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Griffin Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

58^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Griffin Elementary is a top-performing public elementary school in Katy, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 778 students. Part of the Katy Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 172 out of 961 school districts in Texas, Griffin Elementary has consistently been one of the highest-achieving elementary schools in the state.

Griffin Elementary significantly outperforms the Katy ISD and Texas state averages in STAAR test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 58th out of 4,651 Texas elementary schools, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. For example, 79.81% of 3rd graders, 86.39% of 4th graders, and 85.52% of 5th graders scored proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 67% and 52.02% for Katy ISD and Texas, respectively. Griffin Elementary also excels in STAAR Mathematics and Science, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the district and state averages.

While Roberta Wright Rylander Elementary, Tom Wilson Elementary, and other nearby schools in the Katy ISD also demonstrate strong academic performance, Griffin Elementary stands out as an exceptional exemplar, consistently ranking among the top schools in Texas. The school's high per-student spending, low student-teacher ratio, and effective support for all students, regardless of their socioeconomic background, contribute to its remarkable success.

782

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,164

Per pupil spending ?

17.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7800 S Fry Rd
Katy, TX 77494

(281) 237-8706

District: Katy Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.7%

Asian:

31.2%

Hispanic:

20.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (83% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Texas elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Katy Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg62%

Texas avg47%

58^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 46Elementary Schools in the Katy Independent School District (Isd)

172^nd of 961Katy 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
2025	97.8	58 of 4651	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	67 of 4710	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	107 of 4647	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	28 of 4581	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	98.9	53 of 4578	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.7	105 of 4479	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	123 of 4359	97.2%	★★★★★
2017	97.3	111 of 4329	97.4%	★★★★★
2016	92.8	72 of 4286	98.3%	★★★★★
2015	92.6	77 of 4320	98.2%	★★★★★
2014	92.8	75 of 4260	98.2%	★★★★★
2013	93.5	58 of 4221	98.6%	★★★★★
2012	93.7	52 of 4206	98.8%	★★★★★
2011	84.9	183 of 4095	95.5%	★★★★★
2010	86.2	80 of 3937	98.0%	★★★★★
2009	86.5	118 of 3884	97.0%	★★★★★
2008	86.3	151 of 3768	96.0%	★★★★★
2007	85.2	127 of 3724	96.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	878 of 1905	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	96.3	25 of 2443	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	102 of 2443	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	25 of 2421	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	99.4	5 of 2515	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	20 of 2483	99.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	104 of 814	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	147 of 1045	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	104 of 1015	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	86.0	30 of 957	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	81.0	117 of 967	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	118 of 1009	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	173 of 1005	82.8%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	98.9	20 of 4461	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	99.3	20 of 4331	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	93 of 4295	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	101 of 4240	97.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	17 of 2918	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	44 of 3668	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	52 of 3556	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	6 of 3487	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	98.9	23 of 3446	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	45 of 3333	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	87.8	141 of 3226	95.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	98.3	30 of 4658	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	71 of 4588	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	14 of 4561	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	72 of 4499	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	146 of 4348	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.8	148 of 4306	96.6%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	76.6	148 of 2980	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	78.1	133 of 2958	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	82.9	89 of 3006	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	78.1	138 of 3184	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	72.9	640 of 3106	79.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	29 of 3644	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	42 of 4465	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	182 of 4401	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	13 of 4376	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	99.1	26 of 4329	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	118 of 4188	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.5	243 of 4168	94.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	98.5	27 of 3705	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	35 of 4594	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	40 of 4521	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	28 of 4477	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	99.8	10 of 4451	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	100 of 4309	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.4	95 of 4264	97.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	96.9	84 of 4647	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	166 of 4585	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	62 of 4563	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	99.0	29 of 4498	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	77 of 4357	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	109 of 4319	97.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	75 of 975	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	83.1	103 of 1128	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	79.5	168 of 1099	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	171 of 1004	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	92.9	29 of 961	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.1	70 of 1112	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	77.9	163 of 1046	84.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	30 of 3549	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	58 of 4292	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	69 of 4086	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	148 of 3952	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	99.4	14 of 3799	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	67 of 3684	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	63 of 3558	98.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	68 of 2612	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	87 of 3108	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	87.3	178 of 3106	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	61 of 3082	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	94.5	45 of 3082	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	86.2	226 of 3142	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	196 of 3127	93.7%	★★★★★

