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Walker Elementary

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Walker Elementary ranks 2239 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2239^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Walker Elementary is a PK-5 campus in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd) serving approximately 984 students in a high-poverty area of Katy, TX, where over 72% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has shown a clear upward trajectory over the past decade, climbing from the 28th percentile in 2016-2017 to the 52nd percentile in 2025-2026, earning a stable 3-star rating and making it the highest-ranked school among its immediate CFISD neighbors like Duryea Elementary (25th percentile), Emery Elementary (28th), and Hemmenway Elementary (31st). Only Robinson Elementary (68th percentile) and the charter school Harmony Science Academy - Cypress (75th percentile) rank higher in the broader area.

A standout strength is Walker’s 3rd-grade reading performance, where 62.33% of students were proficient in 2025-2026—above the district average (57.65%) and state average (51.08%), and the highest proficiency rate among all nearby CFISD elementary schools. However, this contrasts sharply with 3rd-grade math, where only 27.59% of students were proficient, dramatically lower than the district (43.68%) and state (44.33%) averages, and the second-lowest among its peers. This pattern of strong reading but weak math is common across the cluster of nearby schools, suggesting a systemic need for enhanced early numeracy instruction. Walker also excels in supporting specific student groups, ranking in the 65th percentile for both African American students and Special Education students, a notable achievement that has shown strong improvement over the past three years.

An interesting anomaly is the school’s Gifted and Talented program, which ranked in the 99th percentile in 2021-2022 but dropped to the 38th percentile by 2025-2026—a dramatic swing that warrants closer examination. Despite serving a high-poverty population, Walker consistently outperforms its closest neighbors with even higher poverty rates (80-88%), and its Low Socio-Economic Status students rank in the 61st percentile statewide, indicating effective strategies for mitigating poverty’s challenges. For families seeking the highest academic performance in the area, Harmony Science Academy - Cypress in the Harmony Public Schools - Houston North district provides a benchmark, significantly outperforming Walker in both Reading and Math across all grade levels.

984

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,550

Per pupil spending ?

72.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6424 Settlers Village
Katy, TX 77449

(281) 345-3200

District: Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Walker Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rowe Middle
High:	Cypress Park High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.7%

African American:

30.9%

White:

7.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2016 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg56%

Texas avg51%

2,239^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to top 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd 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	47.6	2239 of 4627	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.2	1957 of 4651	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	2342 of 4710	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	2461 of 4647	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	2280 of 4581	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.8	2303 of 4578	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	2721 of 4479	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	2672 of 4359	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.7	3105 of 4329	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	44.0	2593 of 4286	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.3	2633 of 4320	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	58.6	1851 of 4260	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.3	1655 of 4221	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.4	1061 of 4206	74.8%	★★★★☆
2011	47.4	2566 of 4095	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.1	2109 of 3937	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.2	2487 of 3884	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.5	2349 of 3768	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	31.5	3008 of 3724	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.0	2958 of 3476	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.3	2511 of 3475	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	59.1	1527 of 3465	55.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.0	839 of 2406	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	1225 of 2443	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	1320 of 2443	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	1437 of 2421	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.0	1145 of 2444	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	908 of 2515	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	1026 of 2483	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.3	666 of 999	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.2	900 of 1045	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	911 of 1015	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.5	698 of 967	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	830 of 1009	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	71.2	245 of 1005	75.6%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	65.9	1052 of 4461	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	65.0	956 of 4331	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	57.7	1482 of 4295	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.1	2421 of 4240	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.9	1009 of 1643	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.4	1150 of 3668	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	1922 of 3556	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	2143 of 3487	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.7	2979 of 3446	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	3126 of 3333	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	3082 of 3226	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.6	2510 of 4575	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	2621 of 4658	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	2382 of 4588	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.0	2281 of 4561	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.4	2178 of 4499	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.4	2923 of 4348	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	2616 of 4306	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.6	1896 of 3075	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.1	1785 of 2980	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	79.2	17 of 2958	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	60.6	1365 of 3006	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.3	2053 of 3184	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.0	1098 of 3106	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	1843 of 4413	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	1778 of 4465	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.6	1060 of 4401	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	1145 of 4376	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	55.3	1619 of 4329	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.5	2406 of 4188	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	2443 of 4168	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	1772 of 4520	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	1729 of 4594	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	1957 of 4521	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	1346 of 4477	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.6	1711 of 4451	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.6	2308 of 4309	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	2206 of 4264	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	2047 of 4582	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	2354 of 4647	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	2459 of 4585	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	2322 of 4563	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.8	2447 of 4498	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	2491 of 4357	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	2723 of 4319	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	869 of 1106	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.0	522 of 1004	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.2	303 of 961	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.4	816 of 1112	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	946 of 1046	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.3	1494 of 4301	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.3	2576 of 4292	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	2229 of 4086	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	2580 of 3952	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.3	2313 of 3799	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	1797 of 3684	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.1	2979 of 3558	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.2	1008 of 3006	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	1252 of 3108	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.5	2103 of 3106	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	1657 of 3082	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	1989 of 3082	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	1889 of 3142	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	2179 of 3127	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)76th percentile+26 vs school

White (2026)66th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2026)65th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2026)65th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)61st percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)58th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)55th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)45th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)39th percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)38th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2026)33rd percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)21st percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading55%~ state avg

Mathematics41%-6 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Andre Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8111 Fry Rd	Cypress	77433	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 463-5500	1,014	65	15.6	69.3%	83 (8.2%)	357 (35.2%)	457 (45.1%)	72 (7.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.2%)	33	3223^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	30.3%		36.9	2996^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.6%	227	43.9	48.2	58.8	23.4	32.6	34.3	$6,561

Frequently Asked Questions about Walker Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Walker Elementary?

Students at Walker Elementary are 53% Hispanic, 31% African American, 7% White, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Walker Elementary attend?

Students who attend Walker Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rowe Middle
High : Cypress Park High School

How many students attend Walker Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 984 students attended Walker Elementary.

What district is Walker Elementary in?

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)

Is Walker Elementary a good school?

Walker Elementary ranks 2239^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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