Zelma Hutsell Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of D (60-69) 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 67 in student achievement, 68 in school progress and 71 in closing performance gaps. It scored 69 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, Katy Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 90 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 80 in closing performance gaps and 87 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.

Katy Elementary School's one out of seven distinction is in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA). Zelma Hutsell Elementary School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Zelma Hutsell Elementary School is Hispanics who make up nearly 71.30% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (18.62%), African Americans (6.12%), Two or More Races (3.32%), Asians (0.51%) and Native Americans (0.13%).

The student population at Katy Elementary School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 53.17%, 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.

Based on household incomes, Zelma Hutsell Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 68.62% compared to 27.67% at Katy 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, Zelma Hutsell Elementary School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 49.49% of its student population compared to 11.24% at Katy Elementary School.

In addition, Zelma Hutsell Elementary School has 50.38% bilingual students, 2.04% are in the gifted and talented program, while 27.17% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Katy Elementary School with 10.52% bilingual students, 3.17% gifted and talented students and 24.64% students in the special education program.

67 teachers employed at Zelma Hutsell Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.9 years. The 51 teachers at Katy Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Zelma Hutsell Elementary School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 12 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. 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.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Zelma Hutsell Elementary School there are 57 female teachers and nine male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 13 special education teachers are being assisted by 25 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has four staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.

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.