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Enrollment
969
Elementary
DISTRICT 905 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KATY ISD·NCES 482517011835
Morton Ranch Elementary School
2502 MASON RD, KATY, TX 77449 · (281) 234-0300 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL969 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
80 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
658 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 124 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 153 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 137 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 133 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 160 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 139 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (153) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (123).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from KATY ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
57.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 32.0% | 25.0% | 24.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 23.0% | 33.0% | 23.0% | 21.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 57.0% | 56.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 65.0% | 56.0% |
| 2020-21 | 46.0% | 37.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Morton Ranch Elementary School
Morton Ranch Elementary School's state test result (46.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Ranch Elementary School this school | 969 | 67.9% | 46.8% |
| Robert King Elementary School KATY | 1,011 | 67.5% | 36.5% |
| West Memorial Elementary School KATY | 970 | 68.6% | 37.3% |
| McRoberts Elementary School KATY | 864 | 71.4% | 48.1% |
| Adam Elementary School HOUSTON | 957 | 69.0% | 47.5% |
| Victoria Walker Elementary School BAYTOWN | 763 | 64.6% | 44.0% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Morton Ranch Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #1,764 of 4,401 | #218 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,227 of 4,466 ▲ 231 | #152 of 625 ▲ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,743 of 4,466 ▲ 70 | #228 of 625 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #2,077 of 3,998 | #324 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 969 | #120 of 4,938 | #45 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #390 of 4,622 | #62 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.9% | #1,416 of 4,628 | #184 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.9% | #2,673 of 4,789 | #488 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.0% | #1,180 of 1,307 | #134 of 148 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
969
-47 (-5%) vs 2020
+49% since 2010-11, when it was 650
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 969 | 80 | 12.1:1 | 68% (658) |
| 2023-24 | 976 | 80.5 | 12.1:1 | 68% (666) |
| 2022-23 | 1,130 | 82.8 | 13.7:1 | 69% (780) |
| 2020-21 | 1,016 | 78 | 13.0:1 | 63% (639) |
| 2017-18 | 950 | 73.1 | 13.0:1 | 56% (528) |
| 2015-16 | 989 | 75 | 13.2:1 | 53% (526) |
| 2010-11 | 650 | 46 | 14.1:1 | 61% (399) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morton Ranch Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (950 to 969); teachers up 9% (73.1 to 80).
About Morton Ranch Elementary School
Students in KATY, Texas, attend Morton Ranch Elementary School, a large elementary school. Its 969 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 87% bigger than the 519 average for elementary schools in Texas.
The 78 schools in KATY ISD enroll 96,111 students altogether, Morton Ranch Elementary School among them.
Morton Ranch Elementary School is 58% Hispanic by enrollment. Other students are 21% Black, 11% White, 6% Asian, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Harris County residents are about 44% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 12.1:1 comes from the school's 80 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The lunch program counts 68% of students at Morton Ranch Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
Morton Ranch Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 46.8% is 2.1 points above the 44.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
County data help place the school in context: in Harris County, the median household income is $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. In all, Harris County has 1,205 public schools and roughly 886,911 students.
The next-closest public school is Morton Ranch Junior High School, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 46.8% is above the 45.0% average for nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal data show a 5% enrollment decrease, from 1,016 in 2020-21 to 969 in 2024-25.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KATY ISD
- Seven Lakes High SchoolHigh · 3,773 students
- Cinco Ranch High SchoolHigh · 3,740 students
- Katy High SchoolHigh · 3,543 students
- Paetow High SchoolHigh · 3,447 students
- Taylor High SchoolHigh · 3,384 students
- Jordan High SchoolHigh · 3,330 students
Other schools in KATY
- Seven Lakes High SchoolHigh · 3,773 students
- Cinco Ranch High SchoolHigh · 3,740 students
- Katy High SchoolHigh · 3,543 students
- Paetow High SchoolHigh · 3,447 students
- Taylor High SchoolHigh · 3,384 students
- Jordan High SchoolHigh · 3,330 students
Nearby schools
- Morton Ranch Junior High School0.1 mi · 1,205
- Morton Ranch High School0.3 mi · 2,944
- Franz Elementary School0.4 mi · 1,115
- Loraine T Golbow Elementary School1.0 mi · 640
- T H McDonald Junior High School1.2 mi · 966
- Diane Winborn Elementary School1.3 mi · 728
Frequently asked questions
About Morton Ranch Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Morton Ranch Elementary School?
Morton Ranch Elementary School enrolls approximately 969 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Morton Ranch Elementary School serve?
Morton Ranch Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Morton Ranch Elementary School?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Morton Ranch Elementary School.
How diverse is Morton Ranch Elementary School?
Morton Ranch Elementary School reports a student body of 11% White, 58% Hispanic, 21% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Morton Ranch Elementary School in?
Morton Ranch Elementary School is part of KATY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.