked physical education facilities, housed an inadequate library, and was generally too small. A bond was passed to build a new Franklin Junior High on East Terry and to convert the old building to an elementary school. The new building opened in 1965. In the early 1990s, a major expansion was added. With the completion of Century High School in 1999, there was enough space to bring 9th graders to the high schools and convert the junior highs to middle schools. Thus, Franklin is now known as Franklin Middle School.

Mission

Maximize student learning for all students through rigor, relevancy and relationships.

Parents Options

• Student-Led Conferences
• Back-to-School Night
• Franklin Parent Group
• Volunteer/Tutor/ISAT Proctor
• Registration

2006–2007 Student Body

• 7.85% participated in gifted and talented programs
• 25.8% qualified for free or reduced-price lunch
• 0.64% participated in programs to learn English

2006–2007 Average Class Sizes

	Franklin	District
Seventh Grade	23	22
Eighth Grade	23	23

2006–2007 Highlights

• G/T Robotics: 3rd overall robot performance, Innovative Solutions and Best Presentation Awards
• District Art Show: 80 participants
• Math Counts: 1st place team at city level, 5th place team at district level, 1st place individual student at district, 9th place individual student at state
• Band: all superior ratings at city
• Choir: superior rating for 7th & 8th Girls Select, superior rating for 7th Mixed Choir, excellent rating for Boys Select
• Parent Organization: Creative Arts Week
• Cross Country: city champions for 7th & 8th boys and girls
• Basketball: 8 A & B boys basketball city champions
• Wrestling: 4 all-city champions
• Track: 7th grade girls city champions

2006–2007 Academic Performance

	Franklin Average	District Average	State Average
ISAT Reading Proficiency	89.44%	83.00%	80.86%
ISAT Math Proficiency	72.91%	75.71%	77.02%
Language Usage	75.13%		*78.00%

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