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Enrollment
1,356
Elementary
DISTRICT 905 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KATY ISD·NCES 482517013093
Jenks Elementary School
27602 WESTRIDGE CREEK LN, KATY, TX 77494 · (281) 234-4106 · Fort Bend County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,356 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
101 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
336 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 64 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 148 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 180 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 228 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 229 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 251 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 256 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (148) is 42% smaller than its 5th grade class (256).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
82.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
78.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 78 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 | 61.0% | 21.0% | 10.0% | 8.0% |
| Mathematics | 52.0% | 26.0% | 14.0% | 8.0% |
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 | 82.0% | 78.0% |
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 79.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 72.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 69.0% |
| 2021-22 | 78.0% | 78.0% |
| 2020-21 | 62.0% | 72.0% |
% 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
73.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Jenks Elementary School
Jenks Elementary School's state test result (73.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenks Elementary School this school | 1,356 | 24.8% | 73.9% |
| Tom Wilson Elementary School KATY | 1,058 | 22.3% | 79.0% |
| Warner Elementary School CYPRESS | 1,168 | 23.1% | 76.2% |
| Rennell Elementary School CYPRESS | 1,260 | 15.7% | 74.5% |
| Wells Elementary School CYPRESS | 1,133 | 14.9% | 72.8% |
| Woodcreek Elementary School KATY | 1,301 | 20.1% | 75.3% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Jenks Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Fort Bend County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #215 of 4,401 | #21 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #185 of 4,466 ▼ 19 | #21 of 113 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #198 of 4,466 ▲ 136 | #21 of 113 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #1,477 of 3,998 | #27 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,356 | #9 of 4,938 | #2 of 119 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #1,130 of 4,622 | #33 of 116 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.7% | #459 of 4,628 | #50 of 116 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.8% | #4,335 of 4,789 | #93 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #1,858 of 2,838 | #42 of 61 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
1,356
-93 (-6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 1,356 | 100.5 | 13.5:1 | 25% (336) |
| 2023-24 | 1,448 | 107.5 | 13.5:1 | 25% (369) |
| 2022-23 | 1,434 | 101.5 | 14.1:1 | 23% (323) |
| 2020-21 | 1,449 | 103 | 14.1:1 | 15% (213) |
| 2017-18 | 1,542 | 95.4 | 16.2:1 | 11% (173) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jenks Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,542 to 1,356); teachers up 5% (95.4 to 100.5).
About Jenks Elementary School
Jenks Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in KATY, Texas. The school enrolls 1,356 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Texas is about 519, so this school runs 161% larger than that.
The district, KATY ISD, has 96,111 students enrolled across 78 schools.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Jenks Elementary School, with 41% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 30% Asian, 16% White, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 25%. Jenks Elementary School has a diversity index of 71%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 100.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 25%. The gap from the 42% average for public schools in Fort Bend County is 17 points.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Jenks Elementary School would score about 63.1%. It scores 73.9%, 10.8 points above that figure.
Federal survey data for Fort Bend County show that median household income is about $114,041, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Jenks Elementary School is among the 217 public schools in Fort Bend County.
The closest other public school is Ray and Jamie Wolman Elementary School, about 1.2 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Jenks Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Jenks Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Jenks Elementary School had 1,449 students in 2020-21 and 1,356 in 2024-25, a 6% decrease.
The Jenks Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Fort Bend County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
893,767
Census ACS
Median income
$114,041
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
217
191,372 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KATY ISD
- 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
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
- Ray and Jamie Wolman Elementary School1.2 mi · 1,054
- Keiko Davidson Elementary School1.2 mi · 922
- Tays Junior High School1.2 mi · 1,462
- Jordan High School1.5 mi · 3,330
- Adams Junior High School1.5 mi · 1,963
- Woodcreek Junior High School1.6 mi · 1,566
Frequently asked questions
About Jenks Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Jenks Elementary School?
Jenks Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,356 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Jenks Elementary School serve?
Jenks Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Jenks Elementary School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Jenks Elementary School.
How diverse is Jenks Elementary School?
Jenks Elementary School reports a student body of 16% White, 41% Hispanic, 7% Black, 30% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Jenks Elementary School in?
Jenks Elementary School is part of KATY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.