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James E Williams Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

456^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

James E Williams Elementary is a high-performing school in Katy, TX, serving 868 students from Pre-K through 5th grade as part of the highly-rated Katy Independent School District (Isd). This school stands out as a true "math powerhouse," with 4th-grade math proficiency scores in the 2024-2025 school year reaching 83.45%, which is a remarkable 23.65 percentage points higher than the district average and 37.66 points above the state average. This consistent edge in mathematics gives it a competitive advantage over nearby high-achieving schools like Bonnie Holland Elementary (79.86% proficient) and Roosevelt Alexander Elementary (80.79% proficient).

Another notable strength is the school's exceptional support for Special Education students, who ranked in the 94th percentile statewide in the most recent subgroup rankings—a significant improvement from the previous year. This indicates a highly effective and responsive program that is a standout feature compared to many schools. However, the school faces clear challenges in serving all its students equitably. While performance with English-proficient students is strong, Spanish-language STAAR test scores lag significantly behind district and state averages, with 4th-grade Math in Spanish at 0% proficient. Additionally, the school's performance with students of Low Socio-Economic Status has seen a sharp decline, dropping from the 92nd percentile in 2022-2023 to the 59th percentile in 2025-2026.

Despite these equity gaps, James E Williams Elementary maintains a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1, suggesting a strong investment in individualized instruction. Its overall state ranking remains in the top 10% of Texas elementary schools, though it has seen a slight downward trend from its peak in 2017-2018. Nearby schools like Griffin Elementary (99th percentile) and Odessa Kilpatrick Elementary (98th percentile) have surged ahead in recent years, highlighting the competitive nature of the district. To maintain its elite status, the school must address these performance gaps and reverse the slight decline in its overall ranking.

868

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,619

Per pupil spending ?

31%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3900 S Peek Rd
Katy, TX 77450

(281) 237-7200

District: Katy Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend James E Williams Elementary usually attend:

High:

Cinco Ranch High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.8%

White:

40.6%

Asian:

11.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2016 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (71% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Texas elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg63%

Texas avg51%

456^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From top 7% (2016) to top 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	87.9	456 of 4627	90.1%	★★★★★
2025	93.0	270 of 4651	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	253 of 4710	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	265 of 4647	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	322 of 4581	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	234 of 4578	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	293 of 4479	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	149 of 4359	96.6%	★★★★★
2017	94.4	222 of 4329	94.9%	★★★★★
2016	88.8	280 of 4286	93.5%	★★★★★
2015	88.8	275 of 4320	93.6%	★★★★★
2014	90.0	198 of 4260	95.4%	★★★★★
2013	90.2	215 of 4221	94.9%	★★★★★
2012	91.7	135 of 4206	96.8%	★★★★★
2011	86.0	120 of 4095	97.1%	★★★★★
2010	85.2	121 of 3937	96.9%	★★★★★
2009	86.0	154 of 3884	96.0%	★★★★★
2008	85.3	206 of 3768	94.5%	★★★★★
2007	86.6	62 of 3724	98.3%	★★★★★
2006	85.9	135 of 3476	96.1%	★★★★★
2005	86.9	118 of 3475	96.6%	★★★★★
2004	86.8	94 of 3465	97.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	41.7	1346 of 2444	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	2051 of 2515	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.0	1175 of 2483	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.0	415 of 999	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	423 of 1045	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	453 of 1015	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	456 of 957	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.3	155 of 967	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.1	66 of 1009	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	82.9	64 of 1005	93.6%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	78.9	467 of 4461	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	90.2	172 of 4331	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	72.4	687 of 4295	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	93.5	97 of 4240	97.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.3	320 of 1643	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	763 of 3668	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	257 of 3556	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	76.2	466 of 3487	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	88.1	173 of 3446	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	68.7	685 of 3333	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	198 of 3226	93.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	88.7	350 of 4575	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	364 of 4658	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	291 of 4588	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.7	372 of 4561	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	91.1	296 of 4499	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	86.9	390 of 4348	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	190 of 4306	95.6%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.9	1402 of 3075	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.2	538 of 2980	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	162 of 2958	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	79.1	390 of 3006	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	497 of 3184	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	186 of 3106	94.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.6	1063 of 4413	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	1035 of 4465	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	353 of 4401	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	84.8	366 of 4376	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	91.1	192 of 4329	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	65.8	1070 of 4188	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	423 of 4168	89.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.0	1841 of 4520	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.9	978 of 4594	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	356 of 4521	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	77.3	558 of 4477	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	75.2	626 of 4451	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	52.6	1864 of 4309	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.0	374 of 4264	91.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.8	609 of 4582	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	88.9	363 of 4647	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	222 of 4585	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	90.7	294 of 4563	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	95.0	172 of 4498	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	216 of 4357	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	100 of 4319	97.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.4	426 of 1106	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	389 of 1128	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.0	210 of 1099	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	57.2	414 of 1004	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.5	260 of 961	72.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	86.4	274 of 4301	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	59.2	1309 of 4292	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.8	419 of 4086	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	696 of 3952	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	69.7	569 of 3799	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.2	665 of 3684	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	169 of 3558	95.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.8	275 of 3006	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	213 of 3108	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	88.4	155 of 3106	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	81.1	340 of 3082	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	84.0	259 of 3082	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	89.0	145 of 3142	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.5	172 of 3127	94.5%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2026)94th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)92nd percentile~ school

