Shafer Elementary School - Katy ISD

Katy ISD · Katy / Cinco Ranch Southwest · 77494

Shafer Elementary — formally Fred and Patti Shafer Elementary — is a Katy ISD elementary at 5150 Ranch Point Drive in Katy’s 77494 ZIP, on the western edge of Cinco Ranch Southwest. In TEA’s 2024–25 state ratings the Silver Knights earned an A (94 out of 100) with four of six eligible distinction designations, serving about 935 students from early education through grade 5. The campus opened in August 2012, named for two Katy ISD leaders whose careers began in special education. Its zone leans hard toward the district’s newest high school: about nine in ten Shafer addresses continue through Seven Lakes Junior High to Jordan High, with a small Tays-side pocket assigned to Tompkins.

How Shafer Elementary is rated

The Texas Education Agency grades every Texas campus on an A–F scale each year. In the most recent ratings (2024–25 school year), Shafer earned an overall A — 94 out of 100 with four of six eligible distinction designations. Ratings change every year, so verify the current one at the live source:

Homes for sale zoned to Shafer 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 Shafer Elementary

Shafer’s zone runs along the western Cinco Ranch Southwest sections toward FM 1463. Confirm your exact address with Katy ISD. Communities with their own guide are linked:

• Cinco Ranch Southwest (western sections)
• Westheimer Lakes North

The feeder picture: on the district’s current address assignments, about nine in ten Shafer addresses continue to Seven Lakes Junior High and then Jordan High School, while a small pocket attends Tays Junior High and Tompkins High School. See the wider community in my Cinco Ranch guide or browse all my neighborhood guides.

Buying or selling a home zoned to Shafer?

Shafer buyers ride the Seven Lakes JH-to-Jordan chain — two of the district’s strongest campuses back to back — from sections that price below the Cinco Ranch core, which keeps this zone busy in every market. As your real estate buyer’s agent I’ll confirm the 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.

Shafer Elementary: quick answers

What junior high and high school do Shafer students attend?

Most of the zone attends Seven Lakes Junior High and then Jordan High School — about nine in ten addresses — while a small Tays-side pocket attends Tays Junior High and Tompkins High School, on Katy ISD’s current assignments. Confirm any specific home with the district.

What is Shafer Elementary’s TEA rating?

Shafer earned an A (94 out of 100) in the Texas Education Agency’s 2024–25 A–F accountability ratings, with four of six eligible distinction designations. The current rating is always on the Texas School Report Card.

Who are Fred and Patti Shafer?

Katy ISD leaders whose service started in special education — Fred’s career began knocking on doors for the Region III Education Service Center in the early years of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, finding kids the schools had missed. The campus named for the couple opened in August 2012; the Silver Knights wear black and silver. School hours are 8:03 a.m. to 3:20 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.