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Enrollment
1,462
Middle
DISTRICT 1,173 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KATY ISD·NCES 482517013350
Tays Junior High School
26721 HAWKS PRAIRIE BLVD, KATY, TX 77494 · (281) 234-2400 · Fort Bend County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,462 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
225 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 | 473 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 480 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 509 | 35% |
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
Tays Junior High School→Tompkins High School
Feeds from
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
88.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
88.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 88 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 are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 68.0% | 20.0% | 8.0% | 4.0% |
| Mathematics | 64.0% | 24.0% | 8.0% | 4.0% |
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 | 88.0% | 88.0% |
| 2024-25 | 87.0% | 87.0% |
| 2023-24 | 88.0% | 84.0% |
| 2022-23 | 88.0% | 88.0% |
| 2021-22 | 79.0% | 87.0% |
| 2020-21 | 74.0% | 85.0% |
% 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
82.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 67% 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 16 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 Tays Junior High School
Tays Junior High School's state test result (82.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tays Junior High School this school | 1,462 | 15.4% | 82.6% |
| Seven Lakes Junior High School KATY | 1,571 | 17.6% | 86.4% |
| Robinson Middle School PLANO | 1,084 | 17.1% | 71.2% |
| Beckendorff Junior High School KATY | 1,674 | 22.6% | 86.0% |
| Cedar Valley Middle School AUSTIN | 1,306 | 10.6% | 79.4% |
| Roach Middle School FRISCO | 953 | 14.2% | 73.6% |
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 Tays Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Fort Bend County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.6% | #18 of 1,635 | #5 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #16 of 1,670 ▲ 7 | #2 of 33 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #34 of 1,670 ▲ 7 | #4 of 33 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #1,337 of 1,570 | #32 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,462 | #31 of 1,749 | #11 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #1,251 of 1,542 | #15 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.1% | #85 of 1,543 | #12 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.4% | #1,593 of 1,648 | #31 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #693 of 942 | #9 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
1,462
+10 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 1,462 | 87.8 | 16.6:1 | 15% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 1,467 | 90.6 | 16.2:1 | 17% (250) |
| 2022-23 | 1,508 | 90.2 | 16.7:1 | 15% (230) |
| 2020-21 | 1,452 | 86 | 16.9:1 | 12% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 1,591 | 86.3 | 18.4:1 | 6% (96) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tays Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,591 to 1,462); teachers up 2% (86.3 to 87.8).
About Tays Junior High School
Students in KATY, Texas, attend Tays Junior High School, a large middle school. The school reports 1,462 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 127% above the 643 average for middle schools in Texas.
KATY ISD enrolls 96,111 students, and its 78 schools include Tays Junior High School.
The most common group at Tays Junior High School is Asian students, at 40%. Other groups make up 26% White, 20% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 5% multiracial. Fort Bend County as a whole is about 22% Asian, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 72%, meaning two students picked at random have a 72% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Tays Junior High School is 87.8 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 16.6:1. That is 2.3 students per teacher above the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Around 15% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Fort Bend County average 42%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Tays Junior High School is +15.5 points, in the top 10% of Texas. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 82.6%, and the predicted rate is 67.1%.
Census estimates describe Fort Bend County this way: the median household income is $114,041, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Tays Junior High School, Fort Bend County has 216 other public schools.
The closest public school, Tompkins High School, is about 0.9 miles from Tays Junior High School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Tays Junior High School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Tays Junior High School is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 1,452 to 1,462.
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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
- Tompkins High School0.9 mi · 3,155
- Keiko Davidson Elementary School1.1 mi · 922
- Tom Wilson Elementary School1.2 mi · 1,058
- Jenks Elementary School1.2 mi · 1,356
- Woodcreek Junior High School1.4 mi · 1,566
- Odessa Kilpatrick Elementary School1.7 mi · 968
Frequently asked questions
About Tays Junior High SchoolHow large is Tays Junior High School?
Tays Junior High School enrolls approximately 1,462 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Tays Junior High School serve?
Tays Junior High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Tays Junior High School have?
Tays Junior High School employs 88 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
How diverse is Tays Junior High School?
Tays Junior High School reports a student body of 26% White, 20% Hispanic, 9% Black, 40% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Tays Junior High School public or private?
Tays 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.