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Enrollment
578
Elementary
DISTRICT 905 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KATY ISD·NCES 482517010769
Ursula Stephens Elementary School
2715 FRY RD, KATY, TX 77494 · (281) 234-0200 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL578 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
456 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 | 49 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
48%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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
66.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
67.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 44.0% | 22.0% | 17.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 30.0% | 37.0% | 16.0% | 17.0% |
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 | 66.0% | 67.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 54.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 39.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
50.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Ursula Stephens Elementary School
Ursula Stephens Elementary School's state test result (50.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ursula Stephens Elementary School this school | 578 | 78.9% | 50.4% |
| IDEA Parmer Park Academy AUSTIN | 621 | 81.0% | 40.5% |
| Dessau Elementary School AUSTIN | 554 | 82.7% | 17.1% |
| IDEA Pflugerville Academy PFLUGERVILLE | 665 | 79.2% | 49.5% |
| River Oaks Elementary School AUSTIN | 551 | 83.5% | 36.2% |
| Royal Early Childhood Center BROOKSHIRE | 517 | 79.5% | N/A |
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 Ursula Stephens Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #1,393 of 4,401 | #155 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #543 of 4,466 ▲ 603 | #58 of 625 ▲ 78 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #951 of 4,466 ▲ 654 | #109 of 625 ▲ 79 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.0pp | #713 of 3,998 | #98 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 578 | #1,785 of 4,938 | #372 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #65 of 4,622 | #6 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.8% | #2,590 of 4,628 | #357 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.9% | #2,037 of 4,789 | #421 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.5% | #1,479 of 2,838 | #263 of 441 |
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
578
-17 (-3%) vs 2020
-28% since 2010-11, when it was 802
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 578 | 55.1 | 10.5:1 | 79% (456) |
| 2023-24 | 585 | 56 | 10.4:1 | 81% (475) |
| 2022-23 | 618 | 59 | 10.5:1 | 80% (496) |
| 2020-21 | 595 | 59 | 10.1:1 | 73% (434) |
| 2017-18 | 692 | 57.9 | 12.0:1 | 67% (467) |
| 2015-16 | 754 | 61 | 12.4:1 | 71% (535) |
| 2010-11 | 802 | 56 | 14.3:1 | 65% (523) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ursula Stephens Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (692 to 578); teachers down 5% (57.9 to 55.1).
About Ursula Stephens Elementary School
Ursula Stephens Elementary School is a public medium-sized elementary school in KATY, Texas. A total of 578 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
Ursula Stephens Elementary School is one of the 78 schools that make up KATY ISD (96,111 students in total).
At Ursula Stephens Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 70% of the student body. Next come 14% Black, 8% White, 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 44% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 48%, meaning two students picked at random have a 48% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1 at Ursula Stephens Elementary School, with 55.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 10.5:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 79% of enrollment. Across public schools in Harris County, the average is 70%.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 40.0%. Ursula Stephens Elementary School scores 50.4%.
County data help place the school in context: in Harris County, the median household income is $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. In all, Harris County has 1,205 public schools and roughly 886,911 students.
The closest other public school is Sundown Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Ursula Stephens Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Ursula Stephens Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has fallen by 17 students since 2020-21, to 578.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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
- Sundown Elementary School0.4 mi · 720
- Franz Elementary School0.9 mi · 1,115
- McRoberts Elementary School1.1 mi · 864
- Morton Ranch Junior High School1.2 mi · 1,205
- Mayde Creek Junior High School1.3 mi · 1,214
- Mayde Creek Elementary School1.3 mi · 816
Frequently asked questions
About Ursula Stephens Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Ursula Stephens Elementary School?
Ursula Stephens Elementary School enrolls approximately 578 students in grades PK-05.
Is Ursula Stephens Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ursula Stephens Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Ursula Stephens Elementary School have?
Ursula Stephens Elementary School employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Ursula Stephens Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ursula Stephens Elementary School are roughly 8% White, 70% Hispanic, 14% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Ursula Stephens Elementary School public or private?
Ursula Stephens 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.