Odessa Kilpatrick Elementary School
Public elementary school in Katy, Texas · Katy ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Odessa Kilpatrick Elementary School serves 968 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 121st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.5 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 ÷ 71.93 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 | 482517009614 |
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 | 968 | 96,111 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.5 | 14 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 18.1% | 42.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 26% 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.
Odessa Kilpatrick Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 46 elementary schools in Katy ISD, Odessa Kilpatrick Elementary School is the 20th largest, with 1% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 895; Odessa Kilpatrick 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 182 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 55, against an average of 138 per grade. This year grade 5 has 48% more students than kindergarten (182 against 123). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 55 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Asian students: 39.7% here and 17.8% across Katy ISD. White students are next, at 30.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
18.1% 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. 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
With 71.93 full-time-equivalent teachers for 968 students, Odessa Kilpatrick Elementary School has 13.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 968 students would have about 65.4 teachers, so Odessa Kilpatrick Elementary School has 6.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Odessa Kilpatrick 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 Griffin Elementary School, 1.1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 82 other elementary schools, 29 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Asian | 39.7% |
| White | 30.5% |
| Hispanic | 18.7% |
| Two or more races | 7.4% |
| Black | 3.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
48% of students are girls and 52% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 55 |
| Kindergarten | 123 |
| Grade 1 | 124 |
| Grade 2 | 161 |
| Grade 3 | 150 |
| Grade 4 | 173 |
| Grade 5 | 182 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
26100 Cinco Ranch Blvd, Katy, TX 77494
Phone: (281)237-7600
Website: katyisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Odessa Kilpatrick Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin Elementary School | Katy ISD | 1.1 mi | 782 | 13.8 | 17.1% |
| Tom Wilson Elementary School | Katy ISD | 1.2 mi | 1,058 | 13.1 | 22.3% |
| Roberta Wright Rylander Elementary School | Katy ISD | 1.3 mi | 1,034 | 12.7 | 43.8% |
| Bonnie Holland Elementary School | Katy ISD | 1.6 mi | 784 | 12.7 | 27.8% |
| Keiko Davidson Elementary School | Katy ISD | 2.0 mi | 922 | 12.5 | 18.1% |
| Stanley C Stanley Elementary School | Katy ISD | 2.1 mi | 835 | 13.7 | 12% |
| James E Williams Elementary School | Katy ISD | 2.3 mi | 868 | 12.3 | 31% |
| Harmony Science Academy-Katy | Harmony Public Schools - Houston West | 2.4 mi | 1,347 | 16.9 | 47.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.