In 2007 Franklin Police and Fire High School opened in F Q Story at 1645 West McDowell, to prepare students for college, public service careers and life success, in an award winning four year public high school.
Franklin students must contribute many volunteer hours to the community. Students have done yeoman work in removing trash and cleaning up our alleys, spiffed up streets, yards and sidewalks prior to home tour, and helped with post-home tour clean-up.
Story, in return, has funded scholarships, and introduced our industrial neighbors to the school, leading to support for the “Student Government Food Panty” (a gifting program providing food for unnourished students experiencing food scarcity at home), and met many other needs.
The Future: we’ll expand the funding that helps teachers purchase items they now pay for from their own pocket; offset student fees for pre-college testing exam programs; support the rental of graduation gowns and Honor Student accessories. Story will continue our good works and our relationships with students and staff to benefit both our school and our community.
The following videos explore the history, restoration and new mission of Franklin. Enjoy!
Franklin is a four-year college prep high school. It is the first of its kind in the nation; a high school that focuses on careers in public safety. 2011 was Franklin’s first graduating class of 26. Since then Franklin has grown to more than 300 students and a 2020 graduating class of 62 students.
Franklin students come from all over the Greater Phoenix Metro area. It is only one of two schools in the District that requires students to go through a comprehensive admission process. Franklin was the first school in the district to receive the National Blue Ribbon Award by the U.S. Department of Education in 2014 and the only to receive an “A” rating from the Arizona Department of Education, nine years in a row. Also, Franklin is the only school in the district that requires students to wear uniforms.
