Little Medical School
Formerly known as LMS Solutions
Bottom line
- Total investment $58K – $227K including a $35K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 54/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 2 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 50.0% CAGR over 3 years with 34 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one Little Medical School unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
33%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Little Medical School franchisees operate medical/STEM education programs for children, typically delivered through after-school classes, summer camps, and enrichment workshops. Daily operations involve classroom instruction, parent communications, enrollment management, and vendor coordination for science-based curriculum delivery.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 13 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Undisclosed financials, stagnant unit growth, past regulatory violation, and high fixed royalties create meaningful profitability uncertainty in a micro-franchise system.
Score breakdown · what drove the 54 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo financial performance disclosure (Item 19) — cannot validate ROI claims or average unit economics
- 02MINORMinimal system growth (3.4% YoY) with only 34 units suggests market saturation or weak demand
- 03MINORWide investment range ($58.2K–$226.9K) indicates unclear cost structure and inconsistent franchisee experiences
- 04MINORRegulatory violation in 2019: unauthorized franchise sale after registration expired shows compliance weakness
- 05MINORHigh royalty floor (8% minimum + monthly fee) creates fixed cost burden regardless of sales performance
- 06MINOR5-year term is relatively short, creating reinvestment uncertainty and reduced asset recovery window
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
23 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Little Medical School · FDD (2024) PDF