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Franz Elementary

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Franz Elementary ranks 2361 st of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2361^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Franz Elementary in Katy, TX, is a large PK-5 school serving 1,115 students within the highly-rated Katy Independent School District (Isd), where nearly 78% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. While the school’s overall state ranking is average (49th percentile), it stands out for its exceptional bilingual program, with Spanish-language test scores in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade math and reading dramatically outperforming both district and state averages—a clear asset for families seeking strong dual-language support.

Franz shows notable strengths in serving specific student groups. Its low socio-economic status (SES) students ranked in the 77th percentile statewide in 2024-2025, demonstrating effective support for its largest demographic. However, performance for English Language Learners (ELL) is volatile, swinging from the 75th percentile to the 29th percentile in consecutive years. In contrast, nearby Ursula Stephens Elementary (just 0.92 miles away) consistently outperforms Franz in English-language math and reading—for example, 77% of Stephens’ 3rd graders were proficient in math versus 38% at Franz—despite both schools having similar poverty rates. This raises an important question for the district about what instructional strategies could be shared.

Science is a critical weakness, with only 35% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025, far below the district average of 46%. On a positive note, Franz’s Gifted and Talented program ranked #14 in Texas in 2022-2023, showing world-class potential when resources are focused on high achievers. With a favorable student-teacher ratio (13.2:1) and moderate per-student spending ($11,697), the school’s challenges appear tied to instructional strategy rather than funding. For parents, Franz offers a strong bilingual program and targeted support for low-SES students, but may require supplemental enrichment in English core subjects and science.

1,115

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,444

Per pupil spending ?

77.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2751 N Westgreen Blvd
Katy, TX 77449

(281) 237-8600

District: Katy Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Franz Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Morton Ranch J H
High:	Morton Ranch High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.2%

African American:

18.8%

White:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2016 → 49th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg62%

Texas avg50%

2,361^st of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd of 46Elementary Schools in the Katy Independent School District (Isd)

168^th of 947Katy 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	45.6	2361 of 4643	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.0	1838 of 4651	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.8	2677 of 4710	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	2162 of 4647	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	2302 of 4581	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.8	1989 of 4578	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.6	2005 of 4479	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	1935 of 4359	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.9	2409 of 4329	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	61.4	1702 of 4286	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.7	1972 of 4320	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.3	1749 of 4260	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.7	1811 of 4221	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.5	1226 of 4206	70.9%	★★★★☆
2011	67.1	1365 of 4095	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.8	1348 of 3937	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.0	1871 of 3884	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.5	1568 of 3768	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.2	1350 of 3724	63.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.4	961 of 2414	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.1	584 of 1905	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	805 of 2443	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	605 of 2443	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	58.9	807 of 2421	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.1	486 of 2444	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	60.9	749 of 2515	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	60.3	769 of 2483	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.1	748 of 1000	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	61.4	429 of 1015	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.6	829 of 957	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.9	572 of 967	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	635 of 1009	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	625 of 1005	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	65.9	1050 of 4461	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	65.8	917 of 4331	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	853 of 4295	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	62.3	1180 of 4240	72.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.2	1161 of 1646	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	66.5	732 of 2918	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	41.5	2118 of 3668	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.8	833 of 3556	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	580 of 3487	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	61.3	944 of 3446	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	66.4	784 of 3333	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	822 of 3226	74.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.3	2286 of 4588	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.8	3108 of 4658	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	2456 of 4588	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	2395 of 4561	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.0	2084 of 4499	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.3	1638 of 4348	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	2001 of 4306	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	77.8	14 of 2980	99.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.0	1650 of 4425	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.4	1118 of 3644	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.0	2908 of 4465	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.5	1742 of 4401	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	1652 of 4376	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.8	1707 of 4329	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.1	1729 of 4188	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	1892 of 4168	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.7	1403 of 4535	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.0	868 of 3705	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	47.9	2345 of 4594	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.9	1600 of 4521	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	1394 of 4477	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.2	1064 of 4451	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	61.3	1291 of 4309	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	62.2	1255 of 4264	70.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	2508 of 4597	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	2940 of 4647	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	1930 of 4585	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	2253 of 4563	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.0	1822 of 4498	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.2	2438 of 4357	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	1894 of 4319	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	5.4	1102 of 1110	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	33.1	748 of 975	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	805 of 1112	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.4	649 of 1046	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	1813 of 4308	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	30.8	2671 of 3549	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	3239 of 4292	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.0	1405 of 4086	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	1411 of 3952	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	1359 of 3799	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.1	1656 of 3684	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.5	1609 of 3558	54.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	1927 of 3015	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.8	1542 of 2612	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	2283 of 3108	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.8	1748 of 3106	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	2268 of 3082	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.6	1838 of 3082	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	2237 of 3142	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.7	1713 of 3127	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2023)100th percentile+46 vs school

