MEET OUR ACADEMIC CRITERIA

Admissions Test
 All applicants must take the admissions test. View our Admissions Calendar for testing dates and our Admissions Policy for more information concerning testing. All students will be scheduled to take the admissions test at Franklin upon verification of  the applicant's birth certificate and residency documents.
 
Grades
 Students must have earned a minimum 2.0 GPA in academic courses, with no failing grades, as documented by the mid-year report card. They must maintain that GPA for the duration of the school year after admittance, and it must be confirmed by year-end report card. Students can have no failing grades in any subject for the most recent academic year and/or previously completed grade level. As part of the admissions process, all high school-level coursework and official transcripts will be reviewed. Students must not have any failing grades in high school–credited courses to be considered eligible for admission.
 
Criteria for Acceptance
1) Proven Residency in Orleans Parish.
 
2) Admissions Matrix Points minimum: 88 matrix points for 8th graders; 98 points for 9th graders; or 108 points for 10th graders earned from a combination of your admissions test scores and your grades. For more information, please reference our Admissions Matrix.
 
3) Promotion by the current school to next grade level with no failing grades in academic subjects and a minimum 2.0 GPA in academic courses. Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 and have no failing grades in any subject for the most recent academic year and/or previously completed grade level. As part of the admissions process, all high school-level coursework and official transcripts will be reviewed. Students must not have any failing grades in high school–credited courses to be considered eligible for admission.
 
Unfortunately, we cannot accept:

• Incoming 12th graders

• New students after the school year has begun

• ​Non-Orleans Parish residents