The school ranking experts have spoken for 2026, and according to Niche.com Katy ISD boasts some of the nation’s top-rated public schools, the school district announced in an October 2 press release. The district has long established itself as a leader in educational excellence, ranking as the number one district in Houston and the number one large district in Texas, the press release said.

“Katy ISD educators and staff are consistently providing innovative and unparalleled learning experiences across our campuses,” Katy ISD Superintendent Ken Gregorski said. “They are the best of the best, and that is reflected every day in our student performance, CTE certifications, college and military readiness, athletics, fine arts and more.”

Multiple campuses led the way in the Houston area, Texas and the United States according to the Niche rankings:

· Seven Lakes High School is ranked No. 2 in the Houston area, No. 9 in Texas and in the Top 1 percent nationwide.

· McMeans Junior High School is ranked No. 2 in the Houston area, No. 25 in Texas and in the Top 1 percent nationwide.

· Griffin Elementary School is ranked No. 3 in the Houston area, No. 36 in Texas and in the Top 1 percent nationwide.

Elementary schools

Katy ISD has six schools ranked inside the Top 10 (60 percent) and 13 schools ranked in the Top 25 in the Houston area:

· No. 3 Griffin

· No. 4 WoodCreek

· No. 5 Kilpatrick

· No. 7 Randolph

· No. 8 Davidson

· No. 9 Stanley

· No. 11 Wilson

· No. 13 Shafer

· No. 16 Alexander

· No. 17 Pattison

· No. 18 Jenks

· No. 22 Holland

· No. 24 Hayes

Additional rankings include No. 27 Fielder, No. 32 Creech, No. 33 Exley, No. 38 Rylander, No. 46 Nottingham Country, No. 48 Katy and No. 49 Williams.

Middle schools

District middle schools comprise 70 percent of the Top 10 Best Middle Schools in the Houston area:

· No. 2 McMeans

· No. 4 Seven Lakes

· No. 5 Cinco Ranch

· No. 6 Beckendorff

· No. 7 Tays

· No. 8 Beck

· No. 10 WoodCreek

· No. 45 Stockdick

· No. 57 Katy

High schools

Katy ISD has two high schools ranked in the Top 5 and five ranked in the Top 35 in the Houston area:

· No. 2 Seven Lakes

· No. 5 Tompkins

· No. 11 Cinco Ranch

· No. 25 Taylor

· No. 34 Katy

Niche, a national organization that reviews and ranks K-12 schools and districts, evaluates institutions across the country using parent and student reviews, statistics and U.S. Department of Education data. This includes state test scores, college readiness, graduation rates and SAT/ACT scores. For more information and to see the full list of Katy ISD rankings, visit Niche.com.