T H MCDONALD J H

Set in KATY, Texas, T H MCDONALD J H is a large intermediate school, part of KATY ISD. It teaches 966 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 50% bigger than typical.

T H MCDONALD J H is one of 78 schools operated by KATY ISD, a district that enrolls 96,111 students overall.

On demographics, T H MCDONALD J H lists that 55% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder consists of 25% Black, 10% White, 7% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

On the income-and-resources front, T H MCDONALD J H shows 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), T H MCDONALD J H performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.1%, the actual is 46.4%, a residual of +4.2 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Harris County shows median household income runs about $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), T H MCDONALD J H is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is LORAINE T GOLBOW EL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around T H MCDONALD J H. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts T H MCDONALD J H at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 42.8%.

T H MCDONALD J H operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at T H MCDONALD J H has climbed 4%, going from 928 students in 2018 to 966 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 14% to 10%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

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