Griffin Elementary School - Katy ISD

Katy ISD · Katy · 77494

Griffin Elementary — formally Michael L. Griffin Elementary — is a Katy ISD elementary at 7800 South Fry Road in Katy’s 77494 ZIP, serving about 760 students from early education through grade 5. In TEA’s 2024–25 state ratings the Grizzlies earned an A (95 out of 100) with all six eligible distinction designations — among the highest-scored elementaries in Katy ISD that year. The campus opened in 2006, named for a Katy High graduate who served the district for 30 years, from math teacher to interim superintendent. Griffin’s zone splits at the junior-high step: the Grand Lakes side feeds Beckendorff and Seven Lakes High, the eastern Cinco Ranch West sections feed Cinco Ranch JH and Cinco Ranch High.

How Griffin 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), Griffin earned an overall A — 95 out of 100 with all six eligible distinction designations — among the district’s strongest elementary marks. Ratings change every year, so verify the current one at the live source:

Homes for sale zoned to Griffin 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 Griffin Elementary

Griffin’s zone sits along South Fry Road between Cinco Ranch West and Grand Lakes. Confirm your exact address with Katy ISD, but these are the communities on the current map. Communities with their own guide are linked:

• Cinco Ranch West
• Grand Lakes (Phase 4)
• Heritage Grand

The feeder picture: on the district’s current address assignments, about seven in ten Griffin addresses — Grand Lakes Phase 4, Heritage Grand, and the western Cinco Ranch West sections — continue to Beckendorff Junior High and Seven Lakes High School; the eastern Cinco Ranch West sections continue to Cinco Ranch Junior High and Cinco Ranch High School. Either way the whole chain was A-rated in 2024–25. See the wider community in my Cinco Ranch guide or browse all my neighborhood guides.

Buying or selling a home zoned to Griffin?

A 95-scoring elementary whose zone leads to two of Katy’s best-known high schools makes this one of the strongest campus-and-chain combinations west of the Grand Parkway — and it shows up in buyer demand for Cinco Ranch West and Grand Lakes. As your real estate buyer’s agent I’ll verify which chain a specific address rides, dig into HOA 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.

Griffin Elementary: quick answers

What junior high and high school do Griffin students attend?

It depends on the address. The Grand Lakes–Heritage Grand side and western Cinco Ranch West attend Beckendorff Junior High and Seven Lakes High School; the eastern Cinco Ranch West sections attend Cinco Ranch Junior High and Cinco Ranch High School. Confirm any specific home with Katy ISD — or ask me and I’ll check it.

What is Griffin Elementary’s TEA rating?

Griffin earned an A (95 out of 100) in the Texas Education Agency’s 2024–25 A–F accountability ratings, with all six eligible distinction designations — among the highest elementary scores in the district that year. The current rating is always on the Texas School Report Card.

Who was Michael L. Griffin?

A Katy High graduate (class of 1966) who came home from Texas A&M with a math degree and gave Katy ISD a 30-year career — starting as an eighth-grade math teacher and rising through district leadership to interim superintendent. The Grizzlies’ colors are teal and orange. School hours are 8:03 a.m. to 3:20 p.m.

Last updated: July 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.