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Loraine T Golbow Elementary

Q: Is Loraine T Golbow Elementary a good school?

Loraine T Golbow Elementary ranks 2001 st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2001^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Loraine T Golbow Elementary is a PK-5 school in Katy, TX, serving 640 students within the highly-regarded Katy Independent School District (Isd), where nearly 70% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Golbow is a stable, average-performing school that has held a 3-star rating for most of the last decade, though its current ranking (57th percentile) is a slight decline from its pre-pandemic peak. It is a solid mid-tier option in a diverse neighborhood, outperforming nearby Jack & Sharon Rhoads Elementary (28th percentile) and Sundown Elementary (36th percentile), but falling behind Ursula Stephens Elementary (83rd percentile) and Morton Ranch Elementary (67th percentile). The school's greatest strength is its ability to serve its African American students, who ranked in the 81st percentile statewide in 2023-2024. However, the school faces significant challenges in Mathematics, with scores consistently below the district average across all grades—for example, 5th-grade math proficiency was 39.45% compared to the district's 61.34%. A critical weakness is 5th Grade Science, where only 16.33% of students were proficient, less than half the state average and a third of the district average.

Golbow also struggles with its English Language Learner (ELL) population, who ranked in the 27th percentile statewide. Interestingly, the school spends less per student ($10,650) than many neighbors like Ursula Stephens ($13,225) and McRoberts Elementary ($13,095), yet achieves a higher ranking than some higher-spending schools. To avoid falling further behind improving neighbors, Golbow must address its declining overall trend and its struggles with ELL students.

640

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,352

Per pupil spending ?

69.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3535 Lakes Of Bridgewater Dr
Katy, TX 77449-3859

(281) 237-5350

District: Katy Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Loraine T Golbow Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

T H McDonald J H

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.8%

African American:

28.6%

White:

14.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 43rd percentile in 2023 → 57th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 57th (2026) from a 43rd-percentile low (2023)

✓Above the Texas median (57th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg63%

Texas avg51%

2,001^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From top 29% (2016) to top 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^th of 46Elementary Schools in the Katy Independent School District (Isd)

169^th of 951Katy 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	52.2	2001 of 4627	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.0	1777 of 4651	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	1839 of 4710	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	2640 of 4647	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.7	1942 of 4581	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.1	1876 of 4578	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.9	1376 of 4479	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	1362 of 4359	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.3	1562 of 4329	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.7	1226 of 4286	71.4%	★★★★☆
2015	63.7	1580 of 4320	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.7	1661 of 4260	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.3	1256 of 4221	70.2%	★★★★☆
2012	76.4	814 of 4206	80.6%	★★★★☆
2011	67.9	1319 of 4095	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.4	1869 of 3937	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.8	1987 of 3884	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.4	1511 of 3768	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.1	1478 of 3724	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.2	1571 of 3476	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	71.7	893 of 3475	74.3%	★★★★☆
2004	59.2	1526 of 3465	56.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.3	863 of 2406	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.2	452 of 2443	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	60.6	741 of 2443	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.9	440 of 2421	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	66.1	521 of 2444	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.8	587 of 2515	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	462 of 2483	81.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	633 of 999	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.5	461 of 1045	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.8	811 of 1015	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	743 of 957	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.6	696 of 967	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	634 of 1009	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	546 of 1005	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	49.5	2126 of 4461	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.4	1673 of 4331	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	1524 of 4295	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	2037 of 4240	52.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	1194 of 1643	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	69.5	785 of 3668	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	51.1	1620 of 3556	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	1425 of 3487	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.4	1450 of 3446	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.2	958 of 3333	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	40.7	1995 of 3226	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	2050 of 4575	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	1823 of 4658	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	2347 of 4588	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.4	1698 of 4561	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.4	1436 of 4499	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.9	1246 of 4348	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.0	1198 of 4306	72.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	61.9	1355 of 2980	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.9	2351 of 4413	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.3	1902 of 4465	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.9	3278 of 4401	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.2	2010 of 4376	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.3	1490 of 4329	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	1443 of 4188	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	1413 of 4168	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	1508 of 4520	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	1087 of 4594	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	52.0	2057 of 4521	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	1416 of 4477	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.4	1556 of 4451	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.8	917 of 4309	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.1	1092 of 4264	74.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.7	1947 of 4582	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	1446 of 4647	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.0	2949 of 4585	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.0	2231 of 4563	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.3	2248 of 4498	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.4	1438 of 4357	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	1562 of 4319	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.5	273 of 1106	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	18.0	986 of 1099	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.5	1358 of 4301	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	1960 of 4292	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	1921 of 4086	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	1358 of 3952	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.7	1282 of 3799	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.6	1829 of 3684	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	1019 of 3558	71.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.1	977 of 3006	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	1947 of 3108	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	1826 of 3106	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	1618 of 3082	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	1960 of 3082	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.9	896 of 3142	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	63.9	1005 of 3127	67.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2026)75th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2026)68th percentile+12 vs school

White (2026)67th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)67th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)64th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)58th percentile~ school

Female (2026)55th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2023)55th percentile+11 vs school

At Risk (2022)52nd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2026)37th percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)27th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading57%+3 vs state

Mathematics43%-4 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, April 15, 2013

It's my opinion that this school desperately needs a new administration staff. The countless reports I have seen online about this principal have gone unnoticed by this district, and now I have had no choice but to withdrawal my child from this school.

