Too often, erroneous information gets circulated throughout the community. The purpose of this page is to address such inaccuracies and provide the Katy community with accurate, factual information.
Whenever you hear something that raises a question in your mind or sounds like it may not be true, we encourage you to check back on this page to see if we have addressed the topic. If not, please send us an e-mail to Communications. and let us know what you are hearing. We will post a response so that the entire Katy community can have access to the most accurate information about their district.
Fact or Fiction:
Will the new elementary school planned for Firethorne be built in Lamar CISD?
The new elementary school planned to be built in Firethorne will be located in Katy ISD, not Lamar CISD as has been alleged. The opening of this campus in 2012 will provide relief for WoodCreek Elementary, which by Aug. 2012 will be over capacity by approximately 700 students (see chart below).
Elementary Student Projections for the
Southwest Quadrant of Katy ISD
(without the construction of additional schools)
|
Elem. School |
Capacity |
2010-11 |
2011-12 |
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
|
Griffin |
1,030 |
943 |
990 |
1,142 |
1,300 |
1,437 |
|
Holland |
1,030 |
1,025 |
1,032 |
1,057 |
1,073 |
1,084 |
|
Kilpatrick |
1,030 |
1,307 |
1,337 |
1,372 |
1,383 |
1,396 |
|
Rylander |
1,030 |
1,248 |
1,259 |
1,283 |
1,309 |
1,349 |
|
Stanley |
1,030 |
1,188 |
1,491 |
1,833 |
2,186 |
2,594 |
|
WoodCreek |
1,030 |
1,267 |
1,482 |
1,718 |
2,010 |
2,402 |
While Firethorne West will be served by Lamar ISD, the planned Katy ISD elementary campus will serve students currently living in the completed section of Firethorne, as well as the new section of Firethorne currently being developed east of FM 1463. It is the projected that the campus will open with more than 700 students in 2012, reaching full capacity in three years by the 2015-16 school year.
The district purchased the land (13.491 acres) for this campus in 2005.