MORTON RANCH EL

MORTON RANCH EL is a heavily attended elementary campus in KATY, Texas, overseen by KATY ISD. The school teaches 969 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 87% bigger than typical.

Across the 78 schools in KATY ISD (96,111 students total), MORTON RANCH EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, MORTON RANCH EL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 58% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 21% Black, 11% White, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 68% of students at MORTON RANCH EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MORTON RANCH EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.2%; this one delivers 44.3%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Harris County put median household earnings sit near $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which MORTON RANCH EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: MORTON RANCH J H, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MORTON RANCH EL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MORTON RANCH EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 44.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. MORTON RANCH EL's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 950 (now 969).

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.