Zelma Hutsell Elementary School
- Elementary school in Katy ISD
- Katy, TX
- Early education - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Katy ISD: N/A
Total students
769
Avg. teacher experience
12.2 years
Katy ISD: 10.9 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Katy ISD: 94.9%
Statewide: 90.3%
Zelma Hutsell Elementary School is an elementary school in Katy, TX, in the Katy ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 769 students. 65.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 48.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $66,415, which is $3,941 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.2 years of experience.
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Website
Address
5360 Franz RdKaty, TX 77493-1799
Office phone number
Principal
- Shaunta Smith
- shauntadsmith@katyisd.org
- (281) 237-6500
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Zelma Hutsell Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
769
African American
47 (6.1%)
Katy ISD: 14.6%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Katy ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
7 (0.9%)
Katy ISD: 17.2%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
538 (70%)
Katy ISD: 36.5%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
1 (0.1%)
Katy ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
151 (19.6%)
Katy ISD: 26.8%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
25 (3.3%)
Katy ISD: 4.5%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
65.9 %
Katy ISD: 44.3%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
72.7 %
Katy ISD: 44%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
49 %
Katy ISD: 25.6%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
48.8 %
Katy ISD: 25%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
1.3 %
Katy ISD: 8.9%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
24.7 %
Katy ISD: 16.2%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Katy ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Katy ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Katy ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Katy ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
11.7 %
Katy ISD: 12.4%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
1.9 %
Katy ISD: 15.8%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Katy ISD: 20%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
Masked
Katy ISD: 5.9%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
11.6 %
Katy ISD: 16%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Katy ISD: 11.1%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
14.3 %
Katy ISD: 9.8%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
20 %
Katy ISD: 12.6%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
66.4
African American
5.9 (8.9%)
Katy ISD: 10.8%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
2 (3%)
Katy ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Katy ISD: 4.5%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
30.7 (46.3%)
Katy ISD: 19.4%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Katy ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
27.8 (41.8%)
Katy ISD: 63.4%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Katy ISD: 1.5%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Katy ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
53.6 (80.6%)
Katy ISD: 72.1%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
12.9 (19.4%)
Katy ISD: 26.6%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Katy ISD: 1%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
11.6
Katy ISD: 14
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
12.2 years
Katy ISD: 10.9 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$66,415
Katy ISD: $66,897
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$57,903
Katy ISD: $56,491
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$60,792
Katy ISD: $63,632
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$66,708
Katy ISD: $66,225
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$69,962
Katy ISD: $69,781
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$68,603
Katy ISD: $73,746
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$77,547
Katy ISD: $80,633
Statewide: $74,014