Franklin High School (Portland, Oregon)

Benjamin Franklin High School
Address
Map
5405 SE Woodward Street

Portland
,
Oregon
97206

United States
Coordinates45°30′08″N 122°36′25″W / 45.502136°N 122.606896°W / 45.502136; -122.606896
Information
TypePublic
Opened1914
School districtPortland Public Schools
PrincipalZulema Naegele[1]
Number of students1,966
Color(s)Maroon and grey   [2]
Athletics conferenceOSAA Portland Interscholastic League 6A-1[2]
MascotLightning[3][2]
RivalCleveland High School[4]
NewspaperThe Franklin Post
Feeder schools
  • Bridger School
  • Harrison Park Middle School
  • Hosford Middle School
  • Kellogg Middle School
  • Lane Middle School
  • Mt. Tabor Middle School
  • Sunnyside School
Websitewww.pps.net/Domain/116

Franklin High School (FHS, formally Benjamin Franklin High School) is a public high school in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is located in central southeast Portland in the South Tabor neighborhood. It is the largest high school in the Portland Public School District. Its attendance boundary is expansive, with six middle schools feeding into it[5] and covering the neighborhoods of Southeast Portland, Mt. Tabor, Lents, and Belmont.[6]

Franklin High School, main south entry in 2021
Franklin High School, athletic wing from the north portico in 2021
Franklin High School, performing arts wing in 2021
Franklin High School, new library in former auditorium
  1. ^ "Announcing the New Principal of Franklin High School, Dr. Zulema Naegele" (PDF). Portland Public Schools. July 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Franklin High School". Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  3. ^ "Franklin High School's new mascot will be Lightning after Board approves selection". PPS. June 12, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  4. ^ "Franklin qualifies for playoffs with flawed win over rival Cleveland". OregonLive. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  5. ^ "School Progression Patterns, Cleveland and Franklin HS" (PDF).
  6. ^ "School Finder". pdxschools.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved May 5, 2024.