Golbow Elementary School - Katy ISD

Katy ISD · Katy / Lakes of Bridgewater · 77449

Golbow Elementary — formally Loraine T. Golbow Elementary — is a Katy ISD elementary at 3535 Lakes of Bridgewater Drive in Katy’s 77449 ZIP, sharing its address with McDonald Junior High next door. In TEA’s 2024–25 state ratings the Blue Jays earned a B (81 out of 100) with one of six eligible distinction designations, serving about 628 students from early education through grade 5. The zone has the same quirk as only a handful of Katy campuses: everyone attends McDonald Junior High, but from there the zone splits almost evenly — slightly more than half to Paetow High, the rest to Morton Ranch High. The name belongs to Loraine T. Golbow, who came to teach at Addicks in 1930, when it was still a depot stop on the Katy railroad line.

How Golbow 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), Golbow earned an overall B — 81 out of 100 with one of six eligible distinction designations. Ratings change every year, so verify the current one at the live source:

Homes for sale zoned to Golbow 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 Golbow Elementary

The zone wraps the Lakes of Bridgewater area north of Clay Road. Confirm your exact address with Katy ISD. Neighborhoods in the zone include:

• Lakes of Bridgewater
• Westland Creek Village

The feeder picture: every Golbow address continues to McDonald Junior High — the campus next door — and from there slightly more than half the zone attends Paetow High School while the rest attends Morton Ranch High School, on the district’s current assignments. Browse all my neighborhood guides for the wider area.

Buying or selling a home zoned to Golbow?

An elementary that shares a driveway with its junior high is a school-run luxury most zones can’t offer, and Lakes of Bridgewater prices it affordably — but the near-even Paetow-or-Morton-Ranch split downstream is decided block by block, so the address check leads every showing here. 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.

Golbow Elementary: quick answers

What junior high and high school follow Golbow?

Everyone attends McDonald Junior High, next door to the elementary. From there, slightly more than half the zone continues to Paetow High School and the rest to Morton Ranch High, on Katy ISD’s current assignments. Confirm any specific home with the district before you write an offer.

What is Golbow Elementary’s TEA rating?

Golbow earned a B (81 out of 100) in the Texas Education Agency’s 2024–25 A–F accountability ratings, with one of six eligible distinction designations. The current rating is always on the Texas School Report Card.

Who is Loraine Golbow?

Born in Iredell, Texas in 1906, Loraine Tidwell Golbow came to teach seventh grade and homemaking at Addicks in 1930 — when the community was still the “Letita” depot on the Katy railroad — and lived in the teachers’ house locals called the “Teacherie,” four blocks from the school. She earned her master’s at the University of Houston and gave the district decades. The Blue Jays wear blue and white; first bell rings at 8:03 a.m. and dismissal is at 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.