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West Memorial Elementary

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West Memorial Elementary ranks 3280 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3280^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

West Memorial Elementary is a public elementary school in Katy, Texas, serving 818 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Katy Independent School District (ISD).

While West Memorial Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and per-student spending in line with the district average, the school's academic performance lags significantly behind both the Katy ISD and Texas state averages. Over the past four years, West Memorial has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, with proficiency rates on STAAR tests that are 20-30 percentage points lower than nearby Edna Mae Fielder Elementary, Nottingham Country Elementary, and Jeanette Hayes Elementary. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 30-32% of students proficient or better, compared to 58-63% for Katy ISD and 45-47% for Texas.

Despite these academic challenges, West Memorial Elementary has demonstrated strengths in its Gifted and Talented program, ranking 10th out of over 3,100 Texas elementary schools in this area in the 2017-2018 school year. However, the school's overall performance has declined over the past five years, with proficiency rates dropping by 10-15 percentage points in many subject areas. Addressing these academic gaps and improving educational outcomes for all students should be a priority for the school and district.

970

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,398

Per pupil spending ?

68.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

22605 Provincial Blvd
Katy, TX 77450-1698

(281) 237-6600

District: Katy Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend West Memorial Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

West Memorial J H

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.4%

African American:

23.8%

White:

13.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 78th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 49 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg61%

Texas avg46%

3,280^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 48 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

45^th of 46Elementary Schools in the Katy Independent School District (Isd)

172^nd of 961Katy Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	3280 of 4651	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	3304 of 4710	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	3349 of 4647	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	3271 of 4581	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.9	2144 of 4578	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	1443 of 4479	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	1445 of 4359	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.1	1479 of 4329	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	76.4	925 of 4286	78.4%	★★★★☆
2015	75.9	966 of 4320	77.6%	★★★★☆
2014	80.1	712 of 4260	83.3%	★★★★☆
2013	78.9	705 of 4221	83.3%	★★★★☆
2012	77.3	783 of 4206	81.4%	★★★★☆
2011	65.2	1484 of 4095	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.0	982 of 3937	75.1%	★★★★☆
2009	62.4	1588 of 3884	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.5	1080 of 3768	71.3%	★★★★☆
2007	73.2	866 of 3724	76.7%	★★★★☆
2006	68.8	1093 of 3476	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	76.3	634 of 3475	81.8%	★★★★☆
2004	74.8	700 of 3465	79.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	46.2	1237 of 2443	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.3	2085 of 2443	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	1691 of 2421	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.7	1118 of 2444	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.0	462 of 2515	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	357 of 2483	85.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	60.4	445 of 1015	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	17.3	867 of 957	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	37.1	669 of 967	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	566 of 1009	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	575 of 1005	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	42.1	2667 of 4461	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.6	1076 of 4331	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	58.3	1433 of 4295	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	1259 of 4240	70.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	39.2	2273 of 3668	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	1656 of 3556	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	1284 of 3487	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.8	499 of 3446	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	61.3	1003 of 3333	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	1632 of 3226	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	39.3	2879 of 4658	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	2686 of 4588	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	2872 of 4561	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	2443 of 4499	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.3	1373 of 4348	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	1745 of 4306	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	80.0	10 of 3106	99.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	38.6	2876 of 4465	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	2810 of 4401	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	2856 of 4376	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	2285 of 4329	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	1881 of 4188	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	1839 of 4168	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	43.6	2663 of 4594	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	3388 of 4521	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	3111 of 4477	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.5	1992 of 4451	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	1489 of 4309	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.2	1698 of 4264	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	36.0	3076 of 4647	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.1	3819 of 4585	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	3494 of 4563	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.4	1919 of 4498	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	1507 of 4357	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	1197 of 4319	72.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	14.2	1067 of 1128	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	959 of 1099	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	893 of 1004	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	908 of 1112	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	888 of 1046	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	47.2	2086 of 4292	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.9	3202 of 4086	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.9	1923 of 3952	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.5	2524 of 3799	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	1483 of 3684	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	1037 of 3558	70.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	38.4	2068 of 3108	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	2458 of 3106	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	2455 of 3082	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.7	1905 of 3082	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.8	980 of 3142	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	1173 of 3127	62.5%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Gifted and Talented (2018)100th percentile+33 vs school

Asian (2023)56th percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2024)51st percentile+22 vs school

African American (2024)49th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)42nd percentile+12 vs school

At Risk (2022)40th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2024)38th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)38th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2024)36th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2024)34th percentile+4 vs school

White (2024)33rd percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)5th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading48%-7 vs state

