Ursula Stephens Elementary School
Public elementary school in Katy, Texas · Katy ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Ursula Stephens Elementary School serves 578 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Katy (Harris County). It is one of 76 schools in Katy ISD. By enrollment it is the 1785th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 10.5 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 ÷ 55.11 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 | 482517010769 |
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 | 578 | 96,111 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 10.5 | 14 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 78.9% | 42.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 3% 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.
Ursula Stephens Elementary School in context
Size
Ursula Stephens Elementary School is the 43rd largest of Katy ISD's 46 elementary schools; its 578 students are 0.6% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 840; Ursula Stephens 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 1 with 97 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 49, against an average of 83 per grade. This year grade 5 has 10% more students than kindergarten (88 against 80). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 49 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 70.2% here and 36.4% across Katy ISD. Black students are next, at 13.7%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
78.9% 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 55.11 full-time-equivalent teachers for 578 students, Ursula Stephens Elementary School has 10.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 578 students would have about 39.1 teachers, so Ursula Stephens Elementary School has 16 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Ursula Stephens 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 Sundown Elementary School, 0.4 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 115 other elementary schools, 34 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 70.2% |
| Black | 13.7% |
| White | 8% |
| Asian | 4.8% |
| Two or more races | 3.3% |
47.6% of students are girls and 52.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 49 |
| Kindergarten | 80 |
| Grade 1 | 97 |
| Grade 2 | 89 |
| Grade 3 | 84 |
| Grade 4 | 91 |
| Grade 5 | 88 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2715 Fry Rd, Katy, TX 77494
Phone: (281)234-0200
Website: katyisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ursula Stephens Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sundown Elementary School | Katy ISD | 0.4 mi | 720 | 11.1 | 85.7% |
| Franz Elementary School | Katy ISD | 0.9 mi | 1,115 | 13.3 | 77.8% |
| McRoberts Elementary School | Katy ISD | 1.1 mi | 864 | 12.2 | 71.4% |
| Mayde Creek Elementary School | Katy ISD | 1.3 mi | 816 | 12.8 | 76.1% |
| Morton Ranch Elementary School | Katy ISD | 1.3 mi | 969 | 12.1 | 67.9% |
| Jack & Sharon Rhoads Elementary School | Katy ISD | 1.6 mi | 703 | 11.6 | 79.2% |
| Loraine T Golbow Elementary School | Katy ISD | 1.7 mi | 640 | 12 | 69.1% |
| Brosnahan Elementary School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 1.7 mi | 1,035 | 16.6 | 79.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.