At Risk (2022)76th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)69th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)63rd percentile+14 vs school

African American (2026)60th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2026)58th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)50th percentile~ school

Male (2026)45th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)36th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)29th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2026)25th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)1st percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading50%-5 vs state

Mathematics44%-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 (2025)	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 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th 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
Franz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2751 N Westgreen Blvd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 237-8600	1,115	84	13.2	77.8%	82 (7.4%)	210 (18.8%)	727 (65.2%)	47 (4.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	44 (3.9%)	45.6	2361^st of 4643 public elementary schools	49.1%		55	1838^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.5%	523	27.6	61.9	26.7	10.0	25.0	10.0	46.6	52.4	50.0	37.8	48.5	47.1	$10,444
Morton Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2502 Mason Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 234-0300	969	80	12.1	67.9%	111 (11.5%)	202 (20.8%)	565 (58.3%)	55 (5.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.4%)	61.7	1533^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	67.0%		61.4	1511^th of 4651 public elementary schools	67.5%	22	0.0						51.3	50.4	60.5	50.8	56.8	56.0	$11,421
Sundown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20100 Saums Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 237-5400	720	65	11.0	85.7%	53 (7.4%)	119 (16.5%)	520 (72.2%)	13 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.8%)	37.1	2959^th of 4643 public elementary schools	36.3%		34.2	3180^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.6%	221	30.3	50.0	33.3	19.1	44.4	12.5	32.8	42.9	57.5	29.0	54.3	33.8	$12,000
Ursula Stephens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2715 Fry Rd	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 234-0200	578	55	10.4	78.9%	46 (8.0%)	79 (13.7%)	406 (70.2%)	28 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	78.7	803^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	82.7%		61.2	1521^st of 4651 public elementary schools	67.3%	718	46.7	50.0	66.7		28.6	50.0	72.7	57.1	67.1	77.3	64.0	55.7	$13,322
Loraine T Golbow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3535 Lakes Of Bridgewater Dr	Katy	77449	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 237-5350	640	53	12.0	69.1%	94 (14.7%)	183 (28.6%)	261 (40.8%)	60 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (6.4%)	52.2	2005^th of 4643 public elementary schools	56.8%		56	1777^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.8%	228							58.2	47.8	63.3	45.1	44.4	39.5	$11,352
McRoberts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3535 N Fry Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 237-2000	864	71	12.1	71.4%	68 (7.9%)	183 (21.2%)	555 (64.2%)	39 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.2%)	47.9	2226^th of 4643 public elementary schools	52.1%		48.5	2227^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.1%	1	39.1	20.0	44.4		16.7	27.3	46.9	46.3	62.7	47.0	46.0	36.6	$11,466
Diane Winborn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22555 Prince George	Katy	77449	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 237-6650	728	60	12.1	60.0%	172 (23.6%)	139 (19.1%)	325 (44.6%)	28 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (8.7%)	34.8	3112^th of 4643 public elementary schools	33.0%		48	2256^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.5%	856							40.5	35.5	58.4	36.2	37.4	40.7	$11,089
Brosnahan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20220 Clay Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 855-5480	1,035	63	16.5	79.7%	75 (7.2%)	265 (25.6%)	598 (57.8%)	57 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.8%)	41.2	2650^th of 4643 public elementary schools	42.9%		46.1	2380^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.8%	270							51.1	47.8	64.9	31.9	32.5	38.5	$7,973
Jack & Sharon Rhoads Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19711 Clay Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 237-8500	703	61	11.5	79.2%	76 (10.8%)	145 (20.6%)	422 (60.0%)	32 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.8%)	31.4	3355^th of 4643 public elementary schools	27.7%		38.8	2860^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.5%	495	0.0	18.2	69.2		11.1	36.4	51.2	44.2	57.6	20.9	29.9	30.4	$10,928
Mayde Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2698 Greenhouse Rd	Houston	77084	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 237-3950	816	64	12.8	76.1%	94 (11.5%)	283 (34.7%)	337 (41.3%)	33 (4.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.1%)	18.9	4115^th of 4643 public elementary schools	11.4%		36	3050^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.4%	1065							30.0	37.1	54.8	20.9	25.2	27.2	$10,717

Frequently Asked Questions about Franz Elementary

What schools do graduates of Franz Elementary attend?

Students who attend Franz Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Morton Ranch J H
High : Morton Ranch High School

What is the racial makeup of Franz Elementary?

Students at Franz Elementary are 65% Hispanic, 19% African American, 7% White, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Franz Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,115 students attended Franz Elementary.

What district is Franz Elementary in?

Katy Independent School District (Isd)

Is Franz Elementary a good school?

Franz Elementary ranks 2361^st of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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