📍 4535 e Ventana Pkwy, Katy, Harris County, 77493
Bethke el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Katy, Harris County. The school has 1,284 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Thomas Daniels. It is part of the Katy Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 90.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bethke el enrolls 1,284 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 90.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% Hispanic or Latino, 24% Black or African American and 17% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 509 | 40% |
| Black or African American | 312 | 24% |
| White | 223 | 17% |
| Asian | 178 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 60 | 4.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
638 of the school's 1,284 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 552 qualify for free lunch and 86 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bethke 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.
Bethke 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 1,284 students, Bethke 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