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Jowell Elementary

Q: Is Jowell Elementary a good school?

Jowell Elementary ranks 3027 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

3027^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Jowell Elementary in Katy, TX, serves 574 students in grades 3-5 within the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd), and is a high-poverty school where over 83% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, a factor that significantly shapes its academic context.

Jowell has historically been a low-performing school, currently ranking in the 35th percentile statewide with a 2-star rating. Its most critical challenge is in mathematics, where proficiency rates are dramatically below district and state averages across all grades—for example, only 30.51% of 5th graders meet math standards compared to the state average of 47.38%. This math deficit is a consistent trend that sets Jowell apart from nearby schools. For contrast, Copeland Elementary, located just 2.2 miles away, ranks in the 82nd percentile and achieves 65.13% proficiency in 5th-grade math, likely due to its much lower poverty rate (51.42% free/reduced lunch). However, Jowell shows relative strength in reading, with 3rd graders outperforming the state average (53.85% vs. 51.08%), and it serves its Hispanic and low-socioeconomic status students effectively, ranking in the 50th percentile for both groups.

Despite these bright spots, Jowell struggles to support several student subgroups. It ranks in the 16th percentile for White students, the 12th percentile for Asian students, and the 16th percentile for Special Education students. Most concerning is its performance with Gifted and Talented students, which has plummeted from the 30th percentile to the 10th percentile over the last three years, suggesting a shift toward remediation at the expense of enrichment. This decline, combined with the stark contrast to higher-performing neighbors like Holmsley Elementary (55th percentile) and Walker Elementary (52nd percentile), indicates that Jowell needs targeted math interventions and a renewed focus on challenging its highest-achieving students to improve overall outcomes.

574

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,489

Per pupil spending ?

83.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6355 Greenhouse Rd
Katy, TX 77449-4382

(281) 463-5966

District: Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Jowell Elementary usually attend:

High:

Cypress Springs High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.0%

African American:

25.8%

White:

6.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 28th percentile in 2022 → 35th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 35th (2026) from a 28th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (42% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg56%

Texas avg51%

3,027^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 26 pts since 2016

From top 39% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

46^th of 58Elementary Schools in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)

320^th of 951Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.9	3027 of 4627	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.3	3104 of 4651	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	2980 of 4710	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	3300 of 4647	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	3297 of 4581	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.6	2746 of 4578	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	2470 of 4479	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	2641 of 4359	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.8	2189 of 4329	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	61.7	1684 of 4286	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	74.7	1016 of 4320	76.5%	★★★★☆
2014	68.1	1305 of 4260	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.1	1126 of 4221	73.3%	★★★★☆
2012	68.7	1219 of 4206	71.0%	★★★★☆
2011	64.6	1521 of 4095	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.6	1276 of 3937	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.5	1796 of 3884	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.8	942 of 3768	75.0%	★★★★☆
2007	61.1	1608 of 3724	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.9	1732 of 3476	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.6	1546 of 3475	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.4	1063 of 3465	69.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	1511 of 2406	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.0	956 of 2443	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.4	1478 of 2443	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.9	1127 of 2421	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.8	911 of 2444	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	923 of 2515	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	1115 of 2483	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	878 of 999	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	63.9	394 of 1015	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.3	791 of 957	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	858 of 967	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	935 of 1009	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	873 of 1005	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	48.7	2181 of 4461	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.4	1298 of 4331	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	1299 of 4295	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.9	2232 of 4240	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	1396 of 1643	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.8	1781 of 3668	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.7	2982 of 3556	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	3009 of 3487	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	2659 of 3446	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	2927 of 3333	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	2780 of 3226	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	3293 of 4575	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.0	2435 of 4658	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	2930 of 4588	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	3203 of 4561	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.0	2632 of 4499	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	1983 of 4348	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	2422 of 4306	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	2772 of 3075	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.0	2288 of 2980	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.9	2082 of 2958	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.7	1560 of 3106	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	2197 of 4413	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	2471 of 4465	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	2619 of 4401	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	2799 of 4376	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	2409 of 4329	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.7	1870 of 4188	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	2121 of 4168	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	2247 of 4520	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	2280 of 4594	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.3	2917 of 4521	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	2958 of 4477	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.6	2203 of 4451	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	1569 of 4309	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	1955 of 4264	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.9	2763 of 4582	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	3327 of 4647	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	3609 of 4585	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	3344 of 4563	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.2	2837 of 4498	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	2859 of 4357	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	2858 of 4319	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.4	547 of 1106	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	567 of 1128	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	810 of 1099	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	966 of 1004	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.6	607 of 1112	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	703 of 1046	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.6	3613 of 4301	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	3105 of 4292	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	3262 of 4086	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	2953 of 3952	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	2569 of 3799	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	1870 of 3684	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	2403 of 3558	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.8	2536 of 3006	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	2568 of 3108	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	2352 of 3106	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	2706 of 3082	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.1	1851 of 3082	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	1871 of 3142	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.4	1465 of 3127	53.1%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

