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Morton Ranch J H

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Morton Ranch J H ranks 1177 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1177^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 50% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Morton Ranch J H is a large middle school in Katy, TX, serving 1,205 students in grades 6-8 within the highly-regarded Katy Independent School District (Isd), though it faces unique challenges compared to its district peers.

This school presents a fascinating paradox. While its overall state ranking sits at the 50th percentile—significantly below top-performing neighbors like Memorial Parkway J H (90th percentile) and Katy J H (84th percentile)—it excels in specific areas. The most striking contrast is in mathematics: only 7.41% of 7th graders were proficient in grade-level math, yet 92% of students taking Algebra I passed, far exceeding district and state averages. This suggests a highly effective advanced math program but a critical need to improve core math instruction. The school also shows exceptional support for special populations, with Special Education students ranking in the 79th percentile and Gifted and Talented students in the 87th percentile statewide.

Reading scores are a relative strength, hovering around 50% proficiency, though still about 20 points behind the Katy ISD average. The school serves a predominantly low-income population, with over 76% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, a factor that distinguishes it from more affluent district schools. Interestingly, a nearby charter, Calvin Nelms Middle, achieves stronger results despite higher student-to-teacher ratios, suggesting that factors like school culture and curriculum play a major role. For parents, Morton Ranch J H offers standout programs for advanced and special-needs students but requires attention to its general math performance.

1,205

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,998

Per pupil spending ?

76.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2498 N Mason Rd
Katy, TX 77449

(281) 237-7400

District: Katy Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Morton Ranch J H usually attend:

High:

Morton Ranch High School

Feeder schools for Morton Ranch J H:

Elementary:	Diane Winborn Elementary
	Franz Elementary
	Morton Ranch Elementary
	Sundown Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.4%

African American:

21.2%

White:

9.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 48th percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2026

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg67%

Texas avg47%

1,177^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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	45.9	1177 of 2335	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.1	1455 of 2344	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	1356 of 2372	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	1216 of 2330	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.5	949 of 2254	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.4	841 of 2252	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.2	913 of 2193	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	976 of 2080	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.0	1032 of 2027	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.9	1039 of 1987	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.2	941 of 2043	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.2	753 of 1987	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.0	889 of 1973	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.7	938 of 1951	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.1	804 of 1895	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.4	659 of 1803	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.3	608 of 1763	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.1	468 of 1718	72.8%	★★★★☆
2007	60.3	693 of 1684	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.4	637 of 1585	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.0	570 of 1582	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.7	604 of 1573	61.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.9	496 of 1295	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	447 of 1280	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	398 of 1273	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	369 of 1251	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	54.3	414 of 1213	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.9	423 of 1193	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	470 of 1167	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	386 of 642	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	442 of 617	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.7	383 of 616	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.4	281 of 606	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.4	361 of 589	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.0	524 of 594	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	490 of 587	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	45.4	1053 of 2182	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.0	485 of 2118	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	55.6	666 of 2058	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	866 of 2008	56.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.0	817 of 1390	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	924 of 1770	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	1019 of 1720	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	814 of 1643	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.5	310 of 1592	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	42.9	751 of 1445	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	656 of 1376	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.0	1158 of 2240	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	1183 of 2242	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	1186 of 2241	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.0	865 of 2221	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	821 of 2151	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.0	865 of 2047	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	899 of 2008	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.2	198 of 1497	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	89 of 1481	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	71.0	380 of 1488	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.6	341 of 1501	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	47.6	953 of 1446	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.0	535 of 1430	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.4	995 of 2141	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.2	1252 of 2119	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	1080 of 2116	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.5	735 of 2077	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.8	539 of 2043	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	59.2	620 of 1935	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	770 of 1895	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.4	964 of 2253	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.2	1176 of 2235	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	946 of 2251	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	640 of 2220	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	62.0	603 of 2172	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	56.7	710 of 2073	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	771 of 2039	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	1129 of 2253	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	1373 of 2246	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	1195 of 2245	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.4	998 of 2228	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.7	856 of 2168	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	890 of 2069	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.2	1010 of 2030	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	513 of 806	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	616 of 818	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	622 of 817	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	684 of 813	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.2	474 of 743	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.5	244 of 753	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.1	61 of 720	91.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.1	402 of 1956	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	44.8	991 of 1891	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.0	371 of 1815	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	333 of 1757	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	62.3	350 of 1712	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	56.5	448 of 1626	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	55.8	425 of 1597	73.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.2	800 of 1731	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	817 of 1733	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	914 of 1749	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.1	743 of 1723	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.7	573 of 1700	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.9	929 of 1684	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	941 of 1673	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)87th percentile+37 vs school

