Our school was named after Mary Katherine Stephens. Miss Stephens taught in the Garland ISD for eighteen years of her forty three teaching years before retiring. After her retirement from the GISD she stayed busy with organizing the Garland Retired Teachers Association, involvement in the Red Cross, many activities in the First United Methodist Church and she still tutored her students in Spanish.

The creed we initially adopted was, "Katherine Stephens Elementary will stand as a shining beacon to children of all races, symbolically welcoming them into the arms of a woman who gave of herself to so many people during her lifetime".

Katherine Stephens opened it's doors on Monday, August 15th, 1994 with a student body of 790 students and we still maintain an average of 750 students every year. The school was designed to be an 'around the house' school with the media center and administration being towards the center.

Dr. Michael Richey, our principal and Mrs. Renee Robertson, our assistant principal, invite you to stop by and have lunch with your child that attends Stephens Elementary. Also, our PTA has many activities that will give you opportunities to interact with your children in the school environment.