FRANKLIN H S

FRANKLIN H S, a large four-year high school in EL PASO, Texas, part of EL PASO ISD, serves 2,835 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so FRANKLIN H S sits 256% larger than that benchmark.

FRANKLIN H S is one of 76 schools operated by EL PASO ISD, a district that enrolls 48,118 students overall.

Demographically, FRANKLIN H S shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (83%). Beyond that, the school records 11% White, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 149 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, El Paso County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), FRANKLIN H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.6%.

In the surrounding community, El Paso County reports that the typical household earns roughly $59,806 per year, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. FRANKLIN H S is one of 273 public schools in El Paso County (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students).

HOWARD BURNHAM EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around FRANKLIN H S. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FRANKLIN H S ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 50.7%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 2,806 students in 2018 compared to 2,835 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.