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Enrollment
970
Elementary
DISTRICT 905 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KATY ISD·NCES 482517002812
West Memorial Elementary School
22605 PROVINCIAL BLVD, KATY, TX 77450 · (281) 237-6600 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL970 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
83 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
665 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 80 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 139 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 142 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 152 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 161 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 153 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 143 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (139) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (143).
Student demographics
64%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
West Memorial Elementary School→West Memorial Junior 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
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +4.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 4 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 29.0% | 24.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 22.0% | 25.0% | 44.0% |
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 | 49.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 53.0% | 48.0% |
| 2020-21 | 45.0% | 47.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 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 West Memorial Elementary School
West Memorial Elementary School's state test result (37.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Memorial Elementary School this school | 970 | 68.6% | 37.3% |
| Morton Ranch Elementary School KATY | 969 | 67.9% | 46.8% |
| Robert King Elementary School KATY | 1,011 | 67.5% | 36.5% |
| Ford Elementary School SPRING | 857 | 71.6% | 46.8% |
| McRoberts Elementary School KATY | 864 | 71.4% | 48.1% |
| Walker Elementary School KATY | 984 | 72.2% | 43.4% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 West Memorial Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #2,909 of 4,401 | #406 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #3,838 of 4,466 ▼ 461 | #568 of 625 ▼ 80 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #2,650 of 4,466 ▼ 53 | #355 of 625 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.0pp | #606 of 3,998 | #75 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 970 | #118 of 4,938 | #43 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #278 of 4,622 | #46 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #1,101 of 4,628 | #136 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.6% | #2,646 of 4,789 | #486 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.0% | #474 of 1,307 | #45 of 148 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
970
+151 (+18%) vs 2020
+74% since 1990-91, when it was 558
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 970 | 82.5 | 11.8:1 | 69% (665) |
| 2023-24 | 818 | 64.3 | 12.7:1 | 67% (545) |
| 2022-23 | 829 | 64 | 12.9:1 | 69% (570) |
| 2020-21 | 819 | 64 | 12.8:1 | 58% (474) |
| 2017-18 | 822 | 58.8 | 14.0:1 | 46% (381) |
| 2015-16 | 881 | 60 | 14.7:1 | 44% (385) |
| 2010-11 | 796 | 50 | 15.9:1 | 42% (337) |
| 2000-01 | 672 | 43 | 15.6:1 | 11% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 558 | 34 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Memorial Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (822 to 970); teachers up 40% (58.8 to 82.5).
About West Memorial Elementary School
The public elementary school West Memorial Elementary School is located in KATY, Texas. Its enrollment is 970 students, spread over pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Texas enroll around 519, and this school is 87% above that mark.
KATY ISD (78 schools, 96,111 students) runs West Memorial Elementary School.
Of every 100 students at West Memorial Elementary School, about 53 are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 24% Black, 14% White, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Harris County's residents are about 44% Hispanic, 9 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, West Memorial Elementary School scores 64%.
West Memorial Elementary School reported 82.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 11.8:1. The school's 11.8:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. Roughly 69% of students at West Memorial Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for West Memorial Elementary School is 44.4%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 37.3%.
For Harris County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $74,983 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Harris County number 1,205, with about 886,911 students.
West Memorial Junior High School, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. West Memorial Elementary School places 7th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
In the federal locale system, West Memorial Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment rose by 18% across 4 years, from 819 in 2020-21 to 970 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 12.8:1 to 11.8:1.
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Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 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
- West Memorial Junior High School0.1 mi · 897
- Cimarron Elementary School1.0 mi · 495
- Memorial Parkway Elementary School1.4 mi · 714
- Diane Winborn Elementary School1.4 mi · 728
- Taylor High School1.8 mi · 3,384
- Edna Mae Fielder Elementary School1.9 mi · 945
Frequently asked questions
About West Memorial Elementary SchoolHow large is West Memorial Elementary School?
West Memorial Elementary School enrolls approximately 970 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does West Memorial Elementary School serve?
West Memorial Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at West Memorial Elementary School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at West Memorial Elementary School.
How diverse is West Memorial Elementary School?
West Memorial Elementary School reports a student body of 14% White, 53% Hispanic, 24% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees West Memorial Elementary School?
West Memorial Elementary School is overseen by KATY ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.