📍 5360 Franz Rd, Katy, Harris County, 77493
Zelma Hutsell el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Katy, Harris County. The school has 855 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shaunta Smith. It is part of the Katy Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 69.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Zelma Hutsell el enrolls 855 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 69.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 23% White and 7.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 559 | 65% |
| White | 197 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 66 | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 3% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
605 of the school's 855 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 574 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Zelma Hutsell el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-80, state senate district 18, state house district 132.
Zelma Hutsell el is one of 74 schools in KATY ISD, based in KATY, Texas. The district serves 96,111 students district-wide and employs 6,447 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 855 students, Zelma Hutsell el is smaller than the district average of about 1,299 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large