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Seven Lakes High School

Public Grades 9-12

52^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 97% of Texas high schools

Summary

Seven Lakes High School in Katy, TX, is a large, high-performing public school serving 3,773 students in grades 9-12 and is part of the top-rated Katy Independent School District (Isd).

Seven Lakes consistently ranks among the top 3% of high schools in Texas, currently sitting at #52 in the state. It stands out for its exceptional academic outcomes across all student groups, earning 5-star ratings for nearly every demographic subgroup. The school posts the highest proficiency rates among nearby top-tier schools in Algebra I (81.82%), English I Reading (90.71%), and English II Reading (92.18%), with Biology (96.16%) and U.S. History (94.18%) scores nearly tied for the lead. This performance places it at the head of a "Big Three" of elite Katy ISD schools, which also includes Tompkins High School (#53) and Jordan High School (#60). While these three schools are within 3 miles of each other and all rank in the top 3% statewide, Seven Lakes has a longer track record of top-50 finishes. Notably, the school achieves these elite results while spending less per student ($8,521) than several peers, such as Jordan High School ($11,607).

Despite its overall excellence, there are two areas of interest for parents. First, Algebra I is a relative challenge, with proficiency rates significantly lower than in other subjects—a pattern seen across all nearby high-achieving schools. Second, the school's ranking for Gifted and Talented students has declined from the 94th percentile to the 76th percentile over the past few years, suggesting a potential need for more enrichment for its highest-achieving learners. Overall, Seven Lakes offers a proven track record of academic success and efficient resource use, making it a compelling choice for families seeking a top-tier high school experience.

3,773

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,066

Per pupil spending ?

22.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9251 S Fry Rd
Katy, TX 77494-0159

(281) 237-2800

District: Katy Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Seven Lakes High School:

Elementary:	Bonnie Holland Elementary
	Roosevelt Alexander Elementary
	Stanley C Stanley Elementary
Middle:	Beckendorff J H
	Seven Lakes J H

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

35.3%

White:

29.3%

Hispanic:

23.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2016 → 97th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (92% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Texas high schools

✓99% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school92%

District avg79%

Texas avg62%

52^nd of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 9High 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	90.5	52 of 2009	97.4%	★★★★★
2025	91.8	38 of 1974	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	54 of 1990	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	40 of 1961	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.2	61 of 1876	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	93.3	16 of 1861	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	38 of 1857	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	43 of 1797	97.6%	★★★★★
2017	92.9	41 of 1777	97.7%	★★★★★
2016	81.1	75 of 1762	95.7%	★★★★★
2015	82.9	47 of 1743	97.3%	★★★★★
2014	84.6	47 of 1734	97.3%	★★★★★
2013	84.8	46 of 1652	97.2%	★★★★★
2012	73.5	186 of 1603	88.4%	★★★★☆
2011	80.6	73 of 1672	95.6%	★★★★★
2010	80.6	62 of 1568	96.0%	★★★★★
2009	85.1	30 of 1539	98.1%	★★★★★
2008	87.0	31 of 1510	97.9%	★★★★★
2007	86.2	37 of 1497	97.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	93.7	46 of 1086	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	68 of 1065	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	78 of 1069	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	83.1	114 of 1031	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	93.2	36 of 1020	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	90.7	57 of 1024	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	58 of 1013	94.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.6	83 of 556	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	66 of 530	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	68 of 525	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	58 of 507	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	81.4	40 of 488	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	79.9	52 of 487	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	64 of 486	86.8%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	82.7	127 of 1837	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	60 of 1829	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	73 of 1810	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	82 of 1784	95.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	90.2	68 of 1195	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.2	78 of 1437	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	70 of 1371	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	85.9	84 of 1278	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	94.8	34 of 1195	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	42 of 1136	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	47 of 1113	95.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	89.1	44 of 1936	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	43 of 1880	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	43 of 1891	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	61 of 1841	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	23 of 1815	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	42 of 1798	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	37 of 1781	97.9%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.0	287 of 1206	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	124 of 1182	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	76 of 1172	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	74.7	91 of 1177	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	70.6	263 of 1145	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	238 of 1137	79.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	88.0	90 of 1860	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	64 of 1805	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.5	72 of 1820	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	87.3	93 of 1762	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	93.8	22 of 1743	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	44 of 1714	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	63 of 1691	96.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	88.8	83 of 1937	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	71 of 1884	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	88 of 1897	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	83.3	126 of 1847	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	88.5	65 of 1848	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	87.8	94 of 1818	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.4	106 of 1794	94.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	90.0	69 of 1954	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	65 of 1891	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	50 of 1913	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.0	68 of 1853	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	93.1	31 of 1840	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	48 of 1824	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	52 of 1803	97.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	85.2	50 of 713	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	83.6	59 of 731	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.1	46 of 677	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	86.8	51 of 664	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	80.4	63 of 588	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	88.7	38 of 604	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	84.7	38 of 582	93.5%	★★★★★

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	73.9	29 of 122	76.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	94.8	60 of 1581	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	52 of 1548	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	32 of 1478	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	31 of 1418	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	26 of 1382	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	26 of 1357	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	27 of 1347	98.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	84.5	91 of 1584	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	85.5	82 of 1556	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	86.8	70 of 1576	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	85.8	65 of 1525	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	88.3	48 of 1510	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	86.0	75 of 1526	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	49 of 1539	96.8%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2026)98th percentile~ school

Male (2026)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)96th percentile~ school

African American (2026)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)95th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)94th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)94th percentile-3 vs school

At Risk (2022)93rd percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)93rd percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2026)85th percentile-12 vs school

Native American (2018)76th percentile-21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)76th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology96%+26 vs state

U.S. History94%+24 vs state

English II Reading92%+32 vs state

English I Reading91%+35 vs state

Algebra I82%+28 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, January 27, 2012

The classes are crowded. The teachers & counselors are overworked and underpaid. So quality of education is not very good. The school does well because kids are from families that take interest in their child's development.

