📍 6631 Greenwood Orchard Dr, Katy, Harris County, 77493
McElwain el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Katy, Harris County. The school has 1,374 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Euberta Lucas. It is part of the Katy Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 90.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
McElwain el enrolls 1,374 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 90.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Hispanic or Latino, 26% Black or African American and 16% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 562 | 41% |
| Black or African American | 362 | 26% |
| White | 216 | 16% |
| Asian | 148 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 83 | 6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
710 of the school's 1,374 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 608 qualify for free lunch and 102 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.
McElwain 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.
McElwain 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 1,374 students, McElwain 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