Enrollment
218
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002460
Franklin Elementary School
7101 CANAL ST, HOUSTON, TX 77011 · (713) 924-1820 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL218 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
214 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 28 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
57.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +41.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +44.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 41 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 44 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 30.0% | 25.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 26.0% | 32.0% | 23.0% | 19.0% |
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 | 57.0% | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 54.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 47.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
43.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Franklin Elementary School
Franklin Elementary School's state test result (43.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Elementary School this school | 218 | 98.2% | 43.4% |
| Tony Gonzalez Elementary School SANTA MARIA | 224 | 99.6% | 36.5% |
| Golden Rule Southwest DALLAS | 214 | 96.7% | 38.8% |
| Jose Bernabe Munoz Elementary School LA VILLA | 227 | 96.0% | 23.9% |
| Ser-Ninos Charter El II HOUSTON | 246 | 98.8% | 32.8% |
| Bean Elementary School LUBBOCK | 235 | 98.3% | N/A |
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 Franklin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #2,168 of 4,401 | #284 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,064 of 4,466 ▼ 196 | #124 of 625 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,738 of 4,466 ▲ 66 | #224 of 625 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #1,996 of 3,998 | #312 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 218 | #4,572 of 4,938 | #654 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #707 of 4,622 | #102 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.4% | #4,300 of 4,628 | #645 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.2% | #162 of 4,789 | #51 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -49.5% | #53 of 2,838 | #17 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
218
-116 (-35%) vs 2020
-78% since 1990-91, when it was 976
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 218 | 17 | 12.8:1 | 98% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 239 | 20 | 11.9:1 | 96% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 303 | 20.9 | 14.5:1 | 96% (292) |
| 2020-21 | 334 | 24 | 13.9:1 | 98% (328) |
| 2017-18 | 432 | 25 | 17.3:1 | 91% (394) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 26 | 16.4:1 | 88% (375) |
| 2010-11 | 562 | 36 | 15.6:1 | 54% (303) |
| 2000-01 | 846 | 38 | 22.3:1 | 90% (765) |
| 1990-91 | 976 | 51 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 50% (432 to 218); teachers down 32% (25 to 17).
About Franklin Elementary School
Franklin Elementary School operates as a low-enrollment elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 218 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students.
Across its 273 schools, HOUSTON ISD enrolls 176,727 students. Franklin Elementary School is one of those schools.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Franklin Elementary School, with 97% of enrollment. Among people living in Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. The chance that two students picked at random at Franklin Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 5%.
Teachers at Franklin Elementary School total 17 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.8:1. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 214 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 98%. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Harris County is 28 points.
On BeatsExpectations, Franklin Elementary School is 11.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
Federal survey data for Harris County show that median household income is about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Franklin Elementary School is among the 1,205 public schools in Harris County.
Of nearby public schools, Edison Middle School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Franklin Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Franklin Elementary School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Franklin Elementary School went from 334 students to 218. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.9:1 to 12.8:1 over the same years.
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
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Other Franklin Elementary schools
74 other US public schools in 22 states are named Franklin Elementary. Franklin Elementary School is the 69th largest of the 75.
- Franklin Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 676 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolWICHITA FALLS, TX · 442 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 409 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolKEARNY, NJ · 950 students
- Franklin ElementaryElk Grove, CA · 932 students
Nearby schools
- Edison Middle School0.2 mi · 388
- Gallegos Elementary School0.5 mi · 351
- De Zavala Elementary School0.6 mi · 246
- Briscoe Elementary School0.7 mi · 177
- Tijerina Elementary School0.7 mi · 333
- Carrillo Elementary School1.1 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Franklin Elementary School?
Franklin Elementary School enrolls approximately 218 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Franklin Elementary School serve?
Franklin Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Franklin Elementary School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Franklin Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Franklin Elementary School?
Student demographics at Franklin Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 2% Black.
What district is Franklin Elementary School in?
Franklin Elementary School is part of HOUSTON ISD.
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