Thirty-two Katy ISD schools are rated “exemplary” or “recognized” by the Texas Education Agency.

Fourteen schools have earned the National Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence Award.

All secondary schools are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

For the 16^th year in a row, Katy ISD was named one of the nation’s most sought-after school districts by School Match, a nationwide school information service.

A community survey conducted by Katy ISD in the spring of 2006 revealed that Katy ISD is one of the single major factors that brings new residents to the Katy area.

Five Katy ISD schools are among an elite group public schools statewide to be named to the Texas Business and Education Coalition 2007 Honor Roll.

Katy ISD’s Pre-School Program for Children with Disabilities (PPCD) was one of only four  in the state chosen for the Texas Education Agency’s 2004 Showcase of Promising Practices for Special Education.

For the fifth year in a row, Katy ISD was named one of the top 100 placed to live in America for quality music education according to the American Music Conference.

53.5% White, 28.0% Hispanic, 9.3% African-American, 9.0% Asian/Pacific Islander, 0.2% Native American

24.1% economically disadvantaged

12.0% limited-English-Proficient

More than 90% college bound 

Forty National Merit Scholar Semifinalists and six National Achievement Scholarship semifinalists in 2006-07.

Thirty-one students qualified as Scholar Finalists in the 2006-07 National Hispanic Recognition Program.

Eleven Duke University Talent Identification Program Grand Recognition awards and 139 State Recognition awards.

SAT and ACT achievement consistently outdistance Texas and National scores.

Katy ISD students outscored their counterparts across the state at every grade level in every area tested on the 2007 Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test.

2007 Debate State Champion

2007 Physics State Champion

2007 World Scholars Cup Winners

2007 4A boys Cross Country State Champions

2007 5A State Academic Champion High School

Fifty-one Katy ISD students selected as All-State musicians and dancers in 2007

2006 and 2007 State Geography Bee State Geography Bee Champion

2006 5A girls Soccer State Champions

2006 Junior High Grand Champion in Houston Live Stock Show and Rodeo School Art Contest

2005 Global Destination Imagination Champion Team

2004 State 5A Academic Champion Team

2004 Tommy Tune awards, honoring musical theatre excellence among high schools, included winning productions from three Katy campuses

Four individual national winners in the 2003-04 National Scholastic Art Contest

2004 5A State Track & Field Champions

Six individual 2004 state wresting championships and three in 2005

2007 Region IV Teacher of the Year

2007 Texas Elementary School Counselor of the Year

2006 Texas Foreign Language Association Teacher of the Year

2006 Texas Dance Educators Association Director of the Year

2004 Region IV Special Education General Educator of the Year

2004 Christa McAuliffe Award for Teaching Excellence

2004 Texas Foreign Language Association’s Teacher of the Year

2003 Region IV Outstanding Teacher of the Gifted

2003 Texas Computer Education Association Outstanding Teacher

2003 Boys Swimming Coach of the Year

2003 Texas High School Tennis Coach of the Year

One in four teachers has a graduate degree

Teachers average 10.8 years of experience and one in six has been in the classroom more than 20 years

Every school is fully staffed with art, music and physical education teachers; counselors; registered nurses; librarians; and instructional technologists

Elementary and secondary instructional specialists in every major curriculum area offer master-teacher expertise, in-service training and curriculum coordination to classroom teachers throughout the district

Outstanding in-district workshops enhanced by extensive offerings at the Region IV Education Service Center

Summer teacher internships

University of Houston master’s program

Leadership Academy for aspiring and current administrators