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Beckendorff J H

Public Grades 6-8

23^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 99% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Beckendorff J H is a highly-rated middle school in the Katy Independent School District in Katy, Texas, serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 1,688 students. The school has consistently ranked among the top middle schools in Texas, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Beckendorff J H significantly outperforms the Katy ISD and Texas state averages on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, 85.8% of 6th graders were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 71.04% for Katy ISD and 54.21% for Texas. The school also ranks highly for all student subgroups, indicating it is effectively serving students from diverse backgrounds. Additionally, Beckendorff J H has very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.1% to 0.7% over the past few years, significantly lower than the district and state averages.

Beckendorff J H is located in close proximity to several other high-performing Katy ISD middle schools, such as Woodcreek J H, Adams J H, and Seven Lakes J H. When compared to the nearby Fort Bend ISD, Beckendorff J H and other Katy ISD middle schools significantly outperform the David Crockett Middle School in academic achievement, dropout rates, and student-teacher ratios, highlighting the strong educational system within the Katy ISD.

1,674

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,906

Per pupil spending ?

22.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8200 Fry Rd
Katy, TX 77494

(281) 237-8800

District: Katy Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Beckendorff J H usually attend:

High:

Seven Lakes High School

Feeder schools for Beckendorff J H:

Elementary:	Bonnie Holland Elementary
	Roosevelt Alexander Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

38.2%

White:

27.7%

Hispanic:

22.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (86% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Texas middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Katy Independent School District (Isd)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school86%

District avg66%

Texas avg45%

23^rd of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 18Middle 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	97.5	23 of 2344	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	28 of 2372	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	36 of 2330	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	24 of 2254	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	98.9	11 of 2252	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	28 of 2193	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	30 of 2080	98.6%	★★★★★
2017	98.7	19 of 2027	99.1%	★★★★★
2016	90.8	39 of 1987	98.0%	★★★★★
2015	91.9	32 of 2043	98.4%	★★★★★
2014	91.7	38 of 1987	98.1%	★★★★★
2013	91.2	33 of 1973	98.3%	★★★★★
2012	93.2	19 of 1951	99.0%	★★★★★
2011	84.7	19 of 1895	99.0%	★★★★★
2010	84.8	17 of 1803	99.1%	★★★★★
2009	85.5	30 of 1763	98.3%	★★★★★
2008	84.3	68 of 1718	96.0%	★★★★★
2007	83.5	97 of 1684	94.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	93.5	42 of 1280	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	22 of 1273	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	39 of 1251	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	98.9	6 of 1213	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	38 of 1193	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	24 of 1167	97.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	84.4	27 of 617	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	84.3	32 of 616	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	15 of 606	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	90.2	11 of 589	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	84.9	36 of 594	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	84.8	32 of 587	94.5%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	91.8	68 of 2182	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	96.2	29 of 2118	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.4	40 of 2058	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	37 of 2008	98.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	98.6	12 of 1770	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	53 of 1720	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	50 of 1643	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	44 of 1592	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	19 of 1445	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	24 of 1376	98.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	97.1	18 of 2242	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	40 of 2241	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	28 of 2221	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	98.6	12 of 2151	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.2	28 of 2047	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	34 of 2008	98.3%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	80.3	49 of 1481	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	83.1	19 of 1488	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	86.1	14 of 1501	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	81.7	30 of 1446	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	81.8	42 of 1430	97.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	96.8	25 of 2119	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	43 of 2116	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	32 of 2077	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	20 of 2043	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	97.7	23 of 1935	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	97.1	27 of 1895	98.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	95.8	35 of 2235	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	42 of 2251	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	30 of 2220	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.2	21 of 2172	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	66 of 2073	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	33 of 2039	98.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	97.2	28 of 2246	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	34 of 2245	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	23 of 2228	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	98.8	13 of 2168	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	18 of 2069	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	24 of 2030	98.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	89.9	35 of 818	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	86.9	59 of 817	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.9	39 of 813	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.7	9 of 743	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	27 of 753	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	13 of 720	98.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	98.0	15 of 1891	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	13 of 1815	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	16 of 1757	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	99.6	4 of 1712	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.7	7 of 1626	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	10 of 1597	99.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	91.5	42 of 1733	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	49 of 1749	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	46 of 1723	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	94.0	33 of 1700	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	50 of 1684	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	89.9	83 of 1673	95.0%	★★★★★

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)

English Language Learner (2024)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)99th percentile~ school

Female (2024)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)99th percentile~ school

Male (2024)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)98th percentile~ school

White (2024)98th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)97th percentile~ school

African American (2024)97th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2023)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)96th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2024)96th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+53 vs state

