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Robert King Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
3552nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools
Better than 23% of Texas elementary schools
Summary

Robert King Elementary is a large PK-5 school in the Katy Independent School District (Isd), serving over 1,000 students in a community where 67.5% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating high economic need.

Robert King has experienced a sharp and sustained decline in academic performance over the past five years, dropping from a 4-star rating (73rd percentile) to a 1-star rating (23rd percentile). This decline is most severe in mathematics, where proficiency rates are roughly half of the district averages. For example, in 4th grade math, only 26.6% of Robert King students are proficient, compared to 79.4% at nearby Katy Elementary—a staggering 53-point gap. The school's struggles are broad-based, affecting nearly all student subgroups, with "At Risk" and "Low Socio Economic Status" students seeing the most dramatic drops. Notably, per-student spending at Robert King ($11,819) is higher than at higher-performing peers like Bethke Elementary ($10,477) and Katy Elementary ($10,963), suggesting the issue is not a lack of resources but rather challenges in instructional effectiveness or school culture.

Despite these challenges, Robert King has a remarkable strength: its Spanish-language reading program. In 4th and 5th grade Spanish Reading, the school achieved 66.7% proficiency, significantly outperforming the district (42.3% and 45.7%) and the state (37.1% and 34.8%). This success is even more striking when compared to nearby Zelma Hutsell Elementary, where Spanish Reading scores are very low (e.g., 26.7% in 4th grade). This "Spanish Reading paradox" shows that effective instruction is possible at Robert King, and the school can learn from this success to improve its English-language and mathematics instruction. The school is at a critical juncture, with an urgent need to reverse its multi-year decline, but its proven ability to excel in one area offers a clear path forward.

1,011
Students ?
13.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,247
Per pupil spending ?
67.5%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 1901 Charlton House Ln
       Katy, TX  77493

(281) 237-6850

District: Katy Independent School District (Isd)