Some teachers may place questions on exams that require subject knowledge beyond what has been covered in class. This practice may result in bright kids getting low grades, who do their homework and understand the material. For example, we have a child who was getting Cs and low Bs in algebra and geometry, so we thought he did not have aptitude for mathematics. Based on these grades, we were starting to guide him away from math and toward the arts. However, when he took the SAT at the end of sophomore year, it turned out he was nationally in the top 5% in mathematics.

So, now we simply discount a lot of what his teachers and their grades have to say and pay attention to standardized test scores, to chart a career path for our child. If you want your kids to do well academically at this school, put them in summer programs and get them private tutoring etc. This is important because a lot of colleges rely on these GPAs to give admission in colleges. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (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 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 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Seven Lakes High School	Public	9-12	9251 S Fry Rd	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-2800	3,773	212	17.7	22.2%	1,105 (29.3%)	291 (7.7%)	883 (23.4%)	1,333 (35.3%)	9 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	150 (4.0%)	90.5	52^nd of 2009 public high schools	97.4%		91.8	38^th of 1974 public high schools	98.1%	14	81.8	96.2	90.7	92.2	94.2				$8,066
Tompkins High School	Public	9-12	4400 Falcon Landing Blvd	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 234-1000	3,155	183	17.2	16.8%	943 (29.9%)	296 (9.4%)	703 (22.3%)	1,101 (34.9%)	9 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	101 (3.2%)	90.5	53^rd of 2009 public high schools	97.4%		89.4	72^nd of 1974 public high schools	96.4%	19	81.0	96.7	92.0	88.5	94.1				$8,486
Tomas High School	Public	9-12	24945 Easton Ramsey Way	Richmond	77406	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(832) 223-0000	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	73	367^th of 2009 public high schools	81.7%					(n/a)	49.6	81.7	74.4	76.9	88.8
Jordan High School	Public	9-12	27500 Fulshear Bend Dr	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 396-6000	3,330	192	17.3	16.6%	1,084 (32.6%)	334 (10.0%)	818 (24.6%)	969 (29.1%)	6 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	114 (3.4%)	89.9	60^th of 2009 public high schools	97.0%		89.2	76^th of 1974 public high schools	96.1%	16	72.0	97.0	93.1	90.0	95.4				$8,197
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%)	83.3	148^th of 2009 public high schools	92.6%		83.9	153^rd of 1974 public high schools	92.2%	5	79.6	89.1	81.3	80.8	85.8				$8,004
Harmony School Of Innovation - Katy	Public, Charter	8-12	21650 Bellaire Blvd	Katy	77407	Fort Bend County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston West	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 392-9000	876	50	17.3	46.8%	187 (21.3%)	287 (32.8%)	156 (17.8%)	224 (25.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (2.2%)	80.7	200^th of 2009 public high schools	90.0%		85.9	123^rd of 1974 public high schools	93.8%	77	79.3	83.5	78.8	85.0	83.9	83.8	50.0	42.6	$12,333
Fulshear High School	Public	9-12	9302 Charger Way	Fulshear	77441	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-5000	3,401	147	23.1	28.0%	997 (29.3%)	794 (23.3%)	1,105 (32.5%)	338 (9.9%)	10 (0.3%)	6 (0.2%)	151 (4.4%)	68	480^th of 2009 public high schools	76.1%		72.8	350^th of 1974 public high schools	82.3%	130	45.1	82.2	69.0	71.3	81.7				$7,693
Iltexas Katy Westpark High School	Public, Charter	9-12	20055 Beechnut Rd	Richmond	77407	Fort Bend County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 222-9470	869	56	15.5	72.3%	37 (4.3%)	302 (34.8%)	460 (52.9%)	50 (5.8%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.6%)	77.4	272^nd of 2009 public high schools	86.5%		74.4	317^th of 1974 public high schools	83.9%	45	66.7	83.2	71.0	76.6	86.9				$9,963
Katy High School	Public	9-12	6331 Hwy Blvd	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-6700	3,543	230	15.3	36.8%	1,458 (41.2%)	426 (12.0%)	1,287 (36.3%)	221 (6.2%)	8 (0.2%)	5 (0.1%)	138 (3.9%)	79.1	229^th of 2009 public high schools	88.6%		76.4	285^th of 1974 public high schools	85.6%	56	68.8	83.9	75.5	77.6	87.5				$8,587
Foster High School	Public	9-12	4400 Fm 723	Richmond	77406	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-3800	2,747	126	21.8	33.3%	734 (26.7%)	782 (28.5%)	765 (27.8%)	335 (12.2%)	9 (0.3%)	4 (0.1%)	118 (4.3%)	75.9	302^nd of 2009 public high schools	85.0%		81.8	190^th of 1974 public high schools	90.4%	112	53.4	90.0	72.3	76.7	85.9				$8,196

Frequently Asked Questions about Seven Lakes High School

What schools feed into Seven Lakes High School?

Seven Lakes High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bonnie Holland Elementary
Elementary : Roosevelt Alexander Elementary
Elementary : Stanley C Stanley Elementary
Middle : Beckendorff J H
Middle : Seven Lakes J H

What is the racial makeup of Seven Lakes High School?

Students at Seven Lakes High School are 35% Asian, 29% White, 23% Hispanic, 8% African American, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Seven Lakes High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 3,773 students attended Seven Lakes High School.

Is Seven Lakes High School a good school?

Yes! Seven Lakes High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 52^nd of 2009 Texas high schools.

What district is Seven Lakes High School in?

Katy Independent School District (Isd)

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