ROBERT KING EL

ROBERT KING EL is one of the sizable elementary schools in KATY, Texas, operated by KATY ISD, with 1,011 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 95% larger than typical.

KATY ISD comprises 78 schools with combined enrollment of 96,111 students; ROBERT KING EL is among them.

In terms of who attends, ROBERT KING EL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 57% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 21% Black, 12% White, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting ROBERT KING EL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, ROBERT KING EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.4%, the actual is 33.0%, a residual of -11.4 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Harris County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ROBERT KING EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

Nearest neighbor: ILTEXAS KATY EL, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ROBERT KING EL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 42.7%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 3%: 981 students in 2018 compared to 1,011 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 23% to 12%.

On this page, members of the ROBERT KING EL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.