FRED AND PATTI SHAFER EL

FRED AND PATTI SHAFER EL is an elementary-level community of roomy scale in KATY, Texas, operated by KATY ISD, works with 935 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 80% bigger than the state mean of about 519.

Within KATY ISD, which oversees 78 schools and 96,111 students, FRED AND PATTI SHAFER EL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, FRED AND PATTI SHAFER EL lists that 39% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 27% White, 18% Hispanic, 10% Black, 6% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Fort Bend County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, FRED AND PATTI SHAFER EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.3%; this one delivers 75.8%.

In the area at large, Fort Bend County reports that median household earnings sit near $114,041, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Fort Bend County's 217 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,372 students), FRED AND PATTI SHAFER EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is JAMES E RANDOLPH EL, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around FRED AND PATTI SHAFER EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FRED AND PATTI SHAFER EL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 79.7%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FRED AND PATTI SHAFER EL has fell 22%, going from 1,196 students in 2018 to 935 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 37% to 27% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the FRED AND PATTI SHAFER EL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.