White (2026)91st percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)90th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)87th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)81st percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)76th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)61st percentile-29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile-31 vs school

Asian (2026)58th percentile-32 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)54th percentile-36 vs school

African American (2021)45th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading71%+17 vs state

Mathematics70%+23 vs state

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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 Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
James E Williams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3900 S Peek Rd	Katy	77450	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-7200	868	70	12.3	31.0%	352 (40.6%)	12 (1.4%)	354 (40.8%)	99 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.9%)	87.9	456^th of 4627 public elementary schools	90.1%		93	270^th of 4651 public elementary schools	94.2%	186							63.8	75.6	73.4			61.9	80.3	69.0				$10,619
Joella Exley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21800 Westheimer Pkwy	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-8400	868	68	12.7	37.9%	291 (33.5%)	68 (7.8%)	213 (24.5%)	258 (29.7%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.8%)	83.9	623^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	86.5%		88.4	430^th of 4651 public elementary schools	90.8%	193							64.9	64.8	79.5			60.0	66.9	62.8				$10,451
Edna Mae Fielder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Greenway Village Dr	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-6450	945	72	13.2	35.8%	351 (37.1%)	61 (6.5%)	358 (37.9%)	134 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.3%)	87.2	498^th of 4627 public elementary schools	89.2%		89.4	392^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	91.6%	106	33.3		80.0	40.0			65.0	73.8	76.1			63.8	70.3	64.1				$9,816
Roosevelt Alexander Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6161 S Fry Rd	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-7100	968	70	13.7	25.3%	279 (28.8%)	59 (6.1%)	179 (18.5%)	377 (38.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	70 (7.2%)	96.5	110^th of 4627 public elementary schools	97.6%		96.8	111^th of 4651 public elementary schools	97.6%	1							80.0	81.7	85.4			79.2	78.2	82.5				$9,041
Griffin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7800 S Fry Rd	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-8706	782	57	13.7	17.1%	295 (37.7%)	27 (3.5%)	161 (20.6%)	244 (31.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.6%)	98.6	32^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	99.3%		97.8	58^th of 4651 public elementary schools	98.8%	26							90.9	88.7	90.1			82.0	86.0	89.4				$11,164
Sue Creech Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5905 S Mason Rd	Katy	77450	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-8850	804	63	12.7	39.8%	318 (39.6%)	109 (13.6%)	213 (26.5%)	119 (14.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.1%)	87.5	480^th of 4627 public elementary schools	89.6%		91.8	306^th of 4651 public elementary schools	93.4%	174							69.8	75.2	83.5			55.6	65.7	68.4				$9,790
Roberta Wright Rylander Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24831 Westheimer Pkwy	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-8300	1,034	81	12.7	43.8%	272 (26.3%)	107 (10.3%)	380 (36.8%)	202 (19.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (6.6%)	89.7	385^th of 4627 public elementary schools	91.7%		89.5	388^th of 4651 public elementary schools	91.7%	3	10.0	22.2	0.0		0.0	0.0	81.0	72.8	77.5			76.2	62.3	67.0				$9,645
Harmony Science Academy-Katy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	22400 Grand Corner Dr	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston West	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 437-3926	1,347	80	16.8	47.2%	226 (16.8%)	515 (38.2%)	158 (11.7%)	419 (31.1%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	25 (1.9%)	91.6	308^th of 4627 public elementary schools	93.3%		94.2	216^th of 4651 public elementary schools	95.4%	92							77.0	79.8	88.4	85.7	84.8	70.1	57.8	64.0	80.6	76.3	96.7	$9,574
Bonnie Holland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	23720 Seven Meadow Pkwy	Katy	77449	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 234-0506	784	62	12.7	27.8%	178 (22.7%)	74 (9.4%)	177 (22.6%)	309 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.9%)	93.5	229^th of 4627 public elementary schools	95.1%		95.6	163^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	96.5%	66							75.8	77.9	89.5			58.1	77.9	84.6				$10,079
Odessa Kilpatrick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	26100 Cinco Ranch Blvd	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-7600	968	72	13.4	18.1%	295 (30.5%)	34 (3.5%)	181 (18.7%)	384 (39.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	72 (7.4%)	97.1	92^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	98.0%		97.4	81^st of 4651 public elementary schools	98.3%	11							81.4	86.1	88.9			70.7	82.8	87.8				$9,260

Frequently Asked Questions about James E Williams Elementary

What is the racial makeup of James E Williams Elementary?

Students at James E Williams Elementary are 41% Hispanic, 41% White, 11% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend James E Williams Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 868 students attended James E Williams Elementary.

What district is James E Williams Elementary in?

Katy Independent School District (Isd)

Is James E Williams Elementary a good school?

Yes. James E Williams Elementary ranks in the top 9.9% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of James E Williams Elementary attend?

Students who attend James E Williams Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Cinco Ranch High School

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