06 October . 2026
Katy ISD ranks as No. 2 Best School District in Houston Area for 2027
Elyson is proud to be part of the Katy Independent School District, ranked as the No. 2 Best School District in the Houston Area for 2027 by Niche.
Katy ISD has an overall Niche grade of A+, with more A+ grades for Teachers, College Prep and Administration. The district earned all A’s for Academics, Clubs & Activities and Diversity.
Niche gives Katy ISD several new distinctions at the state and regional levels, including No. 1 Best Place to Teach in Texas, out of 890 districts ranked.
Out of 57 districts ranked in the Houston Area, Katy ISD is the No. 1 Best Place to Teach and No. 1 Best School District for Athletes.
Nationally, Katy ISD is in the top 1.5% of more than 10,000 school districts ranked.
At the campus level, several of Elyson’s Katy ISD schools are too new to receive Niche rankings, since the company uses several years’ worth of public data sets and reviews to compile its reports.
The exception is Elyson’s onsite McElwain Elementary, which opened in 2020 and has an overall Niche grade of A- for 2027.
Some of Elyson’s newest Katy ISD schools received high ratings in the 2026 Texas Education Agency Accountability Ratings.
Freeman High School, opened in 2024, has an overall A rating, with a total of six Distinction Designations. These include Postsecondary Readiness and Academic Achievement in three areas: Reading/Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies.
Nelson Junior High, also opened in 2024, has an overall B rating. It has five Distinction Designations, including Postsecondary Readiness and Academic Achievement in Reading/Language Arts, Science and Social Studies.
Alfred & Ann Boudny Elementary, opened in 2025, has an overall B rating from the TEA.
More than 90% of the approximately 6,000 homes planned for Elyson are zoned to Katy ISD. Homes in Elyson located east of Peek Road are zoned to the highly regarded Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, which has an overall A grade from Niche. See more on the 2027 Niche rankings for Cy-Fair ISD.
Another option for Elyson families is Harmony School of Excellence – Katy, a STEM-focused charter school located onsite in the community.
HSE-Katy ranks as the No. 8 Best Charter K-8 School in Texas in the 2027 Niche report. It is a PreK-12 campus, with the middle/high school building opened in 2024.