Enrollment
218
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002460
FRANKLIN EL
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
38.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
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
37.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
218
-214 (-50%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 17.3:1
% White
1%
was 0%
% Hispanic
97%
was 100%
% Black
2%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About FRANKLIN EL
Set in HOUSTON, Texas, FRANKLIN EL is a compact elementary-level community, part of HOUSTON ISD. It hosts 218 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 58% leaner than typical.
FRANKLIN EL is one of 273 schools operated by HOUSTON ISD, a district that hosts 176,727 students overall.
Demographically, FRANKLIN EL reports that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Harris County's rate of about 70%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, FRANKLIN EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.0%, the actual is 37.8%, a residual of +6.8 points.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Harris County) logs that median household earnings sit near $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which FRANKLIN EL is one.
Nearest neighbor: EDISON MIDDLE, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, FRANKLIN EL comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 44.3%.
The campus sits in an urban setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FRANKLIN EL has edged down 50%, going from 432 students in 2018 to 218 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.
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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 HOUSTON ISD
- TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTONCombined · 8,641 students
- BELLAIRE H SHigh · 3,216 students
- LAMAR H SHigh · 2,968 students
- WESTSIDE H SHigh · 2,729 students
- HEIGHTS H SHigh · 2,426 students
- HOUSTON MATH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERHigh · 2,396 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTONCombined · 8,641 students
- NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,284 students
- ELSIK H SHigh · 4,057 students
- SUMMER CREEK H SHigh · 3,972 students
- HASTINGS H SHigh · 3,786 students
- C E KING H SHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- EDISON MIDDLE0.2 mi · 388
- GALLEGOS EL0.5 mi · 351
- DE ZAVALA EL0.6 mi · 246
- BRISCOE EL0.7 mi · 177
- TIJERINA EL0.7 mi · 333
- CARRILLO EL1.1 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About FRANKLIN ELHow many students attend FRANKLIN EL?
FRANKLIN EL enrolls approximately 218 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does FRANKLIN EL serve?
FRANKLIN EL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at FRANKLIN EL?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at FRANKLIN EL.
What is the student diversity at FRANKLIN EL?
Student demographics at FRANKLIN EL are roughly 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 2% Black.
What district is FRANKLIN EL in?
FRANKLIN EL is part of HOUSTON ISD.
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