Total enrollment
96,111
+11,935 (+14%) vs SY 2020-21
81 schools in KATY ISD
Texas · 96,111 students · 4 cities
Of the 81 public K-12 schools run by KATY ISD, combined student count is roughly 96,111, with 49 elementary, 19 middle, and 13 high.
4-year change in KATY ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
78
+7 (+10%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How KATY ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #31 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 96,111 | #5 of 760 | #28 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 78 | #10 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #397 of 758 | #4,499 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 42.7% | #605 of 750 | #5,189 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.6% | #6 of 557 | #77 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside KATY ISD
State test results across the district's 74 scored schools run from Seven Lakes High School at 90.8% proficient to Cimarron Elementary School at 32.7%, a gap of 58.1 points. That is the 39th widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 65 district schools that reported both years went from 77,303 to 80,706 students (up 4%) and from 5,098 to 5,796 full-time teachers (up 14%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About KATY ISD
As a rural-scale district in Texas, KATY ISD serves 96,111 students across 81 schools.
For a sense of the school types, KATY ISD covers 49 elementary, 19 middle, and 13 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in KATY ISD is about 1,187, meaningfully above the Texas average of roughly 606.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 96,111 students, grew 14% from the 84,176 reported in SY 2020-21. Over that span, KATY ISD gained 7 schools, going from 71 to 78.
On allk12, the community for KATY ISD discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.