Franklin High School is a public high school located on the west side of El Paso, Texas, which is part of the El Paso Independent School District. It opened in 1993. Its name refers to the nearby Franklin Mountains. The student population of the school is between 2,000 and 3,000 annually. Since 2022, the principal has been Amanda Bowser. Feeder schools Franklin's middle school feeder schools include: Brown Middle School, Hornedo Middle School, and Lincoln Middle School. Franklin's elementary school feeder schools include: Polk, Lundy, Tippin, Kohlberg, Oran Roberts, Rosa Guerrero, Mitzi Bond, and Herrera Elementary. Academics Since 2016, Franklin offers a magnet STEAM/New Tech program with emphasis on preparing students for nursing programs, music production, and engineering. The school partners with Texas Tech's Health Sciences Center El Paso and El Paso Community College. Extracurricular activities High Q The Franklin High Q team has enjoyed national success in recent years, taking three consecutive second-place trophies at the Ysleta High School Invitationals, losing only to in-city rivals and Coronado High School. The team has also reached the bracket championship on KCOS' televised tournament . Student Council The Franklin Student Council held the position of the Texas Association of Student Councils (TASC) State President for the 2013–2014 school year. The council has received the National Association of Student Councils (NASC) Gold Council of Excellence award for the past nine years. Franklin has held the positions of President, Vice President, Treasurer and Parliamentarian at the district level. Band The Franklin High School Band includes: Marching Band Color Guard 3 Concert Bands 2 Jazz Bands Winter Guard All of Franklin's ensembles consistently receive 1st Division ratings at EPISD, UIL Area Contests, and other festivals locally, statewide and nationwide. Each year, a large number of students participate in All Region Band, advance to the Area level, and make the Texas All State Band. The "Star of the West" band hosts the district's Solo and Ensemble each year. The Franklin Band has a nationally recognized drumline that was awarded second place at P.A.S.I.C. in Austin, Texas, in the Stand-still division in 2006. The Franklin Drum Line has won the Coronado-Hosted Drumline competition, "Thunder Drums", numerous times, including 2008. The Ensemble got first place, Best Overall, and Best Front Ensemble. The Franklin Band has achieved many awards including: N.M.S.U. Tournament Of Bands Finalist - 8 times S.I.S.D. MarchFest Finalist 2012 UTEP Day Of Percussion Champions 1997, 1998