Kelliwood

Photo by Buburuza Productions

Photo by Buburuza Productions

A couple of Kelliwood neighborhoods offer leisure amenities such as junior olympic swimming pools, tennis courts and walking trails available only to members of their specific homeowners associations. Homebuyers looking in Kelliwood neighborhoods without amenities having nothing to worry about as the area is bursting with some of the best parks and attractions in Houston. In the heart of Kelliwood is Nottingham Country Park, where residents can walk or jog along the two miles of trails and enjoy the wide-open green spaces. The park district also maintains a number of well-appointed parks nearby which offer top-notch facilities. Horse lovers have the Great Southwest Equestrian Center right in the middle of the Kelliwood neighborhoods where over 50 national and regional events are held annually. Young soccer enthusiasts can join the local Fun Fair Positive Soccer program where every child gets to participate and all games are hosted on the premises. The program's facilities are on Westheimer Parkway just a few minutes from Kelliwood. The area is served by the Katy Independent School District. The KISD is very highly ranked by a number of school rating systems on the regional, state and national levels. It is almost always in the top 10% of most individual categories measured by the rating systems such as academics, college preparedness, etc. Elementary schools nearest to Kelliwood are Memorial Parkway Elementary, Exley, Pattison and Hayes. Junior high schools are Memorial Parkway Junior High and McMeans. The closest high school is Taylor High.