Benjamin Franklin Educational Campus

950 Norton Street, 14621

Phone: 467-3131
Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Enrollment: 840

Franklin High School…

• Is located at the intersection of Norton Street and Hudson Avenue.

• Offers a Montessori school, and three career schools for students to choose from:

  The BioScience & Health Careers School, which prepares students for careers in health and science.

  The International Finance & Economic Development Careers School, which prepares students for careers in international finance, global economics, and information technology.

  The Global Media Arts Career School, which prepares students for careers in communications, media, and the arts.

• Offers co-op, internship, and youth apprenticeship opportunities through partnerships with local employers including hospitals, businesses, and financial service agencies.

• Offers students the opportunity to earn the Certificate of Employability, which is endorsed by employers throughout Rochester who consider it when making hiring decisions.

• Has a Career/College Counseling Center which helps students make college and career choices, secure financial aid, develop portfolios, and learn job-related skills.

• Has a Distance Learning Classroom which allows students to participate in courses at other high schools and colleges.

• Provides mentors for all students.

• Offers an SAT College Preparation Program and a Career/ Employment Preparation Program.

• Offers Advanced Placement and college-level courses.

• Participates in the Virtual Enterprise Program, which allows students to gain first-hand knowledge in running a business.

• Has a Black and Hispanic Scholars Program, which supports students throughout high school with the goal of helping them become Urban League Black Scholars in their senior year.

• Offers an ESOL program.

• Has a Regents Academy which pairs students with tutors and teachers for academic support three afternoons a week.

• Provides health services to students on site through the Threshold Health Clinic.

• Offers extracurricular activities including PRIS2M math and science program, Student Government, Peer Mediation, Step Team, School Newspaper, and athletic programs.