To this day, there have been no changes made and I will no longer allow my child to be in this environment.

All parents moving into the neighborhood, please investigate and check out the background online of who this principal and her assistant principal really are.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			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 Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	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
Loraine T Golbow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3535 Lakes Of Bridgewater Dr	Katy	77449	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 237-5350	640	53	12.0	69.1%	94 (14.7%)	183 (28.6%)	261 (40.8%)	60 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (6.4%)	52.2	2001^st of 4627 public elementary schools	56.8%		56	1777^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.8%	224							58.2	47.8	63.3	45.1	44.4	39.5	$11,352
Morton Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2502 Mason Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 234-0300	969	80	12.1	67.9%	111 (11.5%)	202 (20.8%)	565 (58.3%)	55 (5.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.4%)	61.7	1530^th of 4627 public elementary schools	66.9%		61.4	1511^th of 4651 public elementary schools	67.5%	19	0.0						51.3	50.4	60.5	50.8	56.8	56.0	$11,421
Franz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2751 N Westgreen Blvd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 237-8600	1,115	84	13.2	77.8%	82 (7.4%)	210 (18.8%)	727 (65.2%)	47 (4.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	44 (3.9%)	45.6	2355^th of 4627 public elementary schools	49.1%		55	1838^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.5%	517	27.6	61.9	26.7	10.0	25.0	10.0	46.6	52.4	50.0	37.8	48.5	47.1	$10,444
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
Brosnahan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20220 Clay Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 855-5480	1,035	63	16.5	79.7%	75 (7.2%)	265 (25.6%)	598 (57.8%)	57 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.8%)	41.2	2644^th of 4627 public elementary schools	42.9%		46.1	2380^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.8%	264							51.1	47.8	64.9	31.9	32.5	38.5	$7,973
McRoberts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3535 N Fry Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 237-2000	864	71	12.1	71.4%	68 (7.9%)	183 (21.2%)	555 (64.2%)	39 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.2%)	47.8	2220^th of 4627 public elementary schools	52.0%		48.5	2227^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.1%	7	39.1	20.0	44.4		16.7	27.3	46.9	46.3	62.7	47.0	46.0	36.6	$11,466
Ursula Stephens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2715 Fry Rd	Katy	77494	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 234-0200	578	55	10.4	78.9%	46 (8.0%)	79 (13.7%)	406 (70.2%)	28 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	78.7	801^st of 4627 public elementary schools	82.7%		61.2	1521^st of 4651 public elementary schools	67.3%	720	46.7	50.0	66.7		28.6	50.0	72.7	57.1	67.1	77.3	64.0	55.7	$13,322
Jack & Sharon Rhoads Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19711 Clay Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 237-8500	703	61	11.5	79.2%	76 (10.8%)	145 (20.6%)	422 (60.0%)	32 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.8%)	31.4	3347^th of 4627 public elementary schools	27.7%		38.8	2860^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.5%	487	0.0	18.2	69.2		11.1	36.4	51.2	44.2	57.6	20.9	29.9	30.4	$10,928
Sundown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20100 Saums Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 237-5400	720	65	11.0	85.7%	53 (7.4%)	119 (16.5%)	520 (72.2%)	13 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.8%)	37	2951^st of 4627 public elementary schools	36.2%		34.2	3180^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.6%	229	30.3	50.0	33.3	19.1	44.4	12.5	32.8	42.9	57.5	29.0	54.3	33.8	$12,000
Diane Winborn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22555 Prince George	Katy	77449	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 237-6650	728	60	12.1	60.0%	172 (23.6%)	139 (19.1%)	325 (44.6%)	28 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (8.7%)	34.7	3105^th of 4627 public elementary schools	32.9%		48	2256^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.5%	849							40.5	35.5	58.4	36.2	37.4	40.7	$11,089

Frequently Asked Questions about Loraine T Golbow Elementary

What district is Loraine T Golbow Elementary in?

Katy Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Loraine T Golbow Elementary attend?

Students who attend Loraine T Golbow Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : T H McDonald J H

Is Loraine T Golbow Elementary a good school?

Loraine T Golbow Elementary ranks 2001^st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Loraine T Golbow Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 640 students attended Loraine T Golbow Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Loraine T Golbow Elementary?

Students at Loraine T Golbow Elementary are 41% Hispanic, 29% African American, 15% White, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

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