Northwest Area Learning Center
Alternative · Grades 9–12 · 23 students
Franklin Middle
300 Spruce Ave S, Thief River Falls, MN 56701
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
454
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
17.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Thief River Falls School District
Pennington County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 269 Minnesota middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Minnesota middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Franklin Middle
Franklin Middle is a public middle school in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Thief River Falls School District. The school is located in a remote town in Pennington County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 454 students were enrolled, with about 17.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Minnesota middle school (16.3 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 269 Minnesota middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 454 students
- Students per teacher
- 17.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Town — Remote
- School district
- Thief River Falls School District
- County
- Pennington County
- NCES school ID
- 273885001674
Schools near Franklin Middle
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Public · Grades 5–6 · 78 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.