James E Randolph Elementary School
Public elementary school in Fulshear, Texas · Katy ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
James E Randolph Elementary School serves 995 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Fulshear (Fort Bend County). It is one of 76 schools in Katy ISD. By enrollment it is the 102nd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.3 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 69.35 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 | 482517012839 |
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 | 995 | 96,111 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.3 | 14 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 8.2% | 42.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 40% 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.
James E Randolph Elementary School in context
Size
James E Randolph Elementary School is the 17th largest of Katy ISD's 46 elementary schools; its 995 students are 1% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.6 miles away and have a median of 929 students, so James E Randolph 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 5 with 220 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 31, against an average of 142 per grade. This year grade 5 has 90% more students than kindergarten (220 against 116). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 31 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 49.5% of enrollment, a higher share than across Katy ISD (25.4%). Asian students are next, at 25.3%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
8.2% 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
James E Randolph Elementary School has 69.35 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 995 students would have about 67.2 teachers, so James E Randolph Elementary School has 2.1 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 Fred and Patti Shafer Elementary School, 0.5 miles away in the same district. There are 23 elementary schools within 5 miles and 65 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 49.5% |
| Asian | 25.3% |
| Hispanic | 16.3% |
| Two or more races | 5.2% |
| Black | 3.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
47.9% of students are girls and 52.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 31 |
| Kindergarten | 116 |
| Grade 1 | 124 |
| Grade 2 | 127 |
| Grade 3 | 180 |
| Grade 4 | 197 |
| Grade 5 | 220 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5303 Flewellen Oaks Ln, Fulshear, TX 77441
Phone: (281)234-3800
Website: katyisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: James E Randolph Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred and Patti Shafer Elementary School | Katy ISD | 0.5 mi | 935 | 12.7 | 26.4% |
| Stanley C Stanley Elementary School | Katy ISD | 1.0 mi | 835 | 13.7 | 12% |
| Keiko Davidson Elementary School | Katy ISD | 1.3 mi | 922 | 12.5 | 18.1% |
| Campbell Elementary School | Katy ISD | 1.6 mi | 1,173 | 13.3 | 11.5% |
| Tom Wilson Elementary School | Katy ISD | 1.7 mi | 1,058 | 13.1 | 22.3% |
| Terrell Elementary School | Lamar CISD | 2.1 mi | 578 | 14.8 | 38.6% |
| Jenks Elementary School | Katy ISD | 2.2 mi | 1,356 | 13.5 | 24.8% |
| Viola Gilmore Randle Elementary School | Lamar CISD | 2.3 mi | 809 | 21 | 29.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.