Editing Katy, Texas (section)

==Education==
===Primary and secondary schools===
People who live in Katy are zoned to schools in the [[Katy Independent School District]].<ref>"[https://gis.katyisd.org/sarajs/ School Assignment By Residential Address]" (SARA). [[Katy Independent School District]]. Retrieved on July 8, 2017.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cityofkaty.com/home/showdocument?id=3421|title=City of Katy Map 2020|publisher=City of Katy|access-date=May 30, 2020}} - This map shows which public schools are in the Katy city limits.</ref> While multiple Katy ISD schools have "Katy, Texas" postal addresses, only a portion are located in and/or serve the Katy city limits.

====Elementary schools====
* Zelma Hutsell Elementary School<ref>"[http://www.katyisd.org/Pages/sara.aspx Lookup Hutsell Elementary School Attendance Zone] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406103628/http://www.katyisd.org/Pages/sara.aspx |date=April 6, 2016}}." ''[[Katy Independent School District]]''. Accessed April 11, 2016.</ref>
* Katy Elementary School<ref>"[http://www.katyisd.org/Pages/sara.aspx Lookup Katy Elementary School Attendance Zone] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406103628/http://www.katyisd.org/Pages/sara.aspx |date=April 6, 2016}}." ''[[Katy Independent School District]]''. Accessed April 11, 2016.</ref>
* WoodCreek Elementary School<ref>"[http://www.katyisd.org/Pages/sara.aspx Lookup WoodCreek Elementary School Attendance Zone] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406103628/http://www.katyisd.org/Pages/sara.aspx |date=April 6, 2016}}." ''[[Katy Independent School District]]''. Accessed April 11, 2016.</ref>
* Bryant Elementary School<ref>"[https://gis.katyisd.org/sarajs/ Lookup Bryant Elementary School Attendance Zone]." ''[[Katy Independent School District]]''. Accessed January 29, 2020</ref>
* Robertson Elementary School<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.katyisd.org/SERE |title=Robertson Elementary / Homepage}}</ref>
* Maydell Jenks Elementary School<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.katyisd.org/MJE |title=Jenks Elementary / Homepage}}</ref>

====Middle schools====
* Katy Junior High School<ref>"[http://www.katyisd.org/files/campuses/AZ/jh/KJH.pdf Katy Junior High School Attendance Zone]{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." ''[[Katy Independent School District]]''. Accessed September 5, 2008.</ref>
* WoodCreek Junior High School<ref>"[http://www.katyisd.org/files/campuses/AZ/jh/WCJH.pdf WoodCreek Junior High School Attendance Zone]{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." ''[[Katy Independent School District]]''. Accessed September 5, 2008.</ref>

====High schools====
* [[Katy High School]], the oldest high school, is located nearest to the center city. It was established in 1898, and relocated to its present location in 1947. Katy ISD's three alternative education schools (Martha Raines High School, Miller Career and Technology Center, and the Opportunity Awareness Center) are all located within the city.

====Charter and private schools====
The following schools operate outside of Katy ISD's jurisdiction: 
* [[Aristoi Classical Academy]] is a K-12 [[charter school]] in Katy.
* [[Mirus Academy]] is an [[independent school]] in the city center, serving 8th - 12th grades.

===Colleges===
Katy ISD (and therefore the City of Katy) is served by the [[Houston Community College System]].<ref>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Sec. 130.182.  HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.].</ref> HCC Northwest College operates the Katy Campus in an unincorporated section of Harris County.<ref>"[http://northwest.hccs.edu/portal/site/northwest/ Northwest College] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225220707/http://northwest.hccs.edu/portal/site/northwest/ |date=December 25, 2011}}." ''Houston Community College District''. Accessed September 5, 2008.</ref> Areas in Waller County are additionally in the service area of [[Blinn College]].<ref>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.168.  BLINN JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.].</ref>

The Bible Seminary offers non-denominational college-level Bible study and ministry training, including a variety of graduate-level master's programs.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}

The University of Houston purchased the Verde Park Development site, with plans to break ground on a Katy Campus at I10 and 99. Its construction was completed in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Powerhouse is in Katy - University of Houston|url=https://www.uh.edu/katy/|access-date=January 6, 2021|website=www.uh.edu}}</ref>

===Public libraries===
Katy is served by the Katy Branch of [[Harris County Public Library]] (HCPL) at 5414 Franz Road. The branch is a partnership between HCPL and the City of Katy. The city joined the county library system in 1921. The Katy Garden Club started the first library, which was housed in several private houses. At a later point it shared space with the Katy Fire Department. The first Katy branch opened in 1940. The Friends of the Katy Library began in 1972. The construction of the current {{convert|15000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} branch began in 2002. The current branch building opened for regular business in Monday April 28, 2003, with its grand opening ceremony on the previous day.<ref>"[http://www.hcpl.net/branchinfo/kt/ktinfo.htm Katy Branch Library] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517211441/http://www.hcpl.net/branchinfo/kt/ktinfo.htm |date=May 17, 2008}}." ''[[Harris County Public Library]]''. Retrieved November 29, 2008.</ref>