Griffin Elementary School
Public elementary school in Katy, Texas · Katy ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Griffin Elementary School serves 782 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Katy (Fort Bend County). It is one of 76 schools in Katy ISD. By enrollment it is the 512th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.8 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 56.7 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Katy ISD |
| County | Fort Bend County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482517010768 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Katy ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 782 | 96,111 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.8 | 14 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 17.1% | 42.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 31% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Griffin Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 46 elementary schools in Katy ISD, Griffin Elementary School is the 35th largest, with 0.8% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.4 miles away and have a median of 968 students, so Griffin Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 4 with 149 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 61, against an average of 112 per grade. This year grade 5 has 61% more students than kindergarten (145 against 90). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 61 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 37.7% of enrollment, a higher share than across Katy ISD (25.4%). Asian students are next, at 31.2%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
17.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 42.7% across Katy ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Griffin Elementary School has 56.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 782 students would have about 52.8 teachers, so Griffin Elementary School has 3.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Bonnie Holland Elementary School, 1 miles away in the same district. There are 27 elementary schools within 5 miles and 90 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 37.7% |
| Asian | 31.2% |
| Hispanic | 20.6% |
| Two or more races | 6.6% |
| Black | 3.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
46.9% of students are girls and 53.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 61 |
| Kindergarten | 90 |
| Grade 1 | 109 |
| Grade 2 | 125 |
| Grade 3 | 103 |
| Grade 4 | 149 |
| Grade 5 | 145 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7800 S Fry Rd, Katy, TX 77494
Phone: (281)237-8706
Website: katyisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Griffin Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnie Holland Elementary School | Katy ISD | 1.0 mi | 784 | 12.7 | 27.8% |
| Odessa Kilpatrick Elementary School | Katy ISD | 1.1 mi | 968 | 13.5 | 18.1% |
| Roosevelt Alexander Elementary School | Katy ISD | 1.3 mi | 968 | 13.7 | 25.3% |
| James E Williams Elementary School | Katy ISD | 1.4 mi | 868 | 12.3 | 31% |
| Harmony Science Academy-Katy | Harmony Public Schools - Houston West | 1.5 mi | 1,347 | 16.9 | 47.2% |
| Roberta Wright Rylander Elementary School | Katy ISD | 1.5 mi | 1,034 | 12.7 | 43.8% |
| Tom Wilson Elementary School | Katy ISD | 2.3 mi | 1,058 | 13.1 | 22.3% |
| Edna Mae Fielder Elementary School | Katy ISD | 2.3 mi | 945 | 13.2 | 35.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.