Other / mixed grade configuration · Katy, TX

Duryea El

Federal NCES profile for Duryea El, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 39/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 481611010730
0/100100/10039/100
👥 S:T ratio
22
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
63
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Duryea El earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 91% of Texas schools.

#47 of 54
schools in Katy · Resource Index
39
Resource Index · Typical
19.4:1
large classes for Texas
79.2%
free-lunch eligible

Duryea El has class sizes larger than 91% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Duryea El ranks #47 of 54 schools in Katy, TX.

School address

Enrollment

1,089

Texas · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

56.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

19.4:1

vs 14.7:1 Texas avg

+32% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

79.2%

vs 61.9% Texas avg

+28% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Duryea El compares with Texas and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Duryea El

Duryea El is a high-poverty, large combined-grade school in Katy, Texas, enrolling 1,089 students.

Class loads run heavy: 19.4:1 is larger than about 91% of Texas schools and 32% above the 14.7:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 79.2% of students eligible for free meals.

By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in Texas, bigger than 91% of state schools at 1,089 students.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 8,960 scored Texas schools.

Against 912 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #415.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (55%) and African American (33%) (diversity index 58/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 545 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

14.8% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

The surrounding Cypress-Fairbanks Isd spends $10,232 per pupil, 25% below the Texas average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 15.5% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Cypress-Fairbanks Isd also operates Bridgeland H S (3,707 students) and Cypress Woods H S (3,469 students) alongside Duryea El.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Duryea El compares

Duryea El on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 19.4:1 ▲ 32% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 79.2% ▲ 28% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 1,089 top 9% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

19.4:1
Leaner classes than 18% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
1,089
Bigger than 93% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
79.2%
free-lunch eligible - 28% above the Texas average of 61.9%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
19.4:1
students per teacher - 32% above state mean
Top 91% in Texas - lower ratio than 9% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
14.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$10,232
per pupil, district-wide - below Texas avg of $13,644
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 545 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
26
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 55.2%
African American 32.8%
White 7.2%
Two or More 2.8%
Asian 1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 55.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 58.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 58.1, Duryea El is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Cypress-Fairbanks Isd, which includes Duryea El.

$10,232
Per student
-25%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-38%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 56.0%
State 28.5%
Federal 15.5%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Duryea El Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Bridgeland H S Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Cypress Woods H S Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Cypress Ranch H S Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Jersey Village H S Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Cypress Creek H S Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Duryea El's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Cypress-Fairbanks Isd · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Texas, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Duryea El's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Duryea El

How many students attend Duryea El?

Duryea El has 1,089 students enrolled. It is a public school in Katy, TX.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Duryea El?

The student-teacher ratio at Duryea El is 19.4:1, which is 32% higher than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 24% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Duryea El?

79.2% of students at Duryea El are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Duryea El?

The largest demographic group at Duryea El is Hispanic or Latino at 55.2% of enrollment, in Katy, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 58.1/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Duryea El?

Duryea El has a Resource Investment Index of 39/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Duryea El rank among schools in Katy?

By Resource Investment Index, Duryea El ranks #47 of 54 schools in Katy, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Katy on the city page.

Is Duryea El a good school?

Duryea El earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 91% of Texas schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Cypress-Fairbanks Isd?

Besides Duryea El, Cypress-Fairbanks Isd also operates Bridgeland H S (3,707 students), Cypress Woods H S (3,469 students), and Cypress Ranch H S (3,463 students). See the Cypress-Fairbanks Isd district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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