Cross Elementary School - Katy ISD

Katy ISD · Katy / Sunterra · 77493

Cross Elementary — formally James and Mitzi Cross Elementary — is Katy ISD’s newest elementary, opened in fall 2025 at 900 Sunterra Shores in Katy’s 77493 ZIP, a $58.4 million campus built for the fast-filling Sunterra community. It is too new to carry a TEA rating — its first A–F grade arrives with the state’s next ratings release — so the honest read for buyers is the campus itself, its staffing, and the district’s track record in this quadrant. The name honors two veteran Katy ISD educators: James Cross, principal of Cinco Ranch High School from 2009 to 2022, and Mitzi Cross, a longtime teacher and librarian at Alexander, Winborn, and Griffin.

How Cross Elementary is rated

The Texas Education Agency grades every Texas campus on an A–F scale each year — but a campus must complete a school year before it can be rated, and Cross opened in fall 2025. Its first TEA rating is due in the next release cycle. When it posts, it will appear at the live source below; until then, no rating claim is the accurate one:

Homes for sale zoned to Cross Elementary

This list pulls live from the HAR MLS and updates as homes come on and off the market — it’s the same zone the school district uses, not a guess by ZIP code.

Neighborhoods zoned to Cross Elementary

The zone is Sunterra — the campus sits inside the community it serves. Confirm your exact address with Katy ISD. Communities currently assigned include:

• Sunterra (the campus’s home community)
• Surrounding Clay Road-corridor new construction

The feeder picture: on the district’s newest assignments, Cross addresses currently continue to Haskett Junior High and then Freeman High School — with Nelson Junior High also serving this quadrant as boundaries settle. These are the newest assignments in the district and will keep moving with construction. Browse all my neighborhood guides for the wider area.

Buying or selling a home zoned to Cross?

Sunterra buyers are choosing between dozens of near-identical new builds, and the walk-to-school blocks around a brand-new campus are the ones that separate from the pack at resale — a pattern I’ve watched repeat in every Katy master-planned community as its first school opens. As your real estate buyer’s agent I’ll confirm the district’s current assignment on every home we tour, weigh dues, MUD taxes and flood history, and negotiate on your behalf — we’ll agree on how I’m paid up front and in writing. Call or text me, Kevan Pewitt, at (281) 500-7077, email kevan@houstonprimerealty.com, or reach out here.

Cross Elementary: quick answers

What junior high and high school follow Cross?

On the district’s newest assignments, Cross addresses currently continue to Haskett Junior High and then Freeman High School — but this is the fastest-changing corner of Katy ISD, so confirm any specific home with the district before you write an offer.

What is Cross Elementary’s TEA rating?

It doesn’t have one yet — the campus opened in fall 2025, and a school must complete a year before TEA can rate it. Its first A–F grade arrives with the state’s next ratings release; check the Texas School Report Card for the current status.

Who are James and Mitzi Cross?

Veteran Katy ISD educators with more than three decades of service. James began as an English and history teacher and assistant coach and served as principal of Cinco Ranch High School from 2009 until his retirement in 2022; Mitzi taught fifth-grade English/language arts at Alexander and served as librarian at Winborn and Griffin. First bell at their namesake campus rings at 8:23 a.m.; dismissal is at 3:40 p.m.

Last updated: August 2026. School ratings and attendance zones are point-in-time — verify the current TEA rating and your specific zone by address before relying on them.