Loraine T Golbow Elementary School
Public elementary school in Katy, Texas · Katy ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Loraine T Golbow Elementary School serves 640 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Katy (Harris County). It is one of 76 schools in Katy ISD. By enrollment it is the 1320th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12 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 ÷ 53.31 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 | 482517006725 |
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 | 640 | 96,111 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12 | 14 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 69.1% | 42.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 9% 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.
Loraine T Golbow Elementary School in context
Size
Loraine T Golbow Elementary School is the 41st largest of Katy ISD's 46 elementary schools; its 640 students are 0.7% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.4 miles away and have a median of 886 students, so Loraine T Golbow 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 4 with 109 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 79, against an average of 91 per grade. This year grade 5 has 21% more students than kindergarten (99 against 82). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 79 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 40.8% of enrollment, a higher share than across Katy ISD (36.4%). Black students are next, at 28.6%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
69.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 42.7% across Katy ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. 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
Loraine T Golbow Elementary School has 53.31 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 640 students would have about 43.2 teachers, so Loraine T Golbow Elementary School has 10.1 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 Morton Ranch Elementary School, 1 miles away in the same district. There are 36 elementary schools within 5 miles and 101 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 40.8% |
| Black | 28.6% |
| White | 14.7% |
| Asian | 9.4% |
| Two or more races | 6.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
49.4% of students are girls and 50.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 79 |
| Kindergarten | 82 |
| Grade 1 | 79 |
| Grade 2 | 97 |
| Grade 3 | 95 |
| Grade 4 | 109 |
| Grade 5 | 99 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3535 Lakes of Bridgewater Dr., Katy, TX 77449
Phone: (281)237-5350
Website: katyisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Loraine T Golbow Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Ranch Elementary School | Katy ISD | 1.0 mi | 969 | 12.1 | 67.9% |
| Franz Elementary School | Katy ISD | 1.2 mi | 1,115 | 13.3 | 77.8% |
| Robinson Elementary School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 1.3 mi | 908 | 16.5 | 81.6% |
| Brosnahan Elementary School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 1.4 mi | 1,035 | 16.6 | 79.7% |
| McRoberts Elementary School | Katy ISD | 1.4 mi | 864 | 12.2 | 71.4% |
| Ursula Stephens Elementary School | Katy ISD | 1.7 mi | 578 | 10.5 | 78.9% |
| Jack & Sharon Rhoads Elementary School | Katy ISD | 1.8 mi | 703 | 11.6 | 79.2% |
| Sundown Elementary School | Katy ISD | 1.9 mi | 720 | 11.1 | 85.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.