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Enrollment
1,115
Elementary
DISTRICT 905 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KATY ISD·NCES 482517010767
Franz Elementary School
2751 N WESTGREEN BLVD, KATY, TX 77449 · (281) 237-8600 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,115 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
84 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
867 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 127 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 149 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 166 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 157 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 167 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 162 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 187 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (149) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (187).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from KATY ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 10 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 25.0% | 23.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 49.0% | 45.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 52.0% | 53.0% |
| 2020-21 | 39.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Franz Elementary School
Franz Elementary School's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franz Elementary School this school | 1,115 | 77.8% | 41.3% |
| Brosnahan Elementary School KATY | 1,035 | 79.7% | 41.8% |
| Beta Academy HOUSTON | 1,032 | 74.0% | 38.4% |
| Farine Elementary School IRVING | 916 | 80.5% | 37.8% |
| Horne Elementary School HOUSTON | 908 | 83.5% | 37.8% |
| Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary School HOUSTON | 1,172 | 78.5% | 44.0% |
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 Franz Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #2,420 of 4,401 | #322 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #2,308 of 4,466 ▼ 585 | #325 of 625 ▼ 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #2,653 of 4,466 ▼ 402 | #358 of 625 ▼ 63 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #1,085 of 3,998 | #149 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,115 | #48 of 4,938 | #18 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #998 of 4,622 | #142 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.1% | #2,121 of 4,628 | #278 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.8% | #2,106 of 4,789 | #428 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.6% | #862 of 1,307 | #86 of 148 |
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
1,115
+191 (+21%) vs 2020
+18% since 2010-11, when it was 945
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 1,115 | 83.9 | 13.3:1 | 78% (867) |
| 2023-24 | 1,097 | 85.3 | 12.9:1 | 80% (874) |
| 2022-23 | 1,000 | 81.1 | 12.3:1 | 78% (783) |
| 2020-21 | 924 | 77 | 12.0:1 | 72% (667) |
| 2017-18 | 1,036 | 82.1 | 12.6:1 | 60% (621) |
| 2015-16 | 1,013 | 77 | 13.2:1 | 64% (651) |
| 2010-11 | 945 | 65 | 14.5:1 | 65% (611) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franz Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (1,036 to 1,115); teachers up 2% (82.1 to 83.9).
About Franz Elementary School
Families in KATY, Texas, are served by Franz Elementary School, a large elementary school. It enrolled 1,115 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 115% higher than the average for elementary schools in Texas, which is about 519.
Franz Elementary School is among 78 schools run by KATY ISD, which serves 96,111 students.
Hispanic students account for 65% of enrollment at Franz Elementary School. Other groups include 19% Black, 7% White, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 44% Hispanic. Franz Elementary School has a diversity index of 53%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 13.3:1 comes from the school's 83.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 78% of students at Franz Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Franz Elementary School is C+. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 43% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Franz Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (41.3%) and its predicted rate (40.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
Federal survey data for Harris County show that median household income is about $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. A total of 1,205 public schools operate in Harris County, serving about 886,911 students.
The closest public school to Franz Elementary School is Morton Ranch Junior High School, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 41.3% average proficiency ranks 8th among 9 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 1,115 was 21% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 924. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.3:1) than in 2020-21 (12.0:1).
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Franz Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 KATY ISD
- Seven Lakes High SchoolHigh · 3,773 students
- Cinco Ranch High SchoolHigh · 3,740 students
- Katy High SchoolHigh · 3,543 students
- Paetow High SchoolHigh · 3,447 students
- Taylor High SchoolHigh · 3,384 students
- Jordan High SchoolHigh · 3,330 students
Other schools in KATY
- Seven Lakes High SchoolHigh · 3,773 students
- Cinco Ranch High SchoolHigh · 3,740 students
- Katy High SchoolHigh · 3,543 students
- Paetow High SchoolHigh · 3,447 students
- Taylor High SchoolHigh · 3,384 students
- Jordan High SchoolHigh · 3,330 students
Nearby schools
- Morton Ranch Junior High School0.3 mi · 1,205
- Morton Ranch High School0.4 mi · 2,944
- Morton Ranch Elementary School0.4 mi · 969
- Sundown Elementary School0.9 mi · 720
- Ursula Stephens Elementary School0.9 mi · 578
- Loraine T Golbow Elementary School1.2 mi · 640
Frequently asked questions
About Franz Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Franz Elementary School?
Franz Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,115 students in grades PK-05.
Is Franz Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Franz Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Franz Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Franz Elementary School is approximately 13.3:1 (84 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Franz Elementary School?
At Franz Elementary School, the student body is approximately 7% White, 65% Hispanic, 19% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Franz Elementary School public or private?
Franz Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by KATY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.