CINCO RANCH J H

CINCO RANCH J H is one of the well-populated middle-grades schools in KATY, Texas, part of KATY ISD, with 1,455 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 126% above typical.

Across the 78 schools in KATY ISD (96,111 students total), CINCO RANCH J H accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, CINCO RANCH J H records that 32% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 28% White, 28% Asian, 7% Black, 5% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, CINCO RANCH J H lists 97 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Fort Bend County (around 42%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, CINCO RANCH J H is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 60.1%; this one delivers 76.1%, a residual of +16.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Fort Bend County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $114,041 per year, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Fort Bend County's 217 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,372 students), CINCO RANCH J H is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is CINCO RANCH H S, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CINCO RANCH J H ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 68.4%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CINCO RANCH J H has expanded 16%, going from 1,259 students in 2018 to 1,455 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 42% to 28%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

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