Reading87%+33 vs state

Science85%+39 vs state

Mathematics83%+45 vs state

Social Studies81%+52 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, May 24, 2010

Among the academic and pre-ap and GT programs; they also have excellent programs for Orchestra, Band and Chorus. Also as extracurricular activities they have an excellent program in Science and Technology. In its short history (just 4 years) they're become one of the most successful teams to participate in the prestigious Science Olympiad Tournament, placing 15th (2007), 5th (2008), 3rd (2009) and 1st (2010) (State champions) and in its first time at Nationals Tournament they placed 8th among the 60 best teams nationwide (2010). It is the only school to reach the "top ten" in its first participation in a national tournament and also the fastest school (in just 4 years) to achieve this rank. The Beckendorff's staff is very dedicated and dilligent. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (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 Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
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%)	97.5	23^rd of 2344 public middle schools	99.0%		97.6	28^th of 2372 public middle schools	98.8%	5	100.0	85.8	86.8	87.7	78.3	74.2	89.9	85.2	81.2	$7,906
Seven Lakes J H	Public	6-8	6026 Katy Gaston Rd	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 234-2100	1,571	97	16.2	17.6%	420 (26.7%)	144 (9.2%)	310 (19.7%)	626 (39.8%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	64 (4.1%)	97.9	21^st of 2344 public middle schools	99.1%		98	21^st of 2372 public middle schools	99.1%		100.0	89.2	88.2	89.3	82.1	63.9	90.4	91.8	78.7	$7,858
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%)	93.5	91^st of 2344 public middle schools	96.1%		92.4	111^th of 2372 public middle schools	95.3%	20	99.2	78.5	78.1	81.3	73.9	47.0	81.2	77.3	61.1	$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%)	95.6	58^th of 2344 public middle schools	97.5%		94.7	74^th of 2372 public middle schools	96.9%	16	99.0	82.8	81.0	85.8	76.8	54.7	83.7	81.0	67.6	$8,372
Tays J H	Public	6-8	26721 Hawks Prairie Blvd	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 234-2400	1,462	88	16.6	15.4%	379 (25.9%)	127 (8.7%)	289 (19.8%)	590 (40.4%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	70 (4.8%)	97.1	32^nd of 2344 public middle schools	98.6%		97.2	38^th of 2372 public middle schools	98.4%	6	99.7	85.5	87.1	85.2	84.7	65.4	85.2	88.8	66.5	$8,186
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%)	97.1	35^th of 2344 public middle schools	98.5%		96.6	49^th of 2372 public middle schools	97.9%	14	100.0	82.4	88.4	85.4	84.0	62.8	88.8	85.1	73.1	$8,954
Woodcreek J H	Public	6-8	1801 Wood Creek Bend Ln	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 234-0800	1,566	94	16.7	23.6%	705 (45.0%)	172 (11.0%)	387 (24.7%)	218 (13.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	82 (5.2%)	92.9	99^th of 2344 public middle schools	95.8%		92.7	102^nd of 2372 public middle schools	95.7%	3	100.0	79.0	80.1	84.3	67.6	43.2	78.6	76.8	64.2	$7,967
Adams J H	Public	6-8	4141 Cross Creek Bend Ln	Fulshear	77441	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 234-3400	1,963	114	17.2	13.4%	670 (34.1%)	149 (7.6%)	447 (22.8%)	585 (29.8%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (5.5%)	97.1	33^rd of 2344 public middle schools	98.6%		97.1	40^th of 2372 public middle schools	98.3%	7	100.0	86.2	83.5	91.0	75.3	59.9	90.5	87.9	82.0	$7,540
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%)	83.4	264^th of 2344 public middle schools	88.7%		84.2	255^th of 2372 public middle schools	89.2%	9	100.0	78.8	75.7	69.4	56.3	33.1	60.8	63.3	59.5	$11,628
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%)	50.1	1072^nd of 2344 public middle schools	54.3%		55.5	904^th of 2372 public middle schools	61.9%	168	92.5	49.3	53.1	53.9	25.2	17.0	45.4	52.0	39.2	$11,252

Frequently Asked Questions about Beckendorff J H

What district is Beckendorff J H in?

Katy Independent School District (Isd)

What high school do graduates of Beckendorff J H attend?

Students who attend Beckendorff J H usually go on to attend Seven Lakes High School

Is Beckendorff J H a good school?

Yes! Beckendorff J H is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 23^rd of 2344 Texas middle schools.

How many students attend Beckendorff J H?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,674 students attended Beckendorff J H.

What is the racial makeup of Beckendorff J H?

Students at Beckendorff J H are 38% Asian, 28% White, 22% Hispanic, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races.

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