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Enrollment
897
Middle
DISTRICT 1,173 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KATY ISD·NCES 482517002813
West Memorial Junior High School
22311 PROVINCIAL BLVD, KATY, TX 77450 · (281) 237-6400 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL897 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
620 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 | 297 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 309 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 291 | 32% |
Student demographics
66%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
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
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 31.0% | 27.0% | 20.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 27.0% | 26.0% | 27.0% |
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 | 58.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 49.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% 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 Junior High School
West Memorial Junior High School's state test result (48.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Memorial Junior High School this school | 897 | 69.1% | 48.6% |
| Gunn Junior High School ARLINGTON | 879 | 68.6% | 45.4% |
| Mattei Middle School PRINCETON | 839 | 69.2% | 44.4% |
| Clack Middle School ABILENE | 693 | 68.1% | 32.1% |
| Bailey Junior High School ARLINGTON | 754 | 67.9% | 41.9% |
| Waller Junior High School WALLER | 951 | 64.6% | 37.6% |
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 West Memorial Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #549 of 1,635 | #61 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #646 of 1,670 ▲ 402 | #83 of 219 ▲ 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #655 of 1,670 ▲ 95 | #69 of 219 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #925 of 1,570 | #135 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 897 | #407 of 1,749 | #91 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #305 of 1,542 | #39 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.6% | #323 of 1,543 | #44 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.1% | #737 of 1,648 | #148 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.1% | #217 of 437 | #21 of 41 |
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
897
-16 (-2%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 1,261
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 897 | 70 | 12.8:1 | 69% (620) |
| 2023-24 | 911 | 76.3 | 11.9:1 | 71% (647) |
| 2022-23 | 927 | 72.6 | 12.8:1 | 72% (670) |
| 2020-21 | 913 | 67 | 13.6:1 | 58% (530) |
| 2017-18 | 800 | 55.2 | 14.5:1 | 45% (358) |
| 2015-16 | 748 | 55 | 13.6:1 | 45% (335) |
| 2010-11 | 814 | 53 | 15.4:1 | 41% (336) |
| 2000-01 | 828 | 54 | 15.3:1 | 8% (68) |
| 1990-91 | 1,261 | 61 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Memorial Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (800 to 897); teachers up 27% (55.2 to 70).
About West Memorial Junior High School
West Memorial Junior High School serves students in KATY, Texas, as a medium-sized middle school. The school serves 897 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. The average among middle schools in Texas is roughly 643 students; this school is 40% above that.
Across its 78 schools, KATY ISD enrolls 96,111 students. West Memorial Junior High School is one of those schools.
Roughly 51% of students at West Memorial Junior High School are Hispanic. Other groups make up 20% White, 20% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
West Memorial Junior High School counts 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.8 students for each one. This ratio sits 1.6 below the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. About 69% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. For comparison, public schools in Harris County average 70%.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, West Memorial Junior High School's results are 4.5 points above predicted: 48.6% against 44.2%.
Harris County census figures show that the median household income is $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 1,205 public schools in Harris County, enrolling about 886,911 students in all.
Nearby, West Memorial Elementary School is about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of West Memorial Junior High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, West Memorial Junior High School is 5th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 913 to 897.
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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 Elementary School0.1 mi · 970
- Cimarron Elementary School1.1 mi · 495
- Memorial Parkway Elementary School1.3 mi · 714
- Diane Winborn Elementary School1.4 mi · 728
- Taylor High School1.7 mi · 3,384
- Edna Mae Fielder Elementary School2.0 mi · 945
Frequently asked questions
About West Memorial Junior High SchoolHow large is West Memorial Junior High School?
West Memorial Junior High School enrolls approximately 897 students in grades 06-08.
Is West Memorial Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Memorial Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Memorial Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Memorial Junior High School is approximately 12.8:1 (70 FTE teachers).
How diverse is West Memorial Junior High School?
West Memorial Junior High School reports a student body of 20% White, 51% Hispanic, 20% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees West Memorial Junior High School?
West Memorial Junior High School is overseen by KATY ISD in Harris County.
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