Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Katy’s public schools outscore 86% of Texas districts
60% of students in Katy’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Katy, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Katy’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 68% and math 60% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $11,756 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Six elementary schools, then three middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 14% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Aristoi Classical Academy, Aristoi Classical Upper School, Berean Christian Academy (private), Katy Adventist Christian School (private) and Mirus Academy (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Katy’s grade
A: better than 86% of Texas school districts, #48 of 642 Texas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Texas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Katy, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Katy · depends on your address
Woodcreek J H
Grades 6–8 · 1,566 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Haskett J H
Grades 6–8 · 1,208 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Katy J H
Grades 6–8 · 1,155 students · 14:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Katy · depends on your address
Woodcreek J H
Grades 6–8 · 1,566 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Haskett J H
Grades 6–8 · 1,208 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Katy J H
Grades 6–8 · 1,155 students · 14:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Katy · depends on your address
Woodcreek J H
Grades 6–8 · 1,566 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Haskett J H
Grades 6–8 · 1,208 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Katy J H
Grades 6–8 · 1,155 students · 14:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Katy
Katy H S
Grades 9–12 · 3,543 students · 15:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Katy
Katy H S
Grades 9–12 · 3,543 students · 15:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Katy
Katy H S
Grades 9–12 · 3,543 students · 15:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Katy
Katy H S
Grades 9–12 · 3,543 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Katy’s public schools are run by Katy Independent School District, which also serves Fulshear. Parts of Katy (4% of its land) are served by Royal Independent instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Katy vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Katy’s borders.
Every school in Katy
16 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 5 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Arthur Miller Career Center, Project Tyke, Harris Co SCH for Accelerated LRN, New El #47 and New El #48).
Questions about Katy’s schools
Are Katy’s schools good?
By Texas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Katy children attend outscore 86% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #48 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 87%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Katy in?
Katy Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 96,111 students in 78 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Katy are served by Royal Independent.
Where do Katy kids go to high school?
Katy H S, with 3,543 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Katy’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Katy Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Katy spend per student?
$11,756 in Katy Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Katy?
Yes: Berean Christian Academy (religious, grades K–11, 219 students), Katy Adventist Christian School (religious, grades PK–8, 31 students) and Mirus Academy (nonsectarian, grades 8–12, 30 students). Katy also has 2 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Katy families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Katy → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.