MEMORIAL PARKWAY EL

As a mid-tier elementary school in KATY, Texas, MEMORIAL PARKWAY EL hosts 714 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of KATY ISD. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 38% above typical.

KATY ISD comprises 78 schools with combined enrollment of 96,111 students; MEMORIAL PARKWAY EL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MEMORIAL PARKWAY EL records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 75%; the rest looks like 12% White, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, MEMORIAL PARKWAY EL has 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting MEMORIAL PARKWAY EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MEMORIAL PARKWAY EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.2%, the actual is 38.3%, a residual of -1.9 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Harris County put median household income runs about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), MEMORIAL PARKWAY EL is one campus in the mix.

MEMORIAL PARKWAY J H is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MEMORIAL PARKWAY EL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 60.2%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MEMORIAL PARKWAY EL has declined 13%, going from 823 students in 2018 to 714 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 58% to 75% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 in 2025.

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