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How has FRANCONE EL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
734
Elementary
DISTRICT 906 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD·NCES 481611005436
Francone Elementary School
11250 PERRY RD, HOUSTON, TX 77064 · (281) 897-4512 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL734 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
656 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 90 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 25.0% | 29.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 25.0% | 23.0% | 39.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 46.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 23.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Francone Elementary School
Francone Elementary School's state test result (42.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francone Elementary School this school | 734 | 89.4% | 42.3% |
| North Bend Elementary School HUMBLE | 768 | 90.5% | 30.1% |
| Holbrook Elementary School HOUSTON | 757 | 89.3% | 48.7% |
| Jerry R Junkins Elementary School CARROLLTON | 702 | 86.3% | 43.5% |
| Spence Elementary School HOUSTON | 686 | 88.6% | 26.4% |
| George Herbert Walker Bush Elementary School ADDISON | 834 | 86.7% | 38.7% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Francone Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #2,296 of 4,401 | #309 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,079 of 4,466 ▼ 865 | #447 of 625 ▼ 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,993 of 4,466 ▼ 308 | #413 of 625 ▼ 51 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #2,607 of 3,998 | #415 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 734 | #722 of 4,938 | #201 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,849 of 4,622 | #257 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.4% | #2,468 of 4,628 | #336 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.4% | #1,142 of 4,789 | #278 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.0% | #771 of 2,838 | #151 of 441 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
734
-105 (-13%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 1,061
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 734 | 51.1 | 14.4:1 | 89% (656) |
| 2023-24 | 730 | 58 | 12.6:1 | 90% (658) |
| 2022-23 | 804 | 59.4 | 13.5:1 | 89% (719) |
| 2020-21 | 839 | 61 | 13.8:1 | 88% (741) |
| 2017-18 | 979 | 64 | 15.3:1 | 81% (790) |
| 2015-16 | 936 | 67 | 14.0:1 | 84% (784) |
| 2010-11 | 955 | 62 | 15.4:1 | 76% (722) |
| 2000-01 | 878 | 54 | 16.3:1 | 42% (372) |
| 1990-91 | 1,061 | 59 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Francone Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (979 to 734); teachers down 20% (64 to 51.1).
About Francone Elementary School
Francone Elementary School sits in HOUSTON, Texas, and is classified as an elementary school. It serves 734 students in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 41% larger than that.
The 92 schools of CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, including Francone Elementary School, enroll 117,927 students.
Francone Elementary School's enrollment is 67% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 23% Black, 4% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. In Harris County overall, about 44% of residents are Hispanic. Francone Elementary School has a diversity index of 49%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 51.1 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, higher than at this school. Francone Elementary School reports 89% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Harris County, the average is 70%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Francone Elementary School is 35.5%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.3%.
Harris County has these Census figures: median household income is about $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Francone Elementary School is among the 1,205 public schools in Harris County.
Nearby, Campbell Middle School is about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 43.0%; Francone Elementary School's is 42.3%, ranking 4th of 8.
Federal data place Francone Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 839 in 2020-21 and 734 in 2024-25, a decrease of 105 students.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD
- Bridgeland High SchoolHigh · 3,707 students
- Cypress Woods High SchoolHigh · 3,469 students
- Cypress Ranch High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- Jersey Village High SchoolHigh · 3,323 students
- Cypress Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,222 students
- Cy-Fair High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- Campbell Middle School0.5 mi · 1,076
- Willbern Elementary School0.7 mi · 831
- Cypress-Fairbanks J J Alternative Education Program1.3 mi · 6
- Aristoi Classical Academy-Cypress1.4 mi · 511
- Cook Middle School1.9 mi · 1,375
- Matzke Elementary School2.0 mi · 1,026
Frequently asked questions
About Francone Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Francone Elementary School?
Francone Elementary School enrolls approximately 734 students in grades PK-05.
Is Francone Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Francone Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Francone Elementary School have?
Francone Elementary School employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Francone Elementary School?
At Francone Elementary School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 67% Hispanic, 23% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Francone Elementary School?
Francone Elementary School is overseen by CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.