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Memorial Parkway J H

Public Grades 6-8

226^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 90% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Memorial Parkway J H is a middle school in Katy, TX, serving 766 students in grades 6-8 within the highly-rated Katy Independent School District (Isd), and it consistently ranks in the top 15% of Texas middle schools with a 5-star rating and a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.

This school stands out for its exceptional performance in advanced mathematics, with nearly 99% of students proficient on the Algebra I End-of-Course exam, far exceeding the district average of 77% and the state average of 54%. This places it on par with top-tier neighbors like Beckendorff J H and Garland McMeans J H, while vastly outperforming nearby schools like Mayde Creek J H (77.5%) and Morton Ranch J H (92%). However, grade-level math scores (6th-8th grade) are more mixed, sometimes lagging behind the district average, suggesting the school excels at accelerating top math students but may have a less robust general math curriculum. Reading is a consistent strength, with all grade levels scoring above the district average.

Memorial Parkway J H also offers outstanding support for special education students, ranking in the 95th percentile statewide, and its gifted and talented program is elite, ranking in the 98th percentile. While it spends more per student ($11,386) than many nearby high-performing schools, it sits in a "middle child" position geographically—outperforming schools like West Memorial J H and T H McDonald J H but not reaching the elite 97th-99th percentile rankings of its immediate neighbors. The school shows some inconsistency in support for at-risk students, with performance fluctuating significantly in recent years, which is worth investigating further.

766

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,628

Per pupil spending ?

42.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21203 Highland Knolls
Katy, TX 77450-5399

(281) 237-5800

District: Katy Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Memorial Parkway J H usually attend:

High:

Taylor High School

Feeder schools for Memorial Parkway J H:

Elementary:	Maurice L Wolfe Elementary
	Memorial Parkway Elementary
	Nottingham Country Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.6%

Hispanic:

34.9%

African American:

10.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2016 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (67% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Texas middle schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg67%

Texas avg47%

226^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 18Middle Schools in the Katy Independent School District (Isd)

169^th of 951Katy 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
2026	85.0	226 of 2335	90.3%	★★★★★
2025	83.4	264 of 2344	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	255 of 2372	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	345 of 2330	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	628 of 2254	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	88.5	171 of 2252	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	81.9	281 of 2193	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	259 of 2080	87.5%	★★★★☆
2017	86.0	205 of 2027	89.9%	★★★★☆
2016	82.8	221 of 1987	88.9%	★★★★☆
2015	80.8	250 of 2043	87.8%	★★★★☆
2014	83.0	204 of 1987	89.7%	★★★★☆
2013	77.4	307 of 1973	84.4%	★★★★☆
2012	81.3	230 of 1951	88.2%	★★★★☆
2011	75.3	240 of 1895	87.3%	★★★★☆
2010	70.8	375 of 1803	79.2%	★★★★☆
2009	72.5	355 of 1763	79.9%	★★★★☆
2008	75.3	264 of 1718	84.6%	★★★★☆
2007	73.8	328 of 1684	80.5%	★★★★☆
2006	79.8	181 of 1585	88.6%	★★★★☆
2005	80.0	177 of 1582	88.8%	★★★★☆
2004	74.2	267 of 1573	83.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.8	457 of 1295	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	429 of 1280	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	624 of 1273	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	380 of 1251	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	89.1	61 of 1213	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	53.2	439 of 1193	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	313 of 1167	73.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	79.0	82 of 642	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	160 of 617	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	188 of 616	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	370 of 606	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.5	218 of 589	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.8	304 of 594	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.5	184 of 587	68.7%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	36.2	1443 of 2182	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	82.3	133 of 2118	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	73.6	278 of 2058	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	167 of 2008	91.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.7	278 of 1390	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	177 of 1770	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	68.7	329 of 1720	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	20.9	1516 of 1643	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	54.5	504 of 1592	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.3	251 of 1445	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	84.7	85 of 1376	93.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.6	250 of 2240	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	257 of 2242	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	324 of 2241	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	62.6	639 of 2221	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	86.5	182 of 2151	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	80.0	284 of 2047	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	259 of 2008	87.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	79.5	34 of 1497	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	75.7	227 of 1481	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	138 of 1488	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	82.6	97 of 1501	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	75.6	216 of 1446	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	150 of 1430	89.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.3	324 of 2141	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	243 of 2119	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	363 of 2116	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	41.4	1190 of 2077	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	82.7	176 of 2043	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	76.3	297 of 1935	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	347 of 1895	81.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.2	297 of 2253	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	272 of 2235	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	592 of 2251	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	43.4	1219 of 2220	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	86.7	104 of 2172	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	72.4	333 of 2073	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	212 of 2039	89.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	86.1	205 of 2253	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	81.1	264 of 2246	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	355 of 2245	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	604 of 2228	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	88.7	155 of 2168	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	81.6	272 of 2069	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	253 of 2030	87.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.2	166 of 806	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	218 of 818	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.0	229 of 817	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	61.1	261 of 813	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.8	176 of 743	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	52.9	324 of 753	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.1	377 of 720	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	85.9	101 of 1956	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	80.2	144 of 1891	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	78.5	167 of 1815	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	80.5	116 of 1757	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	88.8	55 of 1712	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	77.5	142 of 1626	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	76.2	150 of 1597	90.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	87.0	108 of 1731	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	81.2	177 of 1733	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	200 of 1749	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	252 of 1723	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	83.9	143 of 1700	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	78.5	270 of 1684	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	263 of 1673	84.3%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)98th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)95th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)94th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)91st percentile~ school