At Risk (2022)51st percentile+23 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)51st percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)50th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)40th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)37th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)28th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile-19 vs school

White (2026)16th percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)15th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2026)12th percentile-22 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)10th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading49%-5 vs state

Mathematics35%-12 vs state

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by a student on FaceBook
Monday, October 31, 2011

Hi guys, im wanting to contact someone from Jowell Elementary School.. I am 29 years old and i went to 1st grade at jowell. My interest is in finding Teacher Mrs. Snot or Mrs. Not, she was my mat. teacher. I will like to thank her for several reasons.. If anyone can help finding her i will be thankfull for ever,, Close Quote

Schools Near Jowell Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Jowell Elementary	Public	3-5	6355 Greenhouse Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 463-5966	574	38	15.0	83.8%	36 (6.3%)	148 (25.8%)	350 (61.0%)	17 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	35.9	3027^th of 4627 public elementary schools	34.6%		35.3	3104^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.3%	77	53.9	47.1	46.9	39.7	35.8	30.5	$10,489
Hoover Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	6425 Greenhouse Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 667-7301	660	52	12.6	83.8%	45 (6.8%)	162 (24.5%)	413 (62.6%)	22 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)								(n/a)							$10,051
McFee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19315 Plantation Cove Ln	Katy	77449	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 463-5380	961	63	15.2	83.2%	48 (5.0%)	293 (30.5%)	548 (57.0%)	31 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.2%)	38.2	2879^th of 4627 public elementary schools	37.8%		38.9	2846^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.8%	33	43.2	42.8	62.2	47.5	39.0	17.5	$7,853
Harmony Science Academy - Cypress	Public, Charter	K-5	7047 Greenhouse Rd	Cypress	77433	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston North	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 258-1641	656	41	15.9	67.4%	75 (11.4%)	222 (33.8%)	249 (38.0%)	82 (12.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.1%)	69.1	1179^th of 4627 public elementary schools	74.5%		69.4	1159^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.1%	20	56.0	66.4	70.4	59.1	46.5	50.0	$10,507
Duryea Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20150 Arbor Creek Dr	Katy	77449	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 856-5174	1,089	70	15.6	84.1%	78 (7.2%)	357 (32.8%)	601 (55.2%)	19 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (2.8%)	29.3	3464^th of 4627 public elementary schools	25.1%		28.9	3500^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.7%	36	33.8	42.4	58.5	17.3	40.1	35.0	$8,564
Emery Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19636 Plantation Myrtles Dr	Katy	77449	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 213-1550	974	65	14.9	84.5%	54 (5.5%)	336 (34.5%)	511 (52.5%)	32 (3.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.0%)	31.7	3315^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.4%		32.3	3293^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	29.2%	22	38.8	42.3	46.5	30.8	50.3	31.7	$8,901
Sheridan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19790 Kieth Harrow Blvd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 856-1420	919	57	16.0	80.1%	65 (7.1%)	383 (41.7%)	405 (44.1%)	29 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.7%)	40.7	2691^st of 4627 public elementary schools	41.8%		41.9	2641^st of 4651 public elementary schools	43.2%	50	48.9	45.9	61.5	27.8	42.0	38.5	$7,547
Walker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6424 Settlers Village	Katy	77449	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 345-3200	984	65	15.0	72.2%	72 (7.3%)	304 (30.9%)	519 (52.7%)	44 (4.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.4%)	47.6	2239^th of 4627 public elementary schools	51.6%		53.2	1957^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.9%	282	62.3	43.8	58.9	27.6	44.7	47.7	$9,550
Hemmenway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20400 W Little York	Katy	77449	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 856-9870	947	63	15.1	88.6%	54 (5.7%)	261 (27.6%)	562 (59.3%)	26 (2.7%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.1%)	33.6	3181^st of 4627 public elementary schools	31.3%		42.7	2592^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	44.3%	589	39.5	55.2	48.6	29.6	44.4	25.0	$7,768
Holmsley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7315 Hudson Oaks Dr	Houston	77095	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 463-5885	785	57	13.8	80.0%	68 (8.7%)	106 (13.5%)	543 (69.2%)	34 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.2%)	51	2066^th of 4627 public elementary schools	55.3%		49	2196^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.8%	130	51.8	58.9	52.1	43.8	56.1	34.2	$9,931

Frequently Asked Questions about Jowell Elementary

Is Jowell Elementary a good school?

Jowell Elementary ranks 3027^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Jowell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jowell Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Cypress Springs High School

What is the racial makeup of Jowell Elementary?

Students at Jowell Elementary are 61% Hispanic, 26% African American, 6% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Jowell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 574 students attended Jowell Elementary.

What district is Jowell Elementary in?

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)

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