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JORDAN H S
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyAbout JORDAN H S
Located at 27500 FULSHEAR BEND DR, in KATY, Texas, JORDAN H S is a sizable senior high that teaches 3,330 students (grades 9 through 12), part of KATY ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so JORDAN H S sits 318% bigger than that benchmark.
KATY ISD runs 78 schools in total, collectively educating 96,111 students. JORDAN H S is one of those campuses.
On demographics, JORDAN H S reports that 33% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 29% Asian, 25% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% multiracial. Compared to Fort Bend County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
In terms of school funding signals, JORDAN H S lists 192 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.3:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 17% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Fort Bend County's rate of about 42%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), JORDAN H S 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 66.6%; this one delivers 87.1%, a residual of +20.5 points.
In the surrounding community, census data for Fort Bend County shows the typical household earns roughly $114,041 per year, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Fort Bend County's 217 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,372 students), JORDAN H S is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: ADAMS J H, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JORDAN H S. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JORDAN H S at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 74.5%.
The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.
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