Leonard Elementary School
Public elementary school in Katy, Texas · Katy ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Leonard Elementary School serves 1,051 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Katy (Harris County). It is one of 76 schools in Katy ISD. By enrollment it is the 73rd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.9 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 ÷ 81.2 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 | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482517013805 |
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 | 1,051 | 96,111 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.9 | 14 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 65.2% | 42.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 18% 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.
Leonard Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 46 elementary schools in Katy ISD, Leonard Elementary School is the 13th largest, with 1.1% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 950; Leonard 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 174 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 129, against an average of 150 per grade. This year grade 5 has 14% more students than kindergarten (158 against 138). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 129 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 38.5% here and 15.5% across Katy ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 33%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
65.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 42.7% across Katy ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 81.2 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,051 students, Leonard Elementary School has 12.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 1,051 students would have about 71 teachers, so Leonard Elementary School has 10.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Leonard Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Robert King Elementary School, 1.1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 91 other elementary schools, 31 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 38.5% |
| Hispanic | 33% |
| Asian | 12.5% |
| White | 10.1% |
| Two or more races | 5.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
50.9% of students are girls and 49.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 129 |
| Kindergarten | 138 |
| Grade 1 | 139 |
| Grade 2 | 150 |
| Grade 3 | 163 |
| Grade 4 | 174 |
| Grade 5 | 158 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2602 Winchester Ranch Trail, Katy, TX 77493
Phone: (281)396-4600
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Leonard Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert King Elementary School | Katy ISD | 1.1 mi | 1,011 | 13.3 | 67.5% |
| Iltexas Katy Elementary School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 1.1 mi | 936 | 17.4 | 62.1% |
| Diane Winborn Elementary School | Katy ISD | 1.5 mi | 728 | 12.1 | 60% |
| Bethke Elementary School | Katy ISD | 1.7 mi | 964 | 13.3 | 53.6% |
| Zelma Hutsell Elementary School | Katy ISD | 2.1 mi | 804 | 11.9 | 67.3% |
| Morton Ranch Elementary School | Katy ISD | 2.2 mi | 969 | 12.1 | 67.9% |
| Loraine T Golbow Elementary School | Katy ISD | 2.3 mi | 640 | 12 | 69.1% |
| Russell & Cindi Faldyn Elementary School | Katy ISD | 2.3 mi | 1,263 | 13.6 | 59.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.