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Franklin Elementary

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Franklin Elementary ranks 1836 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1836^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Elementary is a small, PK-5 public school in the Houston Independent School District (Isd), serving 218 students in a high-poverty area where over 98% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school has recently experienced a remarkable turnaround, jumping from the 29th percentile statewide in 2023-2024 to the 60th percentile in 2025-2026, earning a 3-star rating after years of struggling academically.

Franklin excels in supporting English Language Learners (ELL) and students from low socio-economic backgrounds, ranking in the 82nd and 80th percentiles respectively for these subgroups in 2025-2026. This is a standout achievement, especially compared to nearby schools like Henderson J Elementary (82nd percentile overall) and De Zavala Elementary (71st percentile), which are consistently high-performing. In contrast, Gallegos Elementary (39th percentile), Briscoe Elementary (32nd percentile), and Tijerina Elementary (32nd percentile) are performing at or below Franklin's level. The school's math scores are a clear strength, with 4th-grade math proficiency at 74.07% in 2025-2026, significantly outperforming the district (50.28%) and state (49.28%). However, a "5th grade cliff" is a critical area for improvement, with proficiency dropping sharply from 4th to 5th grade in both math and reading.

Franklin's per-student spending ($11,413) is in the middle of the pack compared to neighbors, and its student-teacher ratio of 12.8 is favorable, lower than Carrillo Elementary (18.2) and Tijerina (16.6). The school also leverages native language instruction effectively, with strong performance on the Spanish STAAR test, particularly in math. Science is a universal weakness in the area, with Franklin's 5th-grade science proficiency at 8.33% in 2024-2025, though even the best-performing nearby school, Briscoe, only achieved 39.13%. Overall, Franklin's recent success is likely due to effective instructional strategies and leadership rather than a sudden influx of funding.

218

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,926

Per pupil spending ?

98.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7101 Canal St
Houston, TX 77011-2753

(713) 924-1820

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Edison Middle
High:	Austin High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.2%

African American:

1.8%

White:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2016 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (60th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg51%

Texas avg51%

1,836^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 28 pts since 2016

From bottom 32% (2016) to top 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

62^nd of 170Elementary Schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd)

438^th of 951Houston Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	1836 of 4627	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.3	2298 of 4651	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.0	3339 of 4710	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.2	2593 of 4647	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	3217 of 4581	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	4362 of 4578	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	3903 of 4479	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	3779 of 4359	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.8	3101 of 4329	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.6	2895 of 4286	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.5	3179 of 4320	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.1	3248 of 4260	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.8	3268 of 4221	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.4	3511 of 4206	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.2	3618 of 4095	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.4	3408 of 3937	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.0	3475 of 3884	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.9	3532 of 3768	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	26.7	3199 of 3724	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.2	3338 of 3476	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	14.0	3315 of 3475	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.3	3322 of 3465	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	40.4	2786 of 4461	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	3292 of 4331	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.2	2385 of 4295	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	2968 of 4240	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.5	297 of 1643	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	50.6	1633 of 3668	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	1139 of 3556	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.3	2647 of 3487	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	2895 of 3446	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.5	1866 of 3333	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	2508 of 3226	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	2167 of 4575	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.0	3300 of 4658	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	3010 of 4588	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	2869 of 4561	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	6.1	4491 of 4499	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	4013 of 4348	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	3609 of 4306	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	7.3	3124 of 3184	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	3085 of 3106	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.6	1426 of 4413	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	2206 of 4465	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.6	2144 of 4401	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.8	3041 of 4376	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.8	4064 of 4329	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	3615 of 4188	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	3524 of 4168	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.2	896 of 4520	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	54.1	1922 of 4594	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	1899 of 4521	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.3	2674 of 4477	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.3	4228 of 4451	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	3470 of 4309	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	3255 of 4264	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.7	1515 of 4582	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	2075 of 4647	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	2198 of 4585	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.3	3386 of 4563	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	4269 of 4498	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	3469 of 4357	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	3813 of 4319	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.3	1712 of 4301	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.5	698 of 4292	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	18.8	3741 of 3799	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	2356 of 3684	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)82nd percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)80th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)68th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)67th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)60th percentile~ school

Female (2026)53rd percentile-8 vs school

At Risk (2022)38th percentile+8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)2nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics53%+6 vs state

Reading52%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7101 Canal St	Houston	77011	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1820	218	17	12.8	98.2%	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	212 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.3	1836^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.3%		47.3	2298^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.6%	462				60.0	59.3	39.4	52.0	74.1	36.4	$14,926
Gallegos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7415 Harrisburg Blvd	Houston	77011	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1830	351	27	13.1	99.7%	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.3%)	340 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.4	2803^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	39.4%		36.6	3010^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.3%	207	0.0		46.7	56.3	35.9	43.2	56.5	47.3	36.4	$12,507
De Zavala Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7521 Ave H	Houston	77012	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1888	246	18	13.6	95.5%	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	240 (97.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65.4	1323^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	71.4%		66.7	1273^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	72.6%	50	33.3		66.7	38.5	48.5	73.5	53.3	52.9	79.4	$19,619
Briscoe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	321 Forest Hill	Houston	77011	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1740	177	17	10.4	93.2%	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	173 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34	3154^th of 4627 public elementary schools	31.8%		56.4	1758^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.2%	1396		20.0		57.1	33.3	63.2	33.3	14.8	39.1	$14,119
Tijerina Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6501 Sherman St	Houston	77011	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1790	333	20	16.6	99.1%	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.8%)	322 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34.2	3139^th of 4627 public elementary schools	32.2%		43.9	2507^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.1%	632			93.3	47.2	35.1	39.5	61.9	43.9	34.2	$12,366
Carrillo Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	960 S Wayside Dr	Houston	77023	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1870	346	19	18.2	82.9%	7 (2.0%)	7 (2.0%)	329 (95.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.3	3351^st of 4627 public elementary schools	27.6%		30	3435^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.1%	84				30.4	38.6	48.0	32.6	43.2	46.0	$11,435
Burnet Elementary	Public	K-5	5403 Canal St	Houston	77011	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1780	324	18	18.0	90.1%	4 (1.2%)	12 (3.7%)	306 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	32.6	3255^th of 4627 public elementary schools	29.7%		24.4	3770^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.9%	515				37.0	43.2	50.9	37.0	40.0	36.8	$12,345
Laurenzo Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	205 N Delmar	Houston	77011	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-0350	240	13	18.7	90.8%	5 (2.1%)	22 (9.2%)	212 (88.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$10,110
KIPP Explore Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	5402 Lawndale St	Houston	77023	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0547	756	37	20.5	92.1%	6 (0.8%)	48 (6.3%)	688 (91.0%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	34.5	3119^th of 4627 public elementary schools	32.6%		50.5	2120^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.4%	999				38.5	40.2		34.2	48.0		$7,717
Port Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 McCarty St	Houston	77029	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-3890	255	19	13.4	99.6%	7 (2.7%)	10 (3.9%)	235 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	41.7	2611^th of 4627 public elementary schools	43.6%		46.7	2336^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.8%	275	60.0			53.9	68.0	32.3	33.3	53.9	29.0	$14,938

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Elementary

What schools do graduates of Franklin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Edison Middle
High : Austin High School

Is Franklin Elementary a good school?

Franklin Elementary ranks 1836^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Franklin Elementary in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Elementary?

Students at Franklin Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% African American.

How many students attend Franklin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 218 students attended Franklin Elementary.

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