The top reported proficiency rate is 64% in English language arts. The lowest is 34% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Robertson El
Robertson Elementary sits in Katy, a fast-growing western suburb of Houston, and serves prekindergarten through fifth grade. The school enrolls a diverse student body of about that size for a suburban elementary, with families across white, Black, Hispanic, and Asian backgrounds, alongside a modest share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school draws from a community where home values are moderate for the greater Houston area and rents remain steady, though both have edged down slightly in recent months.
The school's state test results from 2024-25 show mixed performance. In English language arts across grades three through five, proficiency runs in the mid-to-upper range, with the strongest showing in grade four. Math proficiency is somewhat lower, hovering in the mid-range in grades three and five and reaching the upper range in grade four. Fifth-grade science is the clear weak spot, with proficiency running well below the other subjects. Across all tested subjects, the school reaches approaches-level or better performance for a strong majority of students, but mastery is more limited. Looking at the data another way, the school sits at the top quartile among Waller County districts on overall proficiency, a positioning that reflects solid but not exceptional achievement.
Grade four consistently outperforms the other tested grades in both reading and math, which a parent might want to look into further with the school. The gap between math and English is notable, with language arts results generally stronger. Science results warrant attention; the sharp drop in fifth-grade science proficiency compared to other subjects suggests either curriculum intensity shifts at that grade or a particular challenge the school faces in that domain. State testing data do not include participation rates, so whether test-taking gaps exist is not visible here.
The Katy Independent School District, Robertson's parent district, is managing rapid growth in a zero-tax-rate-increase environment. In 2023 voters approved the two largest parts of a bond package funding four new schools, campus renovations, and technology, with the intent of relieving enrollment pressure in the fast-growing northwest portion of the district. The district also cut its property tax rate for 2023-24 and has held it flat since, a meaningful cost factor for families weighing schools against housing affordability.
Pedagogy and classroom environment have shifted notably in Katy ISD. Starting in 2024-25, the district issued every student in grades three through twelve a school Chromebook and prohibited personal cell phone use during instruction. For 2025-26, under state House Bill 4127, the ban tightened to prohibit students from carrying personal devices anywhere on campus during the instructional day, including hallways and restrooms. Robertson's pre-K and early grades are below the affected grade bands, but families with older children should understand this is now a district-wide classroom policy.
The district has also made several values-and-culture decisions that some families will see as strengths and others may question. In August 2023 the board adopted a gender identity policy that requires staff to notify parents if a student identifies as transgender or requests different pronouns, recognizes only biological sex for facilities and athletics, and restricts classroom discussion of gender fluidity. The policy drew a federal Title IX civil-rights investigation and has been implemented since September 2023. Around the same time, the district overhauled its library and instructional-materials framework, pausing new book purchases for content review and requiring parental permission for classroom-library checkouts. After some children's picture books landed on removal lists over nudity concerns, the board narrowed the removal standard in September 2023. These are curriculum-access and values-alignment decisions families will weigh differently depending on their own priorities.
Robertson Elementary itself has no data on disciplinary incidents, chronic absenteeism, special education enrollment, or English learner status, so a parent seeking fuller detail on inclusion, school climate, or language-support services should ask the school directly. The school's website and direct communication are the best way to learn about those dimensions and to understand how the broader district shifts have landed in an elementary classroom.
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