GRIFFIN EL

GRIFFIN EL is a K-5 school of roomy scale in KATY, Texas, operated by KATY ISD, instructing 782 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 51% larger than the state mean of about 519.

KATY ISD runs 78 schools in total, collectively educating 96,111 students. GRIFFIN EL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, GRIFFIN EL shows that the largest single group is White at 38%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 31% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black.

On the resource side, GRIFFIN EL lists 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 17% of students at GRIFFIN EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Fort Bend County's rate of about 42%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, GRIFFIN EL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 66.4%; this one delivers 80.9%, a residual of +14.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, Fort Bend County reports that median household income runs about $114,041, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Fort Bend County runs 217 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,372 students), of which GRIFFIN EL is one.

BECKENDORFF J H is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 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), GRIFFIN EL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 76.0%.

GRIFFIN EL operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. GRIFFIN EL's enrollment has decreased 24% since 2018, when it stood at 1,030 (now 782). The White share of enrollment contracted from 43% to 38% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for GRIFFIN EL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.