Ben Franklin Middle School
Buffalo, NY 14223
Phone: (716) 874-8404
District: Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades 5,6,7 • 654 students
Ben Franklin Middle School, a public school located in Buffalo, NY, serves grades 5-7 in the Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 7 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
Ben Franklin Middle School is a public school located in Buffalo, NY. 654 students attend Ben Franklin Middle School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 5/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 New York State Assessments data from New York State Education Department, and using 2025 New York State Regents Exams data from New York State Education Department. |
| Student Growth | 8/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from New York State Education Department. |
Posted: August 31, 2025
This school sucks it is terrible the teachers DONT care about the well being of the students
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Posted: June 17, 2025
This school was terrible and while there were some great teachers there were also horrible ones and overall no one did anything about bullying. They cared more about kids breaking dress code than they did kids being harassed. I hated my three years there. In my 7th grade they made us keep the girls bathroom door open and because there was a mirror right there you could see the stalls and the cracks in-between. I can not say enough how horrible my time was there.
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Posted: September 15, 2013
The new principal & assistant principal run a tight ship & are very professional & courteous. The school is still under renovation (a few yrs to complete in phases) - so glad to see the old made like new! My son loves this school. Caring teachers & great kids. I love the 'no bullying' policy.
Posted: July 21, 2013
The school is literally falling, the walls are cracked, teachers are unsatsfactory, The principals are a joke! Bullying haha! The administrators could care less. I do not want to go back for my eighth grade year. I really hope im not going back this year..
Posted: July 14, 2013
I have just finished my three years at this school. I hated it. The dress code was enforced so ridiculously (with made up rules to boot). I did like most of my teachers, so that was fine. I don't think that money has ever been spent wisely in the case of BFMS. There were literally tiles falling off of the ceiling but at least we had new doors :) They also had not been using the bell system the first 2 and a quarter years I had been there, and then they sprung it on us out of no where. We supposedly had 4 minutes between classes, but it was really more like a minute and a half. Not only that, but the changing times of when school began and ended was ridiculous, Excuse you, but I'd rather not leave at 3:30, when the high schools and elementary schools get out 45 minutes earlier than us. Another thing I did not like at all was no study hall this past year, and only a half hour after school. That left next to no time to see teachers for help. If you're trying to help your students succeed, act like it for once.
Posted: June 24, 2011
This school is OK! The teachers are great but some of the kids bully! franklin shouldnt have a bad rep.
Posted: June 12, 2009
Reviews provided by GreatSchools™
| # | Name | Type | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delaware Park | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Buffalo | NY | 3.3 mi | |
| 2 | Bowdoin Square | Apartment Complex | Williamsville | NY | 3.7 mi | |
| 3 | Williamsville | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Williamsville | NY | 4.8 mi | |
| 4 | James Blvd | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Medina | NY | 27.7 mi |
| # | Name | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elmwood Village | Buffalo | NY | 4.1 mi | |
| 2 | North Tonawanda | Tonawanda | NY | 4.7 mi | |
| 3 | Allentown | Buffalo | NY | 5.5 mi | |
| 4 | Waterfront | Buffalo | NY | 5.8 mi | |
| 5 | Cheektowaga | Buffalo | NY | 6.3 mi | |
| 6 | Depew | Buffalo | NY | 8.5 mi | |
| 7 | Cazenovia Park | Buffalo | NY | 8.6 mi | |
| 8 | Lancaster | Buffalo | NY | 9.5 mi | |
| 9 | West Seneca | Buffalo | NY | 10.4 mi | |
| 10 | Niagara Falls | Buffalo | NY | 13.3 mi | |
| 11 | Lewiston | Buffalo | NY | 17 mi | |
| 12 | Hamburg | Buffalo | NY | 17.1 mi | |
| 13 | East Aurora | Buffalo | NY | 17.8 mi |
| Base | Distance |
|---|---|
| Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station | 11.1 mi. |
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