Special Education (2026)79th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2026)62nd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)54th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile+4 vs school

At Risk (2022)52nd percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)50th percentile~ school

Female (2026)48th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)41st percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2026)40th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)36th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I92%+38 vs state

Reading50%-5 vs state

Mathematics35%-4 vs state

Social Studies32%~ state avg

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by a student
Thursday, August 19, 2010

Hi i transfred to this school for my Eigth grade year and i must say i was not very impressed! The teachers go very soft on the students and i got an A in every class..but somehow more than half the class finds a way to fail it. No homework is given out, at least never for me and the gym teachers especially let us sit and talk the whole year! For our mile run, we were completely unprepared.The studens are rude, have no self respect or disipline, and don't know how to act! Alot of fights break out. THere is also alot of drama, rumors, and all that nonsence!No one wants to learn anything!The extra curricular activites and sports are preety goood(:Principals and admins are ok...i don't know if you and your child take their education serriously then this is not the school for you...but if you don't then sure go ahead Close Quote

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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
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
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
Calvin Nelms Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	20625 Clay Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Calvin Nelms Charter Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 398-8031	160	8	21.0		19 (11.9%)	24 (15.0%)	99 (61.9%)	10 (6.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.4%)	75	410^th of 2335 public middle schools	82.4%		70.8	517^th of 2344 public middle schools	77.9%	107	100.0		65.0	67.6	77.2	53.1	39.6	60.7	31.6	$6,339
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
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
Cardiff J H	Public	6-8	3900 Dayflorwer Dr	Katy	77449	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 234-0600	803	71	11.2	82.4%	85 (10.6%)	119 (14.8%)	559 (69.6%)	18 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.5%)	49.4	1056^th of 2335 public middle schools	54.8%		46.9	1171^st of 2344 public middle schools	50.0%	115	95.8		48.4	53.3	55.7	41.4	25.3	47.2	27.3	$12,453
Stockdick J H	Public	6-8	4777 Peek Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 234-2700	1,103	80	13.8	63.0%	119 (10.8%)	328 (29.7%)	519 (47.1%)	102 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.0%)	58.1	817^th of 2335 public middle schools	65.0%		58	847^th of 2344 public middle schools	63.9%	30	87.4		62.5	59.7	64.6	40.8	25.9	41.4	30.5	$8,513
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
Thornton Middle	Public	6-8	19802 Kieth Harrow Blvd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 856-1500	1,424	92	15.4	82.5%	68 (4.8%)	445 (31.3%)	806 (56.6%)	50 (3.5%)	13 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (2.9%)	32.1	1657^th of 2335 public middle schools	29.0%		31	1697^th of 2344 public middle schools	27.6%	40	86.8		47.4	42.9	46.9	24.1	27.8	15.5	20.9	$7,961
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Morton Ranch J H

What is the racial makeup of Morton Ranch J H?

Students at Morton Ranch J H are 61% Hispanic, 21% African American, 9% White, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Is Morton Ranch J H a good school?

Morton Ranch J H ranks 1177^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Morton Ranch J H?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,205 students attended Morton Ranch J H.

What high school do graduates of Morton Ranch J H attend?

Students who attend Morton Ranch J H usually go on to attend Morton Ranch High School

What district is Morton Ranch J H in?

Katy Independent School District (Isd)

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