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Enrollment
459
Middle
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS)·NCES 480144013268
Iltexas Katy Middle School
24406 FRANZ RD, KATY, TX 77493 · (281) 394-9417 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL459 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
297 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 151 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 156 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 152 | 33% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
60.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 32.0% | 19.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 23.0% | 34.0% | 30.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 60.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 30.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Iltexas Katy Middle School
Iltexas Katy Middle School's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iltexas Katy Middle School this school | 459 | 64.7% | 39.8% |
| IDEA Converse College Preparatory CONVERSE | 462 | 66.2% | 35.3% |
| IDEA Round Rock Tech College Preparatory ROUND ROCK | 504 | 60.1% | 62.4% |
| Melillo Middle School HOUSTON | 612 | 64.7% | 53.6% |
| Iltexas Garland Middle School GARLAND | 475 | 69.3% | 38.9% |
| Manor New Technology Middle School MANOR | 744 | 60.1% | 31.4% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Iltexas Katy Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #945 of 1,635 | #114 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,085 of 1,670 ▼ 14 | #150 of 219 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #553 of 1,670 ▼ 56 | #58 of 219 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #944 of 1,570 | #138 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 459 | #1,149 of 1,749 | #183 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #1,393 of 1,542 | #182 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.7% | #795 of 1,543 | #103 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.7% | #841 of 1,648 | #157 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.0% | #184 of 437 | #16 of 41 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
459
+50 (+12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 17.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 459 | 26 | 17.6:1 | 65% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 24.6 | 17.7:1 | 69% (302) |
| 2022-23 | 455 | 27.3 | 16.7:1 | 64% (290) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | 23 | 17.8:1 | 59% (242) |
| 2017-18 | 399 | 27 | 14.8:1 | 55% (221) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Iltexas Katy Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (399 to 459); teachers down 3% (27 to 26).
About Iltexas Katy Middle School
Iltexas Katy Middle School is a small middle school that serves part of KATY, Texas. The school has 459 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 643 students for middle schools in Texas.
Iltexas Katy Middle School is part of INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS), where 44 schools serve 25,497 students.
About 66% of the student body at Iltexas Katy Middle School is Hispanic. The remaining students are 19% Black, 7% Asian, 6% White, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 53, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. The average for middle schools in Texas, 14.4:1, is lower. A total of 297 students, or 65%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 46.1% at Iltexas Katy Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.8%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Harris County show that the median household earns about $74,983 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Across Harris County, 1,205 public schools serve about 886,911 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Iltexas Katy Middle School from the closest public school, Iltexas Katy Elementary School. Iltexas Katy Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 44.5% proficiency; Iltexas Katy Middle School posts 39.8%.
Locale data from NCES put Iltexas Katy Middle School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large). Iltexas Katy Middle School is run as a public charter school.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 12%, from 409 to 459.
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Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS)
- Iltexas Garland Elementary SchoolElementary · 941 students
- Iltexas Grand Prairie Elementary SchoolElementary · 936 students
- Iltexas Katy Elementary SchoolElementary · 936 students
- Iltexas Keller Elementary SchoolElementary · 935 students
- Iltexas Msg Ramirez Elementary SchoolElementary · 895 students
- Iltexas Bg Ramirez Elementary SchoolElementary · 888 students
Other schools in KATY
- Seven Lakes High SchoolHigh · 3,773 students
- Cinco Ranch High SchoolHigh · 3,740 students
- Katy High SchoolHigh · 3,543 students
- Paetow High SchoolHigh · 3,447 students
- Taylor High SchoolHigh · 3,384 students
- Jordan High SchoolHigh · 3,330 students
Nearby schools
- Iltexas Katy Elementary School0.0 mi · 936
- Robert King Elementary School0.6 mi · 1,011
- Katy Junior High School0.9 mi · 1,155
- Opport Awareness Center1.0 mi · 170
- Harris Co School for Accelerated Lrn1.0 mi · 1
- Leonard Elementary School1.1 mi · 1,051
Frequently asked questions
About Iltexas Katy Middle SchoolHow large is Iltexas Katy Middle School?
Iltexas Katy Middle School enrolls approximately 459 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Iltexas Katy Middle School serve?
Iltexas Katy Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Iltexas Katy Middle School?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Iltexas Katy Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Iltexas Katy Middle School?
Student demographics at Iltexas Katy Middle School are roughly 6% White, 66% Hispanic, 19% Black, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Iltexas Katy Middle School in?
Iltexas Katy Middle School is part of INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.