WEST MEMORIAL J H

WEST MEMORIAL J H operates as a moderately sized junior high in KATY, Texas, part of KATY ISD. Current enrollment sits at 897 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 40% bigger than the state mean of about 643.

KATY ISD comprises 78 schools with combined enrollment of 96,111 students; WEST MEMORIAL J H is among them.

On the student-mix side, WEST MEMORIAL J H records that 51% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 20% White, 20% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, WEST MEMORIAL J H has 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Roughly 69% of students at WEST MEMORIAL J H qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, WEST MEMORIAL J H performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.7%, the actual is 51.5%, a residual of +7.8 points.

Around the school, Harris County reports that median household income runs about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), WEST MEMORIAL J H is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WEST MEMORIAL EL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WEST MEMORIAL J H at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 52.9%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 12%: 800 students in 2018 compared to 897 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 35% to 20% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

On this page, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.