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Ray and Jamie Wolman Elementary School

28727 N FIRETHORNE RD, KATY, TX 77494 · (281) 234-1700 · Fort Bend County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,054 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of Texas public elementary schools
  • A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools

Enrollment
1,054
Elementary
DISTRICT 905 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
199 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K555%
Kindergarten12712%
Grade 114013%
Grade 215114%
Grade 318417%
Grade 418718%
Grade 521020%

This year's kindergarten class (127) is 40% smaller than its 5th grade class (210).

Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
48846%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
16816%
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
969%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
23422%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
636%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
40%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
51048%
Female
54452%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Ray and Jamie Wolman Elementary School→Woodcreek Junior High School→Katy High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from KATY ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
84.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -5.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
79.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -5.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 5 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 5 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading55.0%29.0%8.0%8.0%
Mathematics51.0%28.0%13.0%8.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2684.0%79.0%
2024-2579.0%81.0%
2023-2479.0%82.0%
2022-2384.0%86.0%
2021-2292.0%92.0%
2020-2189.0%84.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
76.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Ray and Jamie Wolman Elementary School

Ray and Jamie Wolman Elementary School's state test result (76.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Ray and Jamie Wolman Elementary School this school1,05418.9%76.3%
Pope Elementary School
CYPRESS
99712.9%82.1%
Hazel S Pattison Elementary School
KATY
1,26523.1%83.1%
Wildwood Elementary School
TOMBALL
81918.4%80.4%
George W Bush Elementary School
ST PAUL
92417.7%75.1%
Wells Elementary School
CYPRESS
1,13314.9%72.8%
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 Ray and Jamie Wolman Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Fort Bend County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
76.3%#159 of 4,401#16 of 113
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
79.0%#156 of 4,466
▼ 34
#17 of 113
▼ 6
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
84.0%#137 of 4,466
▲ 196
#14 of 113
▲ 18
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-3.5pp#800 of 3,998#19 of 104
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,054#68 of 4,938#13 of 119
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.1:1#1,616 of 4,622#45 of 116
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
69.9%#531 of 4,628#56 of 116
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
18.9%#4,460 of 4,789#106 of 117
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+15.2%#551 of 1,307#19 of 34
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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,054
+102 (+11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,05474.814.1:119% (199)
2023-241,02571.414.4:118% (181)
2022-2385965.313.2:110% (84)
2020-219527113.4:19% (83)
2017-1891561.814.8:14% (33)
2015-161,3898716.0:14% (50)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ray and Jamie Wolman Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 15% (915 to 1,054); teachers up 21% (61.8 to 74.8).

About Ray and Jamie Wolman Elementary School

Ray and Jamie Wolman Elementary School is a large elementary school that serves part of KATY, Texas. In all, 1,054 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. The school is 103% larger than the average for elementary schools in Texas.

Within KATY ISD, Ray and Jamie Wolman Elementary School is one of 78 schools. The district enrolls 96,111 students.

About 46% of students at Ray and Jamie Wolman Elementary School are White, the largest single group. The school is also 22% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 6% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 34%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.

The school had 74.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.1:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 19%. The average for public schools in Fort Bend County is 42%.

Ray and Jamie Wolman Elementary School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 89% of Texas public elementary schools.

The model predicts 65.6% for a school in Texas with Ray and Jamie Wolman Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Ray and Jamie Wolman Elementary School posts 76.3%.

For the population of Fort Bend County, the median household earns about $114,041 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 50% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Fort Bend County, 217 public schools serve about 191,372 students.

Among nearby public schools, Kathleen Joerger Lindsey Elementary School is closest at about 0.8 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Ray and Jamie Wolman Elementary School is 3rd on average proficiency.

The NCES locale for Ray and Jamie Wolman Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 102 students, from 952 to 1,054.

Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.

Fort Bend County at a glance

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Population
893,767
Census ACS
Median income
$114,041
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
217
191,372 students

Quick facts

School name
Ray and Jamie Wolman Elementary School
District
KATY ISD
Address
28727 N FIRETHORNE RD, KATY, TX 77494
Phone
(281) 234-1700
County
Fort Bend County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
1,054
Teachers (FTE)
75
Student–teacher ratio
14.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
199 (19%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
482517012517
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Ray and Jamie Wolman Elementary School
How many students attend Ray and Jamie Wolman Elementary School?
Ray and Jamie Wolman Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,054 students in grades PK-05.
Is Ray and Jamie Wolman Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ray and Jamie Wolman Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Ray and Jamie Wolman Elementary School have?
Ray and Jamie Wolman Elementary School employs 75 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ray and Jamie Wolman Elementary School?
At Ray and Jamie Wolman Elementary School, the student body is approximately 46% White, 16% Hispanic, 9% Black, 22% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Ray and Jamie Wolman Elementary School public or private?
Ray and Jamie Wolman Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by KATY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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