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Duryea Elementary

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Duryea Elementary ranks 3464 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3464^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Duryea Elementary is a large PK-5 school in Katy, TX, serving 1,089 students within the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd), where over 84% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools over the past decade, earning a 1-star rating for four consecutive years, and its overall state ranking has dropped from the 47th percentile in 2016-2017 to the 25th percentile in 2025-2026.

The most critical academic challenge is in mathematics, where only 17.33% of 3rd graders were proficient in 2025-2026, compared to 43.68% in the district and 44.33% statewide—a gap of over 27 percentage points. This trend persists across all grades, with 5th-grade math proficiency at 34.97% versus the district's 49.92%. However, there is a bright spot in 5th-grade reading, where 58.54% of students were proficient, slightly above the state average of 58.47%. Despite spending $11,017 per student—the highest among comparable nearby schools like Postma Elementary ($8,602) and Sheridan Elementary ($8,582)—Duryea produces the lowest academic outcomes in its cluster.

Compared to nearby schools, Duryea is the lowest-performing in its immediate area. Postma Elementary, just 2.55 miles away, ranks in the 78th percentile with a much lower poverty rate, while Emery Elementary (28th percentile) and Hemmenway Elementary (31st percentile) rank slightly higher despite similar demographics. The nearby charter school Harmony Science Academy - Cypress (75th percentile) significantly outperforms Duryea, with proficiency rates often 20-30 percentage points higher. The school's ability to support its most vulnerable students has eroded over time, and its Gifted & Talented program has declined from the 90th percentile in 2018-2019 to the 34th percentile in 2025-2026.

1,089

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,564

Per pupil spending ?

84.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20150 Arbor Creek Dr
Katy, TX 77449

(281) 856-5174

District: Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Duryea Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hopper Middle
High:	Cypress Springs High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.2%

African American:

32.8%

White:

7.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2016 → 25th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (38% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg56%

Texas avg51%

3,464^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

53^rd 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	29.3	3464 of 4627	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.9	3500 of 4651	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	3617 of 4710	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	3321 of 4647	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.8	2687 of 4581	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	2740 of 4578	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	2555 of 4479	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	2996 of 4359	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.8	2299 of 4329	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.3	2580 of 4286	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.0	3059 of 4320	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.2	2893 of 4260	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.0	2004 of 4221	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.9	2286 of 4206	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.8	2540 of 4095	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.1	2584 of 3937	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.9	3034 of 3884	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.9	3044 of 3768	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.0	2604 of 3724	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	1553 of 2406	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	1692 of 2443	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1740 of 2443	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.0	1431 of 2421	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	1503 of 2444	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	1634 of 2515	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.9	1949 of 2483	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	7.8	970 of 1015	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.6	727 of 1009	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.0	596 of 1005	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	58.2	1528 of 4461	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.1	1258 of 4331	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	53.4	1748 of 4295	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.4	3412 of 4240	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	1213 of 1643	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.8	2099 of 3668	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	2978 of 3556	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	2825 of 3487	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	3060 of 3446	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	3041 of 3333	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	3018 of 3226	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	3943 of 4575	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	3167 of 4658	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	2894 of 4588	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	2613 of 4561	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.8	3005 of 4499	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	2321 of 4348	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	2920 of 4306	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	2043 of 3075	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.0	311 of 3184	90.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.0	1152 of 3106	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.3	2892 of 4413	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	2691 of 4465	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	2566 of 4401	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	2193 of 4376	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.1	2179 of 4329	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	1893 of 4188	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	2335 of 4168	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	2904 of 4520	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	2829 of 4594	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	2719 of 4521	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	2089 of 4477	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.0	2316 of 4451	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	1998 of 4309	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.8	2787 of 4264	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	2679 of 4582	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	3556 of 4647	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	3622 of 4585	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.2	2784 of 4563	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	2465 of 4498	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	2718 of 4357	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	3079 of 4319	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	912 of 1106	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	933 of 1128	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	80.6	3 of 14	78.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	3331 of 4301	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	3231 of 4292	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	2877 of 4086	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	3436 of 3952	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.1	1204 of 3799	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	1364 of 3684	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.6	2475 of 3558	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	2120 of 3006	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.2	1869 of 3108	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	1767 of 3106	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.1	1414 of 3082	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.7	2080 of 3082	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.2	769 of 3142	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	50.1	1572 of 3127	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2021)79th percentile+38 vs school

At Risk (2022)66th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2026)42nd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2026)35th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)34th percentile+9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)34th percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)29th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)26th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)23rd percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)18th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2023)4th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading45%-9 vs state

Mathematics31%-16 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Duryea Elementary

How many students attend Duryea Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,089 students attended Duryea Elementary.

Is Duryea Elementary a good school?

Duryea Elementary ranks 3464^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Duryea Elementary in?

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Duryea Elementary?

Students at Duryea Elementary are 55% Hispanic, 33% African American, 7% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Duryea Elementary attend?

Students who attend Duryea Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hopper Middle
High : Cypress Springs High School

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