Female (2026)89th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)87th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)85th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)80th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)79th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2026)65th percentile-26 vs school

At Risk (2022)34th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I99%+45 vs state

Reading75%+20 vs state

Mathematics57%+17 vs state

Social Studies54%+22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Memorial Parkway J H	Public	6-8	21203 Highland Knolls	Katy	77450	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-5800	766	65	11.8	42.3%	334 (43.6%)	81 (10.6%)	267 (34.9%)	48 (6.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.2%)	85	226^th of 2335 public middle schools	90.3%		83.4	264^th of 2344 public middle schools	88.7%	38	99.2		72.9	78.6	75.1	56.1	40.5	63.9	53.7	$11,628
Garland McMeans J H	Public	6-8	21001 Westheimer Pkwy	Katy	77450	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-8006	1,133	72	15.6	28.0%	449 (39.6%)	96 (8.5%)	256 (22.6%)	275 (24.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (4.8%)	96.8	40^th of 2335 public middle schools	98.3%		97.1	35^th of 2344 public middle schools	98.5%	5	99.1		81.2	80.6	88.6	86.3	63.2	89.2	72.7	$8,954
West Memorial J H	Public	6-8	22311 Provincial Blvd	Katy	77450	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-6400	897	70	12.8	69.1%	181 (20.2%)	175 (19.5%)	458 (51.1%)	31 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.6%)	54.1	913^th of 2335 public middle schools	60.9%		50.1	1072^nd of 2344 public middle schools	54.3%	159	100.0		49.4	55.9	56.7	31.3	25.4	54.9	36.9	$11,252
Cinco Ranch J H	Public	6-8	23420 Cinco Ranch Blvd	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-7300	1,455	97	14.9	31.6%	405 (27.8%)	108 (7.4%)	462 (31.8%)	402 (27.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (5.2%)	94.6	73^rd of 2335 public middle schools	96.9%		93.5	91^st of 2344 public middle schools	96.1%	18	97.6		81.1	80.5	84.2	73.9	51.6	83.4	63.2	$8,783
Rodger & Ellen Beck J H	Public	6-8	5200 S Fry Rd	Katy	77450	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-3300	1,239	81	15.3	29.4%	549 (44.3%)	88 (7.1%)	357 (28.8%)	170 (13.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	70 (5.6%)	94.4	79^th of 2335 public middle schools	96.6%		95.6	58^th of 2344 public middle schools	97.5%	21	99.5		84.3	82.1	81.6	72.3	49.7	82.8	63.5	$8,372
Morton Ranch J H	Public	6-8	2498 N Mason Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-7400	1,205	97	12.4	76.1%	114 (9.5%)	256 (21.2%)	740 (61.4%)	44 (3.7%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (3.7%)	45.9	1177^th of 2335 public middle schools	49.6%		38.1	1455^th of 2344 public middle schools	37.9%	278	92.0		51.0	50.9	48.4	32.3	7.4	55.7	32.4	$10,998
Mayde Creek J H	Public	6-8	2700 Greenhouse Rd	Houston	77084	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-3900	1,214	91	13.2	76.1%	110 (9.1%)	361 (29.7%)	631 (52.0%)	65 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (3.8%)	43	1284^th of 2335 public middle schools	45.0%		45.8	1199^th of 2344 public middle schools	48.8%	85	77.5		52.1	56.1	54.7	22.0	13.0	44.3	24.8	$9,650
Beckendorff J H	Public	6-8	8200 Fry Rd	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-8800	1,674	96	17.3	22.6%	463 (27.7%)	104 (6.2%)	374 (22.3%)	640 (38.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	90 (5.4%)	97.6	21^st of 2335 public middle schools	99.1%		97.5	23^rd of 2344 public middle schools	99.0%	2	100.0		86.0	86.2	90.1	80.7	62.9	91.9	83.5	$7,906
Iltexas Katy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	24406 Franz Rd	Katy	77493	Harris County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 394-9417	459	26	17.6	64.7%	28 (6.1%)	85 (18.5%)	301 (65.6%)	30 (6.5%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	42.6	1299^th of 2335 public middle schools	44.4%		50.2	1070^th of 2344 public middle schools	54.4%	229	59.4	100.0	49.0	59.2	56.6	26.0		26.0	29.4	$8,319
T H McDonald J H	Public	6-8	3635 Lakes Of Bridgewater Dr	Katy	77449	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-5300	966	76	12.6	72.7%	99 (10.2%)	242 (25.1%)	534 (55.3%)	69 (7.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.1%)	51	1014^th of 2335 public middle schools	56.6%		47.1	1165^th of 2344 public middle schools	50.3%	151	93.5		55.8	56.3	57.0	35.0	17.6	41.5	34.1	$10,566

Frequently Asked Questions about Memorial Parkway J H

Is Memorial Parkway J H a good school?

Yes. Memorial Parkway J H ranks in the top 9.7% of Texas middle schools.

What district is Memorial Parkway J H in?

Katy Independent School District (Isd)

What high school do graduates of Memorial Parkway J H attend?

Students who attend Memorial Parkway J H usually go on to attend Taylor High School

How many students attend Memorial Parkway J H?

In the 2024-25 school year, 766 students attended Memorial Parkway J H.

What is the racial makeup of Memorial Parkway J H?

Students at Memorial Parkway J H are 44% White, 35% Hispanic, 11% African American, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

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