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Leonard Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
2885th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools
Better than 38% of Texas elementary schools
Summary

Leonard Elementary in Katy, TX, is a large PK-5 school serving 1,051 students within the highly-regarded Katy Independent School District (Isd), but it has experienced a notable decline in its state ranking over the past five years, dropping from the 65th percentile to the 38th percentile and earning a 2-star rating.

While the school benefits from a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1, its academic performance reveals significant challenges, particularly in STEM subjects. Mathematics proficiency rates are drastically lower than the district average across all grade levels—for example, only 30% of 3rd graders met math standards compared to the district's 55%. Science proficiency is also a major concern, with just 19% of 5th graders scoring proficient, the lowest among nearby schools like Bethke Elementary and Morton Ranch Elementary, which both maintain solid 3-star ratings. Reading is a relative strength, with 5th-grade proficiency (55%) close to the state average (58%). Interestingly, the school's Gifted and Talented program ranked in the 100th percentile statewide in 2022-2023, creating a "two-tiered" system where top performers excel while the majority of students struggle.

Compared to its closest neighbor, Robert King Elementary (just 1.06 miles away), which serves a similar demographic but ranks even lower at the 23rd percentile, Leonard is performing better, suggesting systemic challenges in this area of Katy. The nearby charter school Aristoi Classical Academy is a high-performing outlier with a very different student population. Per-student spending at Leonard ($10,586) is in the middle of the pack, indicating that the issue is not a lack of funding but rather how resources are allocated, especially for math and science instruction.

1,051
Students ?
12.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,551
Per pupil spending ?
65.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2602 Winchester Ranch Trail
       Katy, TX  77493

(281) 396-4600

District: Katy Independent School District (Isd)


Students who attend Leonard Elementary usually attend:

High:    Paetow High School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
38.5%
Hispanic:
33.0%
Asian:
12.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2021 → 38th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (43% vs 51% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2021
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school43%
District avg63%
Texas avg51%
2,885th of 4,627
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 38%▼ down 27 pts since 2021
From top 35% (2021) to bottom 38% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
36th of 46Elementary Schools in the Katy Independent School District (Isd)
169th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202638.02885 of 462737.6%★★☆☆☆
202535.53088 of 465133.6%★★☆☆☆
202444.12571 of 471045.4%★★☆☆☆
202350.52151 of 464753.7%★★★☆☆
202260.11593 of 458165.2%★★★☆☆
202157.81625 of 457864.5%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202649.61087 of 240654.8%★★★☆☆
202549.1907 of 190552.4%★★★☆☆
202451.31069 of 244356.2%★★★☆☆
202363.2675 of 244372.4%★★★★☆
202265.3597 of 242175.3%★★★★☆
202162.7635 of 244474.0%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202638.1746 of 99925.3%★☆☆☆☆
202536.5608 of 81425.3%★☆☆☆☆
202444.9696 of 104533.4%★★☆☆☆
202345.3655 of 101535.5%★★☆☆☆
202261.8383 of 95760.0%★★★☆☆
202150.5511 of 96747.2%★★☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202261.11351 of 446169.7%★★★☆☆
202158.71278 of 433170.5%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202660.0550 of 164366.5%★★★☆☆
202557.51037 of 291864.5%★★★☆☆
202465.7922 of 366874.9%★★★★☆
202368.5777 of 355678.1%★★★★☆
202274.1546 of 348784.3%★★★★☆
202162.9877 of 344674.6%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202638.12898 of 457536.7%★★☆☆☆
202441.92684 of 465842.4%★★☆☆☆
202347.12350 of 458848.8%★★☆☆☆
202261.61493 of 456167.3%★★★☆☆
202155.31724 of 449961.7%★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202377.814 of 298099.5%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202637.22970 of 441332.7%★★☆☆☆
202536.42494 of 364431.6%★★☆☆☆
202445.12439 of 446545.4%★★☆☆☆
202353.41855 of 440157.9%★★★☆☆
202263.21266 of 437671.1%★★★★☆
202162.21251 of 432971.1%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202641.52733 of 452039.5%★★☆☆☆
202540.12347 of 370536.7%★★☆☆☆
202450.42176 of 459452.6%★★★☆☆
202355.71777 of 452160.7%★★★☆☆
202258.11603 of 447764.2%★★★☆☆
202159.21446 of 445167.5%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202639.02828 of 458238.3%★★☆☆☆
202449.62203 of 464752.6%★★★☆☆
202353.31946 of 458557.6%★★★☆☆
202257.61731 of 456362.1%★★★☆☆
202158.71559 of 449865.3%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202625.2943 of 110614.7%★☆☆☆☆
202510.6931 of 9754.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202423.2969 of 112814.1%★☆☆☆☆
202340.4714 of 109935.0%★★☆☆☆
202231.2767 of 100423.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202633.53057 of 430128.9%★☆☆☆☆
202523.73042 of 354914.3%★☆☆☆☆
202439.92604 of 429239.3%★★☆☆☆
202336.62577 of 408636.9%★★☆☆☆
202252.21435 of 395263.7%★★★☆☆
202167.9633 of 379983.3%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202646.21734 of 300642.3%★★☆☆☆
202539.41725 of 261234.0%★★☆☆☆
202442.01939 of 310837.6%★★☆☆☆
202345.41814 of 310641.6%★★☆☆☆
202265.5960 of 308268.9%★★★☆☆
202158.01178 of 308261.8%★★★☆☆
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)
Gifted and Talented (2023)100th percentile+46 vs school
At Risk (2022)70th percentile+4 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)67th percentile+29 vs school
African American (2026)55th percentile+17 vs school
White (2026)42nd percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile~ school
Male (2026)38th percentile~ school
Female (2026)37th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)33rd percentile-5 vs school
Special Education (2026)29th percentile-9 vs school
Asian (2026)25th percentile-12 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)15th percentile-23 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
Reading50%-4 vs state
Mathematics36%-11 vs state

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Students who attend Leonard Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Paetow High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,051 students attended Leonard Elementary.

Students at Leonard Elementary are 39% African American, 33% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 10% White, 6% Two or more races.

Leonard Elementary ranks 2885th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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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
2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 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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