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Enrollment
1,571
Middle
DISTRICT 1,173 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KATY ISD·NCES 482517012519
Seven Lakes Junior High School
6026 KATY GASTON RD, KATY, TX 77494 · (281) 234-2100 · Fort Bend County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,571 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
97 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
276 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 480 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 527 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 564 | 36% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Seven Lakes Junior High School→Seven Lakes High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from KATY ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
89.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
87.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +0.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 87 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 73.0% | 16.0% | 7.0% | 4.0% |
| Mathematics | 63.0% | 24.0% | 8.0% | 5.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 89.0% | 87.0% |
| 2024-25 | 90.0% | 88.0% |
| 2023-24 | 91.0% | 86.0% |
| 2022-23 | 86.0% | 86.0% |
| 2021-22 | 81.0% | 85.0% |
| 2020-21 | 75.0% | 87.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
86.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 66% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Seven Lakes Junior High School
Seven Lakes Junior High School's state test result (86.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seven Lakes Junior High School this school | 1,571 | 17.6% | 86.4% |
| Tays Junior High School KATY | 1,462 | 15.4% | 82.6% |
| Beckendorff Junior High School KATY | 1,674 | 22.6% | 86.0% |
| Robinson Middle School PLANO | 1,084 | 17.1% | 71.2% |
| Ereckson Middle School ALLEN | 1,263 | 19.9% | 76.0% |
| Cedar Valley Middle School AUSTIN | 1,306 | 10.6% | 79.4% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Seven Lakes Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Fort Bend County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.4% | #9 of 1,635 | #2 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #19 of 1,670 ▼ 1 | #4 of 33 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #26 of 1,670 ▼ 7 | #3 of 33 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #1,257 of 1,570 | #29 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,571 | #14 of 1,749 | #7 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #1,162 of 1,542 | #13 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.1% | #87 of 1,543 | #13 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.6% | #1,576 of 1,648 | #30 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.3% | #392 of 942 | #4 of 12 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,571
+13 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 18.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,571 | 96.8 | 16.2:1 | 18% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 1,607 | 95.6 | 16.8:1 | 21% (331) |
| 2022-23 | 1,630 | 91.1 | 17.9:1 | 20% (326) |
| 2020-21 | 1,558 | 85 | 18.3:1 | 14% (215) |
| 2017-18 | 1,924 | 104.7 | 18.4:1 | 7% (143) |
| 2015-16 | 1,995 | 101 | 19.8:1 | 4% (79) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Seven Lakes Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (1,924 to 1,571); teachers down 8% (104.7 to 96.8).
About Seven Lakes Junior High School
Seven Lakes Junior High School, a large middle school, is located in KATY, Texas. It educates 1,571 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Texas is about 643 students.
KATY ISD is made up of 78 schools with 96,111 students in all.
Seven Lakes Junior High School's enrollment has no majority group, and Asian students are the largest at 40%. The remaining students are 27% White, 20% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Fort Bend County, the Asian share is about 22%. By the diversity index, Seven Lakes Junior High School comes in at 72%.
Seven Lakes Junior High School's 96.8 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 16.2:1. For comparison, middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 18%. That is lower than the 42% average for public schools in Fort Bend County.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Seven Lakes Junior High School is among the top 10% of schools in Texas. Predicted: 66.2%. Actual: 86.4%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Fort Bend County show that median household income is about $114,041, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 217 public schools in Fort Bend County, with a combined enrollment of about 191,372.
The school nearest to Seven Lakes Junior High School is Seven Lakes High School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Seven Lakes Junior High School places 2nd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 1,558 in 2020-21 to 1,571 in 2024-25, a change of 13 students. By 2024-25, the school had 16.2 students per teacher, compared with 18.3 in 2020-21.
To ask about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater, start a discussion on this page. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Fort Bend County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
893,767
Census ACS
Median income
$114,041
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
217
191,372 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KATY ISD
- Seven Lakes High SchoolHigh · 3,773 students
- Cinco Ranch High SchoolHigh · 3,740 students
- Katy High SchoolHigh · 3,543 students
- Paetow High SchoolHigh · 3,447 students
- Taylor High SchoolHigh · 3,384 students
- Jordan High SchoolHigh · 3,330 students
Other schools in KATY
- Seven Lakes High SchoolHigh · 3,773 students
- Cinco Ranch High SchoolHigh · 3,740 students
- Katy High SchoolHigh · 3,543 students
- Paetow High SchoolHigh · 3,447 students
- Taylor High SchoolHigh · 3,384 students
- Jordan High SchoolHigh · 3,330 students
Nearby schools
- Seven Lakes High School0.2 mi · 3,773
- Bonnie Holland Elementary School1.0 mi · 784
- Odessa Kilpatrick Elementary School1.2 mi · 968
- Beckendorff Junior High School1.2 mi · 1,674
- Joe Hubenak Elementary School1.3 mi · 1,179
- Griffin Elementary School1.4 mi · 782
Frequently asked questions
About Seven Lakes Junior High SchoolHow large is Seven Lakes Junior High School?
Seven Lakes Junior High School enrolls approximately 1,571 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Seven Lakes Junior High School serve?
Seven Lakes Junior High School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Seven Lakes Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Seven Lakes Junior High School is approximately 16.2:1 (97 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Seven Lakes Junior High School?
Seven Lakes Junior High School reports a student body of 27% White, 20% Hispanic, 9% Black, 40% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Seven Lakes Junior High School public or private?
Seven Lakes Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by KATY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.