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)

At Risk (2022)100th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2024)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2024)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2023)95th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)92nd percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)87th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2025)54th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics87%+41 vs state

Reading84%+30 vs state

Science70%+40 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)					STAAR Mathematics (2025)						STAAR Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Spanish Science 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	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
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%)	97.8	58^th of 4651 public elementary schools	98.8%		97.8	67^th of 4710 public elementary schools	98.6%	9								79.8	86.4	85.5			85.7	85.0	89.0				69.7	$11,164
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%)	95.6	163^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	96.5%		92.8	268^th of 4710 public elementary schools	94.3%	105								78.8	86.4	81.2			69.0	79.9	79.7				59.5	$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%)	97.4	81^st of 4651 public elementary schools	98.3%		97.4	93^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	98.0%	12								84.1	84.0	91.8			77.5	74.9	84.2				74.3	$9,260
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%)	96.8	111^th of 4651 public elementary schools	97.6%		96.5	119^th of 4710 public elementary schools	97.5%	8								79.6	80.8	88.1			73.9	80.8	83.9				66.8	$9,041
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%)	93	270^th of 4651 public elementary schools	94.2%		93.1	253^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	94.6%	17	15.8	22.2	41.7	18.2	0.0	50.0	15.4	70.3	83.1	79.4			64.1	83.5	72.8				57.0	$10,619
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%)	94.2	216^th of 4651 public elementary schools	95.4%		92.5	278^th of 4710 public elementary schools	94.1%	62								74.7	89.0	88.7	80.3	82.5	70.6	69.9	68.0	79.7	45.5	97.1	55.4	$9,574
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%)	89.5	388^th of 4651 public elementary schools	91.7%		90.7	350^th of 4710 public elementary schools	92.6%	38	14.3	50.0	21.4	7.1	0.0	28.6	14.3	74.3	78.6	75.3			72.1	66.1	63.5				48.2	$9,645
Tom Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5200 Falcon Landing Blvd	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 396-6000	1,058	81	13.0	22.3%	233 (22.0%)	66 (6.2%)	335 (31.7%)	376 (35.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.4%)	96.7	114^th of 4651 public elementary schools	97.5%		97.6	75^th of 4710 public elementary schools	98.4%	39	25.0		80.0	25.0		0.0	0.0	80.7	76.3	89.0			84.5	79.6	83.9				62.5	$9,216
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%)	89.4	392^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	91.6%		91.7	309^th of 4710 public elementary schools	93.4%	83	33.3	57.1	66.7	42.9	50.0		50.0	74.4	65.3	81.3			66.7	63.4	69.2				58.2	$9,816
Joe Hubenak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11344 Rancho Bella Pkwy	Richmond	77406	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-2900	1,179	62	18.9	32.4%	292 (24.8%)	324 (27.5%)	265 (22.5%)	250 (21.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (3.8%)	91.4	319^th of 4651 public elementary schools	93.1%		93.3	239^th of 4710 public elementary schools	94.9%	80								65.2	79.1	86.7			74.0	71.4	69.4				50.0	$8,096

Frequently Asked Questions about Griffin Elementary

How many students attend Griffin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 782 students attended Griffin Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Griffin Elementary?

Students at Griffin Elementary are 38% White, 31% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What district is Griffin Elementary in?

Katy Independent School District (Isd)

Is Griffin Elementary a good school?

Yes! Griffin Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 58^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools.

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