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Franklin Police and Fire High School

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Franklin Police and Fire High School ranks 181 st of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

181^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 33% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Franklin Police and Fire High School is a public high school in Phoenix, Arizona, serving 324 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Phoenix Union High School District, which is ranked 253 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Franklin Police and Fire High School has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 38% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 40% statewide and 19% district-wide. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 18%, compared to 30% statewide and 14% district-wide. The school's performance has fluctuated over the years, with its ranking among Arizona high schools ranging from 75 out of 285 in 2018-2019 to 288 out of 464 in 2021-2022. Nearby Phoenix Union Bioscience High School consistently outperforms Franklin Police and Fire High School in test scores.

Franklin Police and Fire High School maintains a four-year graduation rate around 76-78%, slightly lower than the state average, and a dropout rate ranging from 5.0% to 6.1%, which is higher than state and district averages. The school serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population, with 88.79% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. Disparities in performance among different student subgroups suggest equity concerns, with White students consistently outperforming their peers from other racial/ethnic backgrounds.

313

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,219

Per pupil spending ?

88.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1645 W McDowell Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85007-1607

(602) 764-0200

District: Phoenix Union High School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.8%

White:

1.9%

African American:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (28% vs 35% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg16%

Arizona avg35%

181^st of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 14High Schools in the Phoenix Union High School District

253^rd of 289Phoenix Union High School District among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	181 of 271	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	160 of 270	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	190 of 469	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.2	288 of 464	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	269 of 509	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.8	75 of 285	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	60.0	109 of 420	74.0%	★★★★☆
2017	66.0	89 of 416	78.6%	★★★★☆
2016	52.4	143 of 406	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	30.5	168 of 261	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	61.2	172 of 394	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	80.9	81 of 491	83.5%	★★★★☆
2012	75.3	114 of 471	75.8%	★★★★☆
2011	67.6	142 of 397	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.3	139 of 403	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	44.0	230 of 395	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	20.2	221 of 301	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	4.5	217 of 238	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	181 of 231	21.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	41.7	53 of 258	79.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	44.6	29 of 312	90.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	41.9	204 of 406	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	207 of 456	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.9	151 of 492	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.8	54 of 247	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	62.9	96 of 354	72.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	108 of 176	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	75 of 170	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	121 of 379	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.7	231 of 441	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.5	209 of 479	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.4	19 of 183	89.6%	★★★★★
2018	74.4	43 of 311	86.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	89 of 180	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	56 of 172	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	97 of 347	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	29 of 253	88.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	55.3	170 of 429	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.0	297 of 455	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	342 of 492	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.7	83 of 238	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	115 of 370	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	16.7	271 of 374	27.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	25.1	150 of 255	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	32.4	192 of 380	49.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	212 of 422	49.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	69.3	96 of 371	74.1%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2022)79th percentile+42 vs school

White (2023)74th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2023)60th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+17 vs school

Female (2023)50th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2022)49th percentile+12 vs school

Native American (2022)41st percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)28th percentile-20 vs school

African American (2022)27th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2022)9th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%~ state avg

Mathematics18%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)					AASA Mathematics (2025)					AzSCI Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Franklin Police and Fire High School	Public	9-12	1645 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85007	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-0200	313	21	14.9		6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	300 (95.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	28	181^st of 271 public high schools	33.2%		35.8	160^th of 270 public high schools	40.7%	21					38.0					18.0				$13,219	$757	$344	$1,857	$10,961	$1,157	$12,119
Metropolitan Arts Institute	Public, Charter	7-12	1700 N. 7th Ave.	Phoenix	85007	Maricopa County	Metropolitan Arts Institute Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 258-9500	249	15	16.6		89 (35.7%)	25 (10.0%)	105 (42.2%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.0%)	35.7	160^th of 271 public high schools	41.0%		80	47^th of 270 public high schools	82.6%	113			61.0	57.0	31.0								25.0		$00			$00
City View High School	Public, Charter	9-12	649 N 6th Ave	Phoenix	85003	Maricopa County	Arizona Center for Youth Resources	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 252-6721	72	7	10.6		4 (5.6%)	7 (9.7%)	56 (77.8%)	1 (1.4%)	4 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$00			$00
Metro Technical High School	Public	9-12	1900 W Thomas Rd	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-8000	1,781	95	18.7		24 (1.3%)	31 (1.7%)	1,697 (95.3%)	19 (1.1%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	31.4	172^nd of 271 public high schools	36.5%		24.4	191^st of 270 public high schools	29.3%	19					33.0					28.0			17.0	$10,631	$925	$233	$2,083	$8,117	$1,355	$9,472
Linda Abril Educational Academy	Public	10-12	3000 N 19th Ave	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-0050	246	14	17.5		6 (2.4%)	24 (9.8%)	204 (82.9%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)														$13,707	$1,410	$547	$3,368	$11,016	$733	$11,750
Arizona School For The Arts	Public, Charter	5-12	1410 N 3rd St	Phoenix	85004	Maricopa County	Arizona School For The Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 257-1444	679	84	8.0		328 (48.3%)	37 (5.4%)	240 (35.3%)	17 (2.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.8%)	91.8	17^th of 271 public high schools	93.7%		93.5	19^th of 270 public high schools	93.0%	2	53.0	53.0	77.0	70.0	87.0	29.0	33.0	46.0	38.0	64.0	46.0	64.0	49.0	$9,653	$322	$212	$856	$7,261	$1,858	$9,118
Phoenix College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	3310 N 10th Ave	Phoenix	85013	Maricopa County	MCCCD on behalf of Phoenix College Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 285-7998	261	13	19.5		12 (4.6%)	10 (3.8%)	228 (87.4%)	5 (1.9%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	60.2	92^nd of 271 public high schools	66.1%		45.7	130^th of 270 public high schools	51.9%	38					54.0					38.0					$00			$00
Genesis Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	525 E McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85004	Maricopa County	Genesis Program Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 254-8090	49	3	17.8		3 (6.1%)	5 (10.2%)	40 (81.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$00			$00
Phoenix Union Bioscience High School	Public	9-12	512 E Pierce St	Phoenix	85004	Maricopa County	Phoenix Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 764-5600	390	22	17.7		52 (13.3%)	22 (5.6%)	270 (69.2%)	35 (9.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	94.8	15^th of 271 public high schools	94.5%		96.1	13^th of 270 public high schools	95.2%	2					86.0					70.0			55.0	$10,428	$640	$265	$1,545	$8,387	$1,136	$9,523
Pathways in Education	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	2226 N 7th St	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	Pathways In Education-Arizona Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(602) 626-7057	179	10	17.9		17 (9.5%)	28 (15.6%)	118 (65.9%)	2 (1.1%)	10 (5.6%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)								(n/a)															$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Police and Fire High School

How many students attend Franklin Police and Fire High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended Franklin Police and Fire High School.

Is Franklin Police and Fire High School a good school?

Franklin Police and Fire High School ranks 181^st of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Police and Fire High School?

Students at Franklin Police and Fire High School are 96% Hispanic, 2% White.

What district is Franklin Police and Fire High School in?

Phoenix Union High School District

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