Which KISD Elementary School Do You Recommend?

She said in her question that she wanted to narrow her choices down so that when they're looking at homes she will choose to look in those neighborhoods first. She'd pick her home based on the school she decides on.

She is not planning on picking a home then picking a school, she is wanting to pick a school then look at the housing in that schools attendance zone.

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That said, I think that you might want to relax a bit. I know you will do just fine and so will she no matter what school you get her in to.

Even if you buy a home in one neighborhood there is NO guarantee that school will have room for her or let her in. My daughter moved into a home right by the elementary school, which was very good since she did't have a car. She went to enroll her son and they didn't have any room in the classrooms so she was sent to an elementary school nearly across town that had some openings. She had no way to get him there. They did some buses but she would have to get him to the school by her house a little after 7am and he's catch a bus that would take him to another school where he'd catch another bus. Same with coming home.

This was horrible so I stopped by each morning and picked him up and dropped him off. Picked him up too. It was a hard 6 months. She moved that summer and he got in the school by the new house.

We wanted both kids to go to one elementary school and our grandson needed to enroll in pre-K. The school only had 40 slots and had 58 kids for those 40 slots. Thankfully they decided to rearrange some of the higher classes and made another Pre-K class. That 5th grade teacher wasn't too happy to be teaching Pre-K all of a sudden but she did a good job from what I heard. This year she's teaching Kindergarten, next year if the same group of kids all pass she'll likely be teaching 1st grade.....until they have another huge group of kids that need a whole lot more space than another group.

So even if you buy a dream home in a neighborhood with a magnificent school you might not get her in that school at all. So you need to check with the admin office when you finalize where you want him to go and find out if there are any issues with her attending the school you like.

Katy TX is a wonderful city. Were about 2 hrs south. While I do not have anumber to choose from we do look at neighboring crime rate. We have an issue with Mexican Mafia in our city as well as gangs and other issues. While you wouldnt think it was a big deal for little elementary kids it beocmes issues when the kids are targets for revenge or other motives. As well as these kids starting at a very young age showing agressive signs, bringing knifes to school and when they are as young as fifth grade even drugs. So yes crime rate is a huge deal when picking schools. I would also search neighborhoods and sex offender locations.

If you are looking for a school that isn't stressing on tests, don't move to Texas or attend a private one.
My kids are in high school and I got a letter in February telling me they would have 14 DAYS of testing between Feb and the end of school. That is almost three solid weeks of school spent testing. When one grade level tests the rest of the grades are usually restricted or on a modified schedule or something so only limited work is done.
In elementary the focus is on state testing all year long. They teach to the test and your child will be an excellent test taker.
Unfortunately while all of my children have always passed the standardized testing-not one of them knows their multiplication tables by heart. I mentioned that at a teacher conference with all the teachers , an Assistant Principal and the counselor and they all laughed and one of the teachers said " o yea, that was the theory a bit ago and we had gotten away from requiring that but now we are going back to it." As in " o yea, that was a life skill we didn't teach but we realized they might need it so we'll get the next generation." And one of my children is identified as Gifted and Talented in MATH!! But don't ask her 7x8!
Kindergarten and first will be fine anywhere. Although I would shy away from too much Kind homework. The schools are good but definitely too much emphasis on testing,
You may be in luck, though. There is a backlash against all the required State testing and the requirements will be changing again. (They change every few years and are at a high right now.)
Katy is a lovely area though and you are on the right track. But other posters are right that you need to verify school enrollment, etc -and school zones change every few years. In the 15 years that we have lived in this house we have been zoned to three different high schools and two different middle schools. Also check if the elementary is a feeder school to the same middle and high school. We didn't do that and our kids were sent to a great elementary but our little neighborhood was the only one that got zoned to a different middle school. So 8 of the kids (mine included) in ther 5th grade were sent to a school where they knew NO ONE while all their other friends went together to another middle school. It was disastrous and I eventually had to "move" in with my mother in law to get our address changed and get the kids rezoned. I have other friends who have rented empty apartments and houses just to get kids into better schools or familiar schools.
Don't mean to frighten you but just be aware that Texas schools are really strict on school zones and Katy is a growing area.
I will say that my child who is dyslexic has had excellent reading assistance from the school district-we are in Fort Bend ISD. She reads beautifully and can spell legibly after LOTS of excellent one on one care all through elementary. She would have been lost in private where they aren't as skilled at accommodating and teaching learning differences.
Be involved. That makes ALL the difference.

I don't have any input on the schools but thought of something else. Does Katy let you choose the school or are you basing where you will be living on the school ? Make sure you check. The majority of schools in Texas don't allow you to pick the school. You go to the school you are zoned for based on your address. Wonder if you called and talked to the vice principal or counselor at each school if they could give you some input ? Just a thought.

If you are looking at public schools you likely won't have a choice. Schools are assigned based on your address. Sometimes you can request a transfer but it doesn't always happen.
I think your best bet is to rent for a year or so, that will give you time to get to know the area and decide where it is you want to settle. I'm sure Kindergarten will be just fine wherever you go, and moving to a new school in first grade (if you end up doing that) is not a big deal.