Rylander Elementary School - Katy ISD

Katy ISD · Katy · 77494

Rylander Elementary — formally Roberta Wright Rylander Elementary — is a Katy ISD elementary at 24831 Westheimer Parkway in Katy’s 77494 ZIP, west of the Grand Parkway. In TEA’s 2025–26 state ratings the Rhinos earned an A (91 out of 100) with four of six eligible distinction designations, serving about 1,030 students from early education through grade 5 — one of the larger elementary enrollments in the district. It opened in 2004, named for a Katy-born pharmacist and civic figure from the town’s 1936 graduating class. Rylander’s zone is a three-way feeder, so the address decides the high school: Cinco Ranch, Katy, or Tompkins.

How Rylander Elementary is rated

The Texas Education Agency grades every Texas campus on an A–F scale each year. In the most recent ratings (2025–26 school year), Rylander earned an overall A — 91 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 Rylander 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 Rylander Elementary

Rylander’s zone covers the communities west of the Grand Parkway along Westheimer Parkway and Katy-Gaston Road. Confirm your exact address with Katy ISD, but these are the neighborhoods the zone serves:

• Falcon Point
• Falcon Ranch
• Falcon Rock
• Katy Creek Ranch
• Towns of Seville

The feeder picture: on the district’s current address assignments, roughly seven in ten Rylander addresses — Katy Creek Ranch, Falcon Ranch, and neighbors — continue to Cinco Ranch Junior High and Cinco Ranch High School. The Falcon Point–Falcon Rock–Towns of Seville side feeds WoodCreek Junior High, where most addresses continue to Katy High School and a smaller slice to Tompkins. Browse all my neighborhood guides for the wider area.

Buying or selling a home zoned to Rylander?

Three possible high schools off one elementary zone means the school story here is decided house by house, not neighborhood by neighborhood. As your real estate buyer’s agent I’ll pull the district’s assignment for every address we look at, compare the sections on dues, 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.

Rylander Elementary: quick answers

What junior high and high school do Rylander students attend?

It depends on the address. The Katy Creek Ranch–Falcon Ranch side attends Cinco Ranch Junior High and Cinco Ranch High; the Falcon Point–Falcon Rock–Towns of Seville side attends WoodCreek Junior High, continuing to Katy High for most addresses and Tompkins for a smaller portion. Confirm any specific home with Katy ISD — or ask me and I’ll check it.

What is Rylander Elementary’s TEA rating?

Rylander earned an A (91 out of 100) in the Texas Education Agency’s 2025–26 A–F accountability ratings, with four of six eligible distinction designations. The current rating is always on the Texas School Report Card.

Who was Roberta Wright Rylander?

A Katy native, born in 1920 to one of the town’s pioneer merchant families, she graduated in Katy’s 29-member class of 1936, earned a pharmacy degree from the University of Texas in 1940, and spent decades as a community volunteer and civic figure back home. The Rhinos’ colors are maroon, green, and silver. School hours are 7:43 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Last updated: September 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.