About Franz Elementary

Franz Elementary opened its doors in  August 2004. The staff, students, and parents continue to strive for academic excellence and a high quality education. Franz has established a warm, friendly, family-oriented atmosphere enhanced by high levels of parent and community involvement.

Franz Elementary’s instructional program includes a full-time nurse, librarian and counselor; specialty teachers for art, music and physical education; the REACH reading program; Title I program; Bilingual and ESOL programs;  speech and language therapy; special education and early childhood programs; and the Challenge Program for gifted and talented learners.

At Franz, technology is integrated into the curriculum so that students successfully use it as a tool for life-long learning. This vision is achieved through appropriate hardware, software, and staff development in the effective use of technologies. The technology program is supported by a computerized learning resource center, two computer labs, a mobile wireless computer lab, computers in each classroom, and use of Internet resources throughout the curriculum.

Students visit the library for both library lessons and book checkout. Students in grades K-5 participate in school-wide reading incentive programs and are involved in a balanced literacy curriculum. One incentive program includes Accelerated Reader software with a range of reading levels to ensure a wide selection of reading material for students. Students in grades 3, 4, and 5 participate in the Texas Bluebonnet Books program, which encourages students to read books from a list compiled each year by librarians, teachers, and parents across Texas.

Enrichment is provided to students through the Science Enrichment Lab and Junior Achievement; an Accelerated Reader Program; writing enrichment events; “just right” reading and journal writing; recycling programs; field days; DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education), for 5th graders; Student Council, 5th grade school safety patrol; and choir and recorder programs.

Awards and Honors

• Katy ISD Bilingual Teacher of the Year, 2006, 2007
• First-place winner in Sons of the American Revolution Poster Contest, 2006
• 2009 Volunteer of the Year, Katrina Williams
• 2009 Teacher of the Year, Michelle Lee
• 2009 Bilingual Teacher of the Year, Anahi Membreno

School Report Card

2008-09 TAKS Scores*

• Reading: 97%
• Math:  94%
• Writing:  100%
• Science:   85%

*Scores include the Texas Projection Measure (TPM), which is used to determine school ratings.

2009 Accountability rating: Recognized

2008 TEA Report Card data

Avg. yrs. teacher experience: 9.4

Avg. students per teacher: 14.2

• K:  18.0
• 1st:  21.4
• 2nd:  18.2
• 3rd: 17.3
• 4th:  23.7
• 5th: 21.9

Student profile:

• White: 22.7%
• Asian: 3.3%
• Hispanic: 58.0%
• African American:  .1%
• Low income:  52.7%
• Limited English: 41.2%   

Special program enrollment:

• Special education: 8.6%
• Bilingual/ESL:  40.4%
• Gifted/Talented: 0.7%