Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Campuses
Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) for Free Meals 2024-2025
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) school nutrition program known as the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) enables all students at CEP eligible campuses to receive FREE breakfast and lunch meals throughout the school year.
Katy ISD campuses that have met USDA eligibility for the CEP free meals program for the 2024-2025 school year include:
Bear Creek Elementary Bethke Elementary* Cimarron Elementary* Faldyn Elementary* Franz Elementary Golbow Elementary Hayes Elementary* Hutsell Elementary* King Elementary* Leonard Elementary* Mayde Creek Elementary Memorial Parkway Elementary* McRoberts Elementary Morton Ranch Elementary Rhoads Elementary Schmalz Elementary Stephens Elementary Sundown Elementary West Memorial Elementary* Winborn Elementary* Wolfe Elementary* Youngblood Elementary* | Cardiff Junior High Katy Junior High* Haskett Junior High* Mayde Creek Junior High Memorial Parkway Junior High* McDonald Junior High Morton Ranch Junior High West Memorial Junior High* | Mayde Creek High School Morton Ranch High School Opportunity Awareness Center* |
*The feeder schools of the CEP campuses noted with an asterisk are not eligible for the CEP FREE meals program. Siblings of students at feeder campuses asterisked must complete a Meal Benefits Application/Free & Reduced meal's application to determine eligibility for meal benefits.
All students attending one of the CEP campuses listed above will receive a FREE breakfast and lunch during the 2024-2025 instructional year. Students attending a CEP eligible school do not have to pay a fee or submit a Meals Benefits/Free and Reduced Meals application in order to receive free meals. However, a la carte options available through Katy ISD campus cafeterias are not eligible for the program and still require purchase through a Cafeteria Payments Pay N’ Go account.
Families with students who do not attend a CEP campus listed above will need to complete a Meal Benefits/Free & Reduced Meals application to determine eligibility for free meals for the 2024-2025 school year.
More information about free and reduced benefits can be found on the Katy ISD Registration page. The USDA’s Child Nutrition Programs Income Eligibility Guidelines.
Should you have any questions regarding your child’s CEP eligible campus and the availability of FREE meals for the 2024-2025 school year, please contact the Nutrition and Food Service Department at nutritionandfoodservices@katyisd.org or (281) 396-6240.