Students who attend Robert King Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Katy J H
High:    Morton Ranch High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
57.3%
African American:
20.6%
White:
11.6%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 50% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school37%
District avg62%
Texas avg50%
3,552nd of 4,643
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 23%▼ down 30 pts since 2016
From top 46% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
44th of 46Elementary Schools in the Katy Independent School District (Isd)
168th of 947Katy 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202628.33552 of 464323.5%★☆☆☆☆
202537.82941 of 465136.8%★★☆☆☆
202433.03271 of 471030.6%★★☆☆☆
202349.32224 of 464752.1%★★★☆☆
202252.52012 of 458156.1%★★★☆☆
202167.51237 of 457873.0%★★★★☆
201960.11506 of 447966.4%★★★☆☆
201849.12032 of 435953.4%★★★☆☆
201751.11902 of 432956.1%★★★☆☆
201656.51981 of 428653.8%★★★☆☆
201556.91959 of 432054.7%★★★☆☆
201459.71784 of 426058.1%★★★☆☆
201365.91389 of 422167.1%★★★☆☆
201264.81429 of 420666.0%★★★☆☆
201171.81065 of 409574.0%★★★★☆
201069.11177 of 393770.1%★★★★☆
200970.01095 of 388471.8%★★★★☆
200869.11104 of 376870.7%★★★★☆
200767.81211 of 372467.5%★★★☆☆
200673.0847 of 347675.6%★★★★☆
200580.7421 of 347587.9%★★★★☆
200470.7943 of 346572.8%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202631.81807 of 241425.1%★☆☆☆☆
202554.7743 of 190561.0%★★★☆☆
202433.11769 of 244327.6%★☆☆☆☆
202356.1876 of 244364.1%★★★☆☆
202262.6677 of 242172.0%★★★★☆
202185.8164 of 244493.3%★★★★★
201963.1672 of 251573.3%★★★★☆
201864.8623 of 248374.9%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202618.8907 of 10009.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202520.3725 of 81410.9%★☆☆☆☆
202417.3955 of 10458.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202341.0707 of 101530.3%★★☆☆☆
202231.4775 of 95719.0%★☆☆☆☆
202179.0146 of 96784.9%★★★★☆
201959.8411 of 100959.3%★★★☆☆
201828.3820 of 100518.4%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202253.21869 of 446158.1%★★★☆☆
202175.0529 of 433187.8%★★★★☆
201952.11834 of 429557.3%★★★☆☆
201842.72446 of 424042.3%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202635.81141 of 164630.7%★★☆☆☆
202553.61187 of 291859.3%★★★☆☆
202442.62046 of 366844.2%★★☆☆☆
202359.21209 of 355666.0%★★★☆☆
202259.61110 of 348768.2%★★★☆☆
202174.0493 of 344685.7%★★★★☆
201948.21667 of 333350.0%★★★☆☆
201840.52009 of 322637.7%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202625.73720 of 458818.9%★☆☆☆☆
202432.03360 of 465827.9%★☆☆☆☆
202350.62109 of 458854.0%★★★☆☆
202252.81973 of 456156.7%★★★☆☆
202174.2892 of 449980.2%★★★★☆
201963.11327 of 434869.5%★★★☆☆
201848.02113 of 430650.9%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202634.43161 of 442528.6%★☆☆☆☆
202545.62013 of 364444.8%★★☆☆☆
202439.32821 of 446536.8%★★☆☆☆
202353.41851 of 440157.9%★★★☆☆
202254.01824 of 437658.3%★★★☆☆
202163.11205 of 432972.2%★★★★☆
201957.41545 of 418863.1%★★★☆☆
201839.72611 of 416837.4%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202632.53423 of 453524.5%★☆☆☆☆
202541.22286 of 370538.3%★★☆☆☆
202432.53424 of 459425.5%★☆☆☆☆
202353.41951 of 452156.8%★★★☆☆
202259.91478 of 447767.0%★★★☆☆
202179.3451 of 445189.9%★★★★☆
201963.91118 of 430974.1%★★★★☆
201851.61919 of 426455.0%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202632.43300 of 459728.2%★☆☆☆☆
202431.23374 of 464727.4%★☆☆☆☆
202347.72279 of 458550.3%★★★☆☆
202250.92118 of 456353.6%★★★☆☆
202156.31673 of 449862.8%★★★☆☆
201953.81783 of 435759.1%★★★☆☆
201849.52018 of 431953.3%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202613.41054 of 11105.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202535.8716 of 97526.6%★☆☆☆☆
202415.81049 of 11287.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202347.8614 of 109944.1%★★☆☆☆
202230.8774 of 100422.9%★☆☆☆☆
202112.0908 of 9615.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201936.5769 of 111230.8%★★☆☆☆
201863.3355 of 104666.1%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202639.02571 of 430840.3%★★☆☆☆
202539.22175 of 354938.7%★★☆☆☆
202421.73761 of 429212.4%★☆☆☆☆
202347.81774 of 408656.6%★★★☆☆
202244.91915 of 395251.5%★★★☆☆
202151.71329 of 379965.0%★★★☆☆
201947.21578 of 368457.2%★★★☆☆
201845.31679 of 355852.8%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202631.22321 of 301523.0%★☆☆☆☆
202531.91976 of 261224.3%★☆☆☆☆
202433.62279 of 310826.7%★☆☆☆☆
202338.92053 of 310633.9%★★☆☆☆
202248.21672 of 308245.7%★★☆☆☆
202156.71223 of 308260.3%★★★☆☆
201957.31269 of 314259.6%★★★☆☆
201854.31378 of 312755.9%★★★☆☆
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)
At Risk (2022)58th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)40th percentile+17 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)31st percentile+7 vs school
Hispanic (2026)29th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2026)28th percentile+5 vs school
African American (2026)25th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile~ school
White (2026)23rd percentile~ school
Female (2026)19th percentile-5 vs school
Asian (2026)9th percentile-14 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)5th percentile-18 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
Reading48%-7 vs state
Mathematics28%-19 vs state

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Students at Robert King Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 21% African American, 12% White, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,011 students attended Robert King Elementary.

Robert King Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.5% of Texas elementary schools.

Students who attend Robert King Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Katy J H
High : Morton Ranch High School

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Latest Texas data All new data »
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 30, 2026
2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026
2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026
2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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