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RODGER & ELLEN BECK J H
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About RODGER & ELLEN BECK J H
RODGER & ELLEN BECK J H is one of the big 6-8 campuss in KATY, Texas, one of the schools within KATY ISD, with 1,239 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so RODGER & ELLEN BECK J H sits 93% larger than that benchmark.
RODGER & ELLEN BECK J H is one of 78 schools operated by KATY ISD, a district that hosts 96,111 students overall.
In terms of who attends, RODGER & ELLEN BECK J H logs that the largest single group is White at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 7% Black, 6% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, RODGER & ELLEN BECK J H has 81 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 29% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Fort Bend County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, RODGER & ELLEN BECK J H sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 61.0%; actual is 79.2%, +18.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Fort Bend County indicate median household income runs about $114,041, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Fort Bend County's 217 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,372 students), RODGER & ELLEN BECK J H is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: SUE CREECH EL, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, RODGER & ELLEN BECK J H comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 71.1%.
Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.
Over the past 7-year window. RODGER & ELLEN BECK J H's enrollment has ticked up 29% since 2018, when it stood at 957 (now 1,239). Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 24% to 29%.
On the community side, members of the RODGER & ELLEN BECK J H community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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