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
• 2008 Volunteer of the Year, Ella Howard
• 2008 Teacher of the Year, Tracy Goerner
• 2008 Bilingual Teacher of the Year, Gabriel Munoz

School Report Card

2007-08 TAKS Scores

• Grade 3
• Reading: 100%
• Math: 87.6%
• Grade 4
• Reading: 90.1%
• Math: 82.2%
• Writing: 90.9%
• Grade 5
• Reading: 93.1%
• Math: 89.9%
• Science: 79.5%
• State-Developed Alternative Assessment (Special Education) Met ARD Goal: 100%

2008 Accountability rating: Recognized