TAYS J H

TAYS J H is a middle-grades school of big scale in KATY, Texas, overseen by KATY ISD, caters to 1,462 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 127% bigger than the state mean of about 643.

KATY ISD runs 78 schools in total, collectively educating 96,111 students. TAYS J H is one of those campuses.

Demographically, TAYS J H logs that 40% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 26% White, 20% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Fort Bend County as a whole is about 22% Asian, so the school skews considerably more Asian than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, TAYS J H lists 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting TAYS J H higher than the state norm the norm. About 15% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Fort Bend County (around 42%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, TAYS J H sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 67.2%; actual is 82.6%, +15.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Fort Bend County) shows that median household earnings sit near $114,041, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. TAYS J H is one of 217 public schools in Fort Bend County (combined enrollment of about 191,372 students).

The closest other public school is TOMPKINS H S, roughly 0.9 miles away. 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), TAYS J H ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 77.1%.

TAYS J H operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 8%: 1,591 students in 2018 compared to 1,462 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 28% to 40% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the TAYS J H community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.