NOTTINGHAM COUNTRY EL vs GRIFFIN EL

Nottingham Country Elementary and Griffin Elementary sit 5.2 miles apart in Katy, Texas, and their overall ratings are nearly identical — 9.3/10 for Nottingham Country versus 9.2/10 for Griffin, a gap of just 0.1 points. State rank tells a similar story: Nottingham Country stands at #89 of 8,547 Texas schools while Griffin lands at #122 of 8,547, both placing each school in the top 2% statewide. Parents choosing between them are comparing two genuinely high-performing campuses, not a clear winner against a runner-up.

The academic and growth scores split in opposite directions, and those deltas matter. Griffin Elementary leads on the academic score by a substantial 0.6 points — 9.9/10 versus Nottingham Country's 9.3/10 — suggesting Griffin students are reaching higher proficiency benchmarks on state assessments. Nottingham Country flips the advantage on growth: its 9.5/10 growth score beats Griffin's 8.9/10 by 0.6 points, meaning Nottingham Country students are adding more learning progress year over year relative to academic peers. Families who prioritize current achievement levels will read Griffin's edge as decisive; families who weight trajectory and acceleration will read Nottingham Country's growth score the same way.

The two schools differ more sharply on demographics than on ratings. Nottingham Country Elementary enrolls 841 students compared to Griffin's 778, and its free- and reduced-price lunch rate is 35% versus Griffin's 19% — a 16-point gap that reflects meaningfully different economic compositions. Nottingham Country also carries a slightly lower student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1 against Griffin's 13.4:1, translating to roughly one fewer student per classroom on average. Neither ratio is crowded, but Nottingham Country's lower number pairs with its larger absolute enrollment to suggest more staffing resources are deployed per student.

Both campuses serve grades PK through 05, so no grade-range distinction separates them for elementary-age children. The core trade-off comes down to academic floor versus growth ceiling: Griffin's near-perfect 9.9 academic score signals a student body already performing at the top of the state distribution, while Nottingham Country's 9.5 growth score indicates the campus is exceptionally effective at moving students forward regardless of where they start.