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McFee Elementary

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McFee Elementary ranks 2879 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2879^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

McFee Elementary in Katy, TX, is a large PK-5 campus in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd) serving 961 students, with over 83% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school has consistently ranked in the lower half of Texas elementary schools, currently placing in the 38th percentile statewide, which is below the state average and makes it the lowest-performing school in its immediate vicinity compared to nearby peers.

McFee’s most significant academic weakness is in mathematics, where proficiency rates are far below district and state averages. For example, only 17.48% of 5th graders were proficient in math, compared to 49.92% in the district and 47.38% statewide. Science scores are also a major concern, with just 19.71% of 5th graders proficient. However, the school shows a relative strength in reading: 62.24% of 5th graders were proficient, exceeding the state average of 58.47%. This "two-speed" academic profile suggests that while literacy instruction may be effective, a focused overhaul of math and science curriculum is urgently needed. Notably, Robinson Elementary, a nearby school with a similar poverty rate (81.61%), significantly outperforms McFee, ranking in the 68th percentile, making it a critical case study for improvement.

McFee is part of a cluster of high-poverty schools in the area—including Jowell Elementary, Sheridan Elementary, Duryea Elementary, and Hemmenway Elementary—that all perform below the state average, indicating broader socioeconomic challenges. Per-student spending at McFee ($9,875) is in the middle of the pack, suggesting that funding is not the primary issue; rather, instructional strategies and leadership likely drive the performance gap. While the school has shown some recent improvement from a low point in 2023-2024, it has not returned to pre-pandemic levels, and performance varies significantly for different student groups, with a steep decline for White students and a positive turnaround for Hispanic students.

961

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,853

Per pupil spending ?

83.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19315 Plantation Cove Ln
Katy, TX 77449

(281) 463-5380

District: Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend McFee Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Thornton Middle
High:	Cypress Lakes High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.0%

African American:

30.5%

White:

5.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg56%

Texas avg51%

2,879^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^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	38.2	2879 of 4627	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.9	2846 of 4651	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	3276 of 4710	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	2943 of 4647	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	2264 of 4581	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.5	2758 of 4578	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	2164 of 4479	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.1	2608 of 4359	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.4	1943 of 4329	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.6	2127 of 4286	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.5	2192 of 4320	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.5	2427 of 4260	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.8	1795 of 4221	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.9	1651 of 4206	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.1	1754 of 4095	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	43.7	2660 of 3937	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.6	3254 of 3884	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.8	3082 of 3768	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	1346 of 2406	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	1138 of 2443	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	1262 of 2443	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.5	1032 of 2421	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.9	1268 of 2444	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.9	680 of 2515	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	50.0	1094 of 2483	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	24.4	916 of 1045	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.1	645 of 1015	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	677 of 957	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.8	623 of 967	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	701 of 1009	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.8	526 of 1005	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	67.4	969 of 4461	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	65.6	928 of 4331	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	62.9	1164 of 4295	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	40.9	2585 of 4240	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	829 of 1643	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	2077 of 3668	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	2456 of 3556	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.5	1966 of 3487	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	2456 of 3446	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	2950 of 3333	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	3072 of 3226	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	2564 of 4575	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	2871 of 4658	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	2596 of 4588	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.5	1990 of 4561	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	2266 of 4499	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	2337 of 4348	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	2876 of 4306	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	62.8	1296 of 2980	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	1783 of 2958	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	82.7	106 of 3006	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	64.7	1194 of 3184	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.8	144 of 3106	95.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.8	2086 of 4413	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	2718 of 4465	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	2772 of 4401	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.1	1393 of 4376	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.7	2263 of 4329	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	1903 of 4188	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.4	2249 of 4168	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	2202 of 4520	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	2508 of 4594	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	2077 of 4521	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	1494 of 4477	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.9	2108 of 4451	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	1129 of 4309	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	50.4	2014 of 4264	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	3192 of 4582	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	3278 of 4647	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	3179 of 4585	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	2505 of 4563	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	3164 of 4498	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.0	1956 of 4357	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.8	2391 of 4319	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.9	1020 of 1106	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	881 of 1128	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	63.5	338 of 1004	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.5	609 of 1112	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.4	897 of 1046	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.3	2460 of 4301	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.4	1679 of 4292	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	1805 of 4086	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.7	1133 of 3952	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	33.1	2548 of 3799	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	3195 of 3684	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	2742 of 3558	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	2213 of 3006	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	2428 of 3108	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	63.6	1054 of 3106	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	1524 of 3082	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.6	1997 of 3082	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.4	561 of 3142	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	56.7	1271 of 3127	59.4%	★★★☆☆

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)78th percentile+28 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)57th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)53rd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)51st percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)50th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2026)44th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)44th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)43rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)26th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2024)12th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)8th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading49%-5 vs state

Mathematics35%-12 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Robinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4321 Westfield Village Dr	Katy	77449	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 855-1240	908	55	16.4	81.6%	53 (5.8%)	266 (29.3%)	499 (55.0%)	66 (7.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.3%)	62.6	1491^st of 4627 public elementary schools	67.8%		61.2	1522^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	67.3%	31	53.1	61.7	67.7	34.9	54.3	56.5	$9,027

Frequently Asked Questions about McFee Elementary

Is McFee Elementary a good school?

McFee Elementary ranks 2879^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend McFee Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 961 students attended McFee Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of McFee Elementary?

Students at McFee Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 30% African American, 5% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of McFee Elementary attend?

Students who attend McFee Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thornton Middle
High : Cypress Lakes High School

What district is McFee Elementary in?

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)

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