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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KATY ISD·NCES 482517009613

MORTON RANCH J H

2498 N MASON RD, KATY, TX 77449 · (281) 237-7400 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,205 STUDENTS
Enrollment
1,205
Middle
DISTRICT 1,173 · STATE 643
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
97 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
917 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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
Grade 6
408
Grade 7
391
Grade 8
406
Student demographics
White
1149%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
74061%
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 54%
Black
25621%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 13%
Asian
444%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 6%
Two+
444%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 3%
Native American
50%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
64754%
Female
55846%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
MORTON RANCH J HMORTON RANCH H S
Feeds from
DIANE WINBORN ELPK05FRANZ ELPK05MORTON RANCH ELPK05SUNDOWN ELPK05
Based on published attendance-zone data from KATY ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
45.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 43.3% . -1.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 5 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 1 points.

Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,205
-10 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 14.2:1
% White
9%
was 19%
% Hispanic
61%
was 57%
% Black
21%
was 17%
% Asian
4%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About MORTON RANCH J H

MORTON RANCH J H, a high-enrollment intermediate school in KATY, Texas, run under KATY ISD, caters to 1,205 students, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so MORTON RANCH J H sits 87% bigger than that benchmark.

KATY ISD runs 78 schools in total, collectively educating 96,111 students. MORTON RANCH J H is one of those campuses.

Demographically, MORTON RANCH J H logs that 61% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest comes out to 21% Black, 9% White, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 97 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MORTON RANCH J H performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.2%, the actual is 41.5%, a residual of +0.3 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate median household earnings sit near $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which MORTON RANCH J H is one.

The closest other public school is MORTON RANCH EL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MORTON RANCH J H at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 44.7%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MORTON RANCH J H has changed only slightly, going from 1,215 students in 2018 to 1,205 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 19% to 9% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.

Harris County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
MORTON RANCH J H
District
KATY ISD
Address
2498 N MASON RD, KATY, TX 77449
Phone
(281) 237-7400
County
Harris County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
1,205
Teachers (FTE)
97
Student–teacher ratio
12.5:1
Free/Reduced lunch
917 (76%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
482517009613
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About MORTON RANCH J H
How many students attend MORTON RANCH J H?
MORTON RANCH J H enrolls approximately 1,205 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does MORTON RANCH J H serve?
MORTON RANCH J H serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at MORTON RANCH J H?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at MORTON RANCH J H.
How diverse is MORTON RANCH J H?
MORTON RANCH J H reports a student body of 9% White, 61% Hispanic, 21% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees MORTON RANCH J H?
MORTON RANCH J H is overseen by KATY ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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