📍 2502 Mason Rd, Katy, Harris County, 77449
Morton Ranch el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Katy, Harris County. The school has 1,130 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lori Maurer. It is part of the Katy Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 82.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Morton Ranch el enrolls 1,130 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 82.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Black or African American and 8.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 688 | 61% |
| Black or African American | 253 | 22% |
| White | 101 | 8.9% |
| Asian | 51 | 4.5% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
780 of the school's 1,130 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 751 qualify for free lunch and 29 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Morton Ranch 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 17, state house district 132.
Morton Ranch 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 1,130 students, Morton Ranch el is close to the district average of about 1,299 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large