Mathematics31%-15 vs state

Science20%-10 vs state

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
West Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22605 Provincial Blvd	Katy	77450	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 237-6600	970	83	11.7	68.6%	132 (13.6%)	231 (23.8%)	518 (53.4%)	44 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (4.5%)	32.7	3280^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.5%		32.6	3304^th of 4710 public elementary schools	29.9%	24	9.1	33.3	20.0		22.2	0.0	0.0	54.3	48.2	39.7	30.7	30.6	31.6	19.6	$10,398
Cimarron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 S Peek Rd	Katy	77494	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 237-6900	495	47	10.4	60.0%	149 (30.1%)	61 (12.3%)	213 (43.0%)	22 (4.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.1%)	23.5	3821^st of 4651 public elementary schools	17.8%		30.7	3419^th of 4710 public elementary schools	27.4%	402								39.7	42.9	48.7	18.2	29.4	21.8	16.7	$11,596
Memorial Parkway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21603 Park Tree Ln	Katy	77450	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 237-5856	714	71	10.0	77.0%	89 (12.5%)	45 (6.3%)	538 (75.4%)	22 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.8%)	50.7	2104^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.8%		47.2	2354^th of 4710 public elementary schools	50.0%	250	36.4	26.5	21.7	21.9	25.0	0.0	5.0	50.0	42.7	64.2	37.1	41.7	50.0	27.5	$10,442
Diane Winborn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22555 Prince George	Katy	77449	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 237-6650	728	60	12.1	60.0%	172 (23.6%)	139 (19.1%)	325 (44.6%)	28 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (8.7%)	48	2256^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.5%		55.5	1853^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	60.7%	403								45.1	53.2	59.0	40.7	52.3	42.7	17.1	$11,089
Edna Mae Fielder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Greenway Village Dr	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-6450	945	72	13.2	35.8%	351 (37.1%)	61 (6.5%)	358 (37.9%)	134 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.3%)	89.4	392^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	91.6%		91.7	309^th of 4710 public elementary schools	93.4%	83	33.3	57.1	66.7	42.9	50.0		50.0	74.4	65.3	81.3	66.7	63.4	69.2	58.2	$9,816
Robert King Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 Charlton House Ln	Katy	77493	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 237-6850	1,011	76	13.3	67.5%	117 (11.6%)	208 (20.6%)	579 (57.3%)	57 (5.6%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (4.4%)	37.8	2941^st of 4651 public elementary schools	36.8%		33	3271^st of 4710 public elementary schools	30.6%	330	15.4	74.1	41.2	22.7	21.1	25.0	5.9	57.7	51.7	54.1	29.3	30.5	34.6	17.1	$10,247
Nottingham Country Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20500 Kingsland Blvd	Katy	77450	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-5500	836	63	13.3	34.9%	430 (51.4%)	97 (11.6%)	198 (23.7%)	46 (5.5%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.1%)	88.9	413^th of 4651 public elementary schools	91.1%		91.5	318^th of 4710 public elementary schools	93.2%	95								64.5	84.3	78.3	58.8	65.4	71.1	51.8	$10,351
Jeanette Hayes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21203 Park Timbers	Katy	77450	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-3200	515	45	11.3	33.0%	232 (45.0%)	29 (5.6%)	115 (22.3%)	93 (18.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.7%)	89	408^th of 4651 public elementary schools	91.2%		87.7	471^st of 4710 public elementary schools	90.0%	63								88.6	67.0	77.2	72.2	56.3	76.1	63.0	$11,059
Morton Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2502 Mason Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 234-0300	969	80	12.1	67.9%	111 (11.5%)	202 (20.8%)	565 (58.3%)	55 (5.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.4%)	61.4	1511^th of 4651 public elementary schools	67.5%		57.7	1708^th of 4710 public elementary schools	63.7%	197	38.5	33.3	55.6	31.8		27.8	5.9	59.5	53.2	57.4	57.1	51.9	42.6	29.4	$11,421
Franz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2751 N Westgreen Blvd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 237-8600	1,115	84	13.2	77.8%	82 (7.4%)	210 (18.8%)	727 (65.2%)	47 (4.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	44 (3.9%)	55	1838^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.5%		42.8	2677^th of 4710 public elementary schools	43.2%	839	40.5	50.0	35.0	34.8	36.8	38.9	11.1	47.5	51.1	54.9	40.0	47.3	54.8	34.6	$10,444

Frequently Asked Questions about West Memorial Elementary

What schools do graduates of West Memorial Elementary attend?

Students who attend West Memorial Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Memorial J H

What is the racial makeup of West Memorial Elementary?

Students at West Memorial Elementary are 53% Hispanic, 24% African American, 14% White, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What district is West Memorial Elementary in?

Katy Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend West Memorial Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 970 students attended West Memorial Elementary.

Is West Memorial Elementary a good school?

West Memorial Elementary ranks 3280^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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