CIMARRON EL

Set in KATY, Texas, CIMARRON EL is a mid-sized elementary-level community, part of KATY ISD. It hosts 495 students across grades pre-K through 5.

CIMARRON EL is one of 78 schools operated by KATY ISD, a district that instructs 96,111 students overall.

Demographically, CIMARRON EL reports that 43% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 30% White, 12% Black, 9% multiracial, 4% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Harris County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 60% of students at CIMARRON EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Harris County's rate of about 70%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, CIMARRON EL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 47.7%; actual is 32.7%, a gap of -15.0 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Harris County put median household earnings sit near $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CIMARRON EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

WEST MEMORIAL EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CIMARRON EL ranks 9th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 61.0%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CIMARRON EL has contracted 24%, going from 655 students in 2018 to 495 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 47% to 30%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.

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