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Morton Ranch High School

Q: Is Morton Ranch High School a good school?

Morton Ranch High School ranks 920 th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

920^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 53% of Texas high schools

Summary

Morton Ranch High School is a public high school located in Katy, Texas, serving 2,832 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the Katy Independent School District, which is ranked 172 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Morton Ranch High School has maintained a strong 93-94% 4-year graduation rate and low dropout rate, its overall academic performance tends to lag behind many of its neighboring schools in the Katy ISD. The school typically ranks in the middle to lower range of Texas high schools, with a SchoolDigger rating fluctuating between 2-3 stars out of 5 in recent years. Its STAAR EOC test scores are generally below the district and state averages, with the largest gaps in Algebra I and English I/II Reading. However, the school's Gifted and Talented program is a bright spot, ranking in the top 10% of Texas high schools in this category.

Interestingly, Morton Ranch High School performs relatively well for its Special Education students, ranking in the top 25% of Texas high schools in this category. However, the school struggles with its Asian, White, and Multi-racial student groups, ranking in the bottom half or bottom third of Texas high schools for these subgroups. This disparity in performance may be linked to the school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, around 70%, which is likely a significant factor in its relatively lower academic outcomes compared to more affluent neighboring schools like Cinco Ranch High School and Taylor High School.

2,944

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,087

Per pupil spending ?

69.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21000 Franz Rd
Katy, TX 77449

(281) 237-7800

District: Katy Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Morton Ranch High School:

Elementary:	Diane Winborn Elementary
	Franz Elementary
	Morton Ranch Elementary
	Robert King Elementary
	More...
	Sundown Elementary
	Ursula Stephens Elementary
Middle:	Morton Ranch J H

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.5%

African American:

22.5%

White:

12.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 56th percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓90% graduate within 4 years

✓Above the Texas median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Algebra I scores 11 pts below the Texas average

!Near the bottom of Katy Independent School District (Isd)'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg76%

Texas avg56%

920^th of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9High 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	49.7	920 of 1974	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	947 of 1990	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	991 of 1961	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	974 of 1876	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.6	680 of 1861	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	692 of 1857	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	654 of 1797	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.4	607 of 1777	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.6	848 of 1762	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.7	761 of 1743	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.8	653 of 1734	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.0	519 of 1652	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.9	689 of 1603	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.1	515 of 1672	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.9	561 of 1568	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.6	505 of 1539	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.8	524 of 1510	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.5	659 of 1497	56.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	57.7	329 of 1065	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	344 of 1069	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.5	398 of 1031	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.4	245 of 1020	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	63.7	286 of 1024	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	57.8	325 of 1013	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	56.2	252 of 530	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	278 of 525	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	362 of 507	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.3	298 of 488	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.7	296 of 487	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	289 of 486	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	45.1	816 of 1837	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.9	521 of 1829	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	50.0	739 of 1810	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	614 of 1784	65.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	48.6	515 of 1437	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	616 of 1371	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.5	618 of 1278	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.1	502 of 1195	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.0	471 of 1136	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	412 of 1113	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	48.3	912 of 1880	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	999 of 1891	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	1038 of 1841	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.3	692 of 1815	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.2	710 of 1798	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	685 of 1781	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	72.1	113 of 1182	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	72.7	118 of 1172	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	74.5	126 of 1177	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	224 of 1145	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	416 of 1137	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	49.2	761 of 1805	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	839 of 1820	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	818 of 1762	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.9	502 of 1743	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	55.2	642 of 1714	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	566 of 1691	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	53.8	650 of 1884	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	759 of 1897	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	824 of 1847	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.3	490 of 1848	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	58.3	554 of 1818	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	545 of 1794	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	46.3	894 of 1891	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	946 of 1913	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.6	916 of 1853	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.0	686 of 1840	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.6	754 of 1824	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	718 of 1803	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	42.3	417 of 731	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	398 of 677	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	347 of 664	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.4	283 of 588	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.1	172 of 604	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	49.4	281 of 582	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	54.1	53 of 107	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.1	67 of 101	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	64.4	348 of 1548	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	59.5	397 of 1478	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	58.9	380 of 1418	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	64.6	296 of 1382	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	53.9	444 of 1357	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	413 of 1347	69.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	45.7	832 of 1556	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	809 of 1576	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.7	722 of 1525	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.2	828 of 1510	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.9	509 of 1526	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	507 of 1539	67.1%	★★★☆☆

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 (2023)90th percentile+41 vs school

Special Education (2024)78th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2024)69th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)65th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)64th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2024)58th percentile+5 vs school

At Risk (2022)56th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2024)53rd percentile~ school

Asian (2024)52nd percentile~ school

Female (2024)51st percentile~ school

Native American (2024)50th percentile~ school

White (2024)47th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)43rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History73%+5 vs state

English II Reading59%+3 vs state

Biology58%-4 vs state

English I Reading50%~ state avg

Algebra I36%-11 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, August 27, 2018

