Exley Elementary School - Katy ISD

Katy ISD · Katy · 77450

Exley Elementary — formally Joella Exley Elementary — is a Katy ISD elementary at 21800 Westheimer Parkway in Katy’s 77450 ZIP, serving about 840 students from early education through grade 5. In TEA’s 2024–25 state ratings it earned an A (91 out of 100) with three of six eligible distinction designations. The school honors Jo Ella Exley, a longtime Katy ISD English teacher and department chair. Buyers should know up front that this is a genuinely split zone: the Oak Park Trails side feeds McMeans Junior High and Taylor High, while the Cinco Ranch Equestrian Village side feeds Beck Junior High and Cinco Ranch High.

How Exley 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), Exley earned an overall A — 91 out of 100 with three of six eligible distinction designations. Ratings change every year, so verify the current one at the live source:

Homes for sale zoned to Exley 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 Exley Elementary

Exley’s zone straddles Westheimer Parkway between Fry Road and South Mason. Confirm your exact address with Katy ISD, but the zone comes down to two communities:

• Oak Park Trails
• Cinco Ranch Equestrian Village

The feeder picture is the part to get right: on the district’s current address assignments, about three-quarters of Exley addresses — the Oak Park Trails side — continue to McMeans Junior High and Taylor High School, while the Equestrian Village side continues to Beck Junior High and Cinco Ranch High School. Both are A-rated high schools in the 2024–25 ratings, but they are different campuses with different communities — know which one your address feeds before you write an offer. Browse all my neighborhood guides for the wider area.

Buying or selling a home zoned to Exley?

Split-zone addresses are where school-driven buyers most often get burned — two houses a street apart in this zone can point at different junior highs and different high schools. As your real estate buyer’s agent I’ll pull the district’s assignment for every specific address we consider, 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.

Exley Elementary: quick answers

What junior high and high school do Exley students attend?

It depends on the address. The Oak Park Trails side of the zone attends McMeans Junior High and Taylor High School; the Cinco Ranch Equestrian Village side attends Beck Junior High and Cinco Ranch High School. Katy ISD’s address lookup settles it for any specific home — or ask me and I’ll check it.

What is Exley Elementary’s TEA rating?

Exley earned an A (91 out of 100) in the Texas Education Agency’s 2024–25 A–F accountability ratings. The current rating is always on the Texas School Report Card.

Who was Jo Ella Exley?

A University of Texas honors graduate who joined Katy ISD in 1967 and taught English for the rest of her career — senior English and department chair at Katy High, later at Taylor and Mayde Creek High. The campus theme runs with her name: the mascot is the Exley Express, in red and black. 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.