Katy Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 90 in student achievement, 86 in school progress and 80 in closing performance gaps. It scored 87 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.

On the other hand, West Memorial Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 69 in student achievement, 73 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 74 overall in post-secondary readiness.

A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.

Both schools garnered only one distinction designation or award for performance. For Katy Elementary School this is in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) while West Memorial Elementary School secured one for Science.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Katy Elementary School. They make up for 53.17% of student population, followed by Hispanics (24.64%), African Americans (12.10%), Asians (5.19%) and Two or More Races (4.90%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

The student population at West Memorial Elementary School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 53.46%, followed by African Americans (23.84%), Whites or Caucasians (13.62%), Two or More Races (4.54%) and Asians (4.44%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Katy Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 27.67% compared to 68.63% at West Memorial Elementary School.

In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, Katy Elementary School has 78 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 11.24% of student population. West Memorial Elementary School has significantly more ELLs at 386 or about 39.83% of student population.

Katy Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 10.52%, gifted and talented students, 3.17%, while 24.64% are in the special education program. West Memorial Elementary School bilingual students comprise 39.32%, gifted and talented students, 1.96%, and 20.95% are in the special education program.

51 teachers employed at Katy Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 9.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.6 years. The 82 teachers at West Memorial Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 3.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 8.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Katy Elementary School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 12 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. West Memorial Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 15 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 17 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 25 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 17 beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Katy Elementary School there are 51 female teachers and zero male teacher. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 16 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At West Memorial Elementary School there are 74 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 13 special education teachers are being assisted by 21 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.