Katy Elementary School
Public elementary school in Katy, Texas · Katy ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Katy Elementary School serves 699 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Katy (Harris County). It is one of 76 schools in Katy ISD. By enrollment it is the 923rd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.6 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 ÷ 51.57 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Katy ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482517002808 |
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 | 699 | 96,111 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 14 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 27.6% | 42.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 27% 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.
Katy Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 46 elementary schools in Katy ISD, Katy Elementary School is the 40th largest, with 0.7% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.8 miles away and have a median of 1,031 students, so Katy Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
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 129 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 53, against an average of 100 per grade. This year grade 5 has 34% more students than kindergarten (129 against 96). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 53 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 53.1% of enrollment, a higher share than across Katy ISD (25.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 24.5%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
27.6% 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
Katy Elementary School has 51.57 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 699 students would have about 47.2 teachers, so Katy Elementary School has 4.4 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 Aristoi Classical Academy, 0.4 miles away in Aristoi Classical Academy. There are 23 elementary schools within 5 miles and 74 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 53.1% |
| Hispanic | 24.5% |
| Black | 12.3% |
| Asian | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
51.6% of students are girls and 48.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 53 |
| Kindergarten | 96 |
| Grade 1 | 99 |
| Grade 2 | 100 |
| Grade 3 | 107 |
| Grade 4 | 115 |
| Grade 5 | 129 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5726 George Bush Ave, Katy, TX 77493
Phone: (281)237-6550
Website: katyisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Katy Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aristoi Classical Academy | Aristoi Classical Academy | 0.4 mi | 431 | 17.5 | 20% |
| Zelma Hutsell Elementary School | Katy ISD | 0.9 mi | 804 | 11.9 | 67.3% |
| Robertson Elementary School | Katy ISD | 1.7 mi | 1,508 | 15.2 | 29.2% |
| Woodcreek Elementary School | Katy ISD | 1.8 mi | 1,301 | 15.1 | 20.1% |
| Iltexas Katy Elementary School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 1.9 mi | 936 | 17.4 | 62.1% |
| Robert King Elementary School | Katy ISD | 2.2 mi | 1,011 | 13.3 | 67.5% |
| Russell & Cindi Faldyn Elementary School | Katy ISD | 2.7 mi | 1,263 | 13.6 | 59.8% |
| Leonard Elementary School | Katy ISD | 2.9 mi | 1,051 | 12.9 | 65.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.