PAETOW H S

PAETOW H S is a senior high of large scale in KATY, Texas, operated by KATY ISD, enrolling 3,447 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 333% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

Across the 78 schools in KATY ISD (96,111 students total), PAETOW H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, PAETOW H S reports that 45% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 32% Black, 11% White, 8% Asian, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Harris County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, PAETOW H S has 233 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 65% of students at PAETOW H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PAETOW 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 45.6%; this one delivers 59.9%, a residual of +14.2 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate median household earnings sit near $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which PAETOW H S is one.

STOCKDICK J H is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PAETOW H S ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 47.5%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PAETOW H S has rose 375%, going from 725 students in 2018 to 3,447 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 21% to 11%. Class-load math has rose: from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

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