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Franklin Middle School (Cluster: 7; Grades: 7-8, website) is a public school in Chantilly. It was founded in 1984, is named after Benjamin Franklin and was originally called Franklin Intermediate School. In the early 1990s the name was changed to the current Franklin Middle School.
The school feeds into Chantilly High School, Oakton High School, and Westfield High School. It has 1053 students.
A total of 48% of teachers have a bachelor's degree, 52% have a master's degree, 0% have a doctorate degree. There is a 97% attendance rate.
There are eight teams at Franklin. Four are 7th grade teams, and four are 8th grade teams. The school mascot is a falcon.
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