I have 3 son attended to Morton ranch high all 3 of my son play sports 2 of my son already graduates from Morton ranch the first of my son graduates class 2015 high honors student GPA 4.4 and 3 year of varsity baseball and my other son graduates this past summer class 2018 honors student GPA 3.6 and 3 year of Varsity cross country runner and track long distance runner and my third son is a Junior at Morton GPA 4.0 and play sports too cross country runner and track runner. Morton ranch high school is a great school. This is what my wife and me and my kids experienced at Morton all this year just greatness. Close Quote

by a student
Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Morton ranch has the best teachers and the best classes that any school can have.
I am a student who is attending Morton ranch and my parents wanted us to move, but i begged them so we could stay because its just such a great school and i love it. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, January 26, 2009

it has had a lot of bad publicity but it is an amazing school...its teachers are amazing..it just happens that all the bad things happen there Close Quote

Schools Near Morton Ranch High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)				STAAR Mathematics (2025)				STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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 (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Morton Ranch High School	Public	9-12	21000 Franz Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-7800	2,944	212	13.9	69.6%	369 (12.5%)	663 (22.5%)	1,694 (57.5%)	127 (4.3%)	11 (0.4%)	4 (0.1%)	76 (2.6%)	49.7	920^th of 1974 public high schools	53.4%		49.4	947^th of 1990 public high schools	52.4%	27	36.2	57.9	49.6	59.3	73.4												$10,087
Calvin Nelms High School	Public, Charter	9-12	20625 Clay Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Calvin Nelms Charter Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 398-8031	183	10	17.5		29 (15.8%)	29 (15.8%)	111 (60.7%)	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	84.4	147^th of 1974 public high schools	92.6%		82	183^rd of 1990 public high schools	90.8%	36	75.8	88.0	78.0	84.4	81.1												$8,385
Taylor High School	Public	9-12	20700 Kingsland Blvd	Katy	77450	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-3100	3,384	209	16.2	41.7%	1,256 (37.1%)	322 (9.5%)	1,186 (35.0%)	481 (14.2%)	5 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	134 (4.0%)	80.8	212^th of 1974 public high schools	89.3%		80.5	202^nd of 1990 public high schools	89.8%	10	69.1	82.0	73.0	75.5	87.4												$8,808
Mayde Creek High School	Public	9-12	19202 Groschke Rd	Houston	77084	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-3063	3,036	213	14.2	76.5%	313 (10.3%)	624 (20.6%)	1,820 (59.9%)	179 (5.9%)	14 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	84 (2.8%)	45.6	1028^th of 1974 public high schools	47.9%		48.9	963^rd of 1990 public high schools	51.6%	65	46.7	55.6	44.2	52.8	69.9												$9,909
Paetow High School	Public	9-12	23111 Stockdick School Rd	Katy	77493	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 234-4906	3,447	233	14.8	64.7%	381 (11.1%)	1,112 (32.3%)	1,538 (44.6%)	263 (7.6%)	5 (0.1%)	10 (0.3%)	138 (4.0%)	56.9	750^th of 1974 public high schools	62.0%		55.4	808^th of 1990 public high schools	59.4%	58	43.1	65.8	55.6	58.0	74.5												$8,519
Arthur Miller Career Center	Public	9-12	1734 Katyland Dr	Katy	77493	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-6322	0	48	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Opport Awareness Center	Public	6-12	1732 Katyland Dr	Katy	77493	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-6350	170	48	3.5	71.8%	28 (16.5%)	57 (33.5%)	73 (42.9%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.3%)								(n/a)																	$31,645
Cypress Lakes High School	Public	9-12	5750 Greenhouse Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 856-3800	3,175	214	14.8	73.4%	192 (6.0%)	873 (27.5%)	1,817 (57.2%)	179 (5.6%)	27 (0.9%)	4 (0.1%)	83 (2.6%)	48.8	942^nd of 1974 public high schools	52.3%		49.5	945^th of 1990 public high schools	52.5%	3	42.4	57.2	49.9	56.4	69.3												$8,017
Aristoi Classical Upper School	Public, Charter	5-12	5610 Morton Rd	Katy	77493	Harris County	Aristoi Classical Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 391-5003	664	46	14.3	19.0%	316 (47.6%)	54 (8.1%)	218 (32.8%)	33 (5.0%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (5.6%)	76.3	287^th of 1974 public high schools	85.5%		79.1	230^th of 1990 public high schools	88.4%	57	41.7	78.2	82.1	90.3	86.8	62.9	74.0	60.0	83.9	41.2	61.0	51.1	23.8	28.9	71.3	40.0	$8,875
Cinco Ranch High School	Public	9-12	23440 Cinco Ranch Blvd	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-7006	3,740	224	16.6	36.8%	1,372 (36.7%)	354 (9.5%)	1,287 (34.4%)	554 (14.8%)	4 (0.1%)	4 (0.1%)	165 (4.4%)	83.9	153^rd of 1974 public high schools	92.2%		83.1	166^th of 1990 public high schools	91.7%	13	69.8	84.8	78.1	77.8	89.9												$8,004

Frequently Asked Questions about Morton Ranch High School

What schools feed into Morton Ranch High School?

Morton Ranch High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Diane Winborn Elementary
Elementary : Franz Elementary
Elementary : Morton Ranch Elementary
Elementary : Robert King Elementary
Elementary : Sundown Elementary
Elementary : Ursula Stephens Elementary
Middle : Morton Ranch J H

Is Morton Ranch High School a good school?

Morton Ranch High School ranks 920^th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Morton Ranch High School?

Students at Morton Ranch High School are 58% Hispanic, 23% African American, 13% White, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Morton Ranch High School in?

Katy Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Morton Ranch High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,944 students attended Morton Ranch High School.

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