KATY EL

KATY EL, a mid-sized elementary-level community in KATY, Texas, overseen by KATY ISD, hosts 699 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 35% above typical.

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

In terms of who attends, KATY EL shows that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 24% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 34% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, KATY EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 61.8%, the actual is 57.3%, a residual of -4.5 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Harris County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. KATY EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

The closest other public school is ARISTOI CLASSICAL ACADEMY, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), KATY EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 57.2%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KATY EL has grew 5%, going from 665 students in 2018 to 699 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 70% to 53% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the KATY EL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.