FRANCONE EL

Set in HOUSTON, Texas, FRANCONE EL is a mid-sized elementary-level community, part of CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD. It enrolls 734 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 41% larger than the state mean of about 519.

FRANCONE EL is one of 92 schools operated by CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, a district that hosts 117,927 students overall.

In terms of who attends, FRANCONE EL shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 67%; the rest is composed of 23% Black, 4% White, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, FRANCONE EL records 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 89% of students at FRANCONE EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, FRANCONE EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.9%; this one delivers 40.8%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Harris County shows median household income runs about $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), FRANCONE EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is CAMPBELL MIDDLE, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, FRANCONE EL comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 42.0%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. FRANCONE EL's enrollment has decreased 25% since 2018, when it stood at 979 (now 734). The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 45% to 67% over that span.

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