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Seven Lakes J H

Public Grades 6-8
21st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools
Better than 99% of Texas middle schools
Summary

Seven Lakes J H is a highly-ranked middle school in the Katy Independent School District (ISD) in Texas, serving 1,607 students in grades 6-8. The school has consistently been ranked among the top 30 middle schools in the state over the past decade, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Seven Lakes J H significantly outperforms the Katy ISD and Texas state averages across various STAAR subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 89.23% 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 among its peers for the academic performance of various student subgroups, and maintains very low dropout rates. Additionally, the school's spending per student, ranging from $7,221 to $10,257 over the past few years, is higher than the state average.

Seven Lakes J H is located in close proximity to several other top-performing middle schools within the Katy ISD, such as Woodcreek J H, Garland McMeans J H, Tays J H, Cinco Ranch J H, Rodger & Ellen Beck J H, and Beckendorff J H. When compared to nearby middle schools in the Fort Bend ISD and Lamar Consolidated ISD, the academic performance gap is significant, with Seven Lakes J H outperforming these schools across multiple subject areas and grade levels.

1,571
Students ?
16.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$7,858
Per pupil spending ?
17.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 6026 Katy Gaston Rd
       Katy, TX  77494-0159

(281) 234-2100

District: Katy Independent School District (Isd)


Students who attend Seven Lakes J H usually attend:

High:    Seven Lakes High School

Feeder schools for Seven Lakes J H:

Elementary:    Fred And Patti Shafer Elementary
    Stanley C Stanley Elementary
Racial breakdown:

Asian:
39.8%
White:
26.7%
Hispanic:
19.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Texas average (87% 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 school87%
District avg66%
Texas avg45%
21st of 2,344
Texas public middle schools ?
Top 1%▬ steady since 2015
See the entire ranking list of Texas Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 18Middle Schools in the Katy Independent School District (Isd)
172nd 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202597.921 of 234499.1%★★★★★
202498.021 of 237299.1%★★★★★
202397.825 of 233098.9%★★★★★
202298.418 of 225499.2%★★★★★
202199.19 of 225299.6%★★★★★
201998.127 of 219398.8%★★★★★
201898.225 of 208098.8%★★★★★
201798.230 of 202798.5%★★★★★
201692.222 of 198798.9%★★★★★
201593.611 of 204399.5%★★★★★
201492.225 of 198798.7%★★★★★
201390.343 of 197397.8%★★★★★

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202497.815 of 128098.8%★★★★★
202397.021 of 127398.4%★★★★★
202298.312 of 125199.0%★★★★★
202196.820 of 121398.4%★★★★★
201997.322 of 119398.2%★★★★★
201897.316 of 116798.6%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202481.350 of 61791.9%★★★★★
202384.629 of 61695.3%★★★★★
202286.224 of 60696.0%★★★★★
202190.013 of 58997.8%★★★★★
201982.451 of 59491.4%★★★★★
201883.448 of 58791.8%★★★★★

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202297.916 of 218299.3%★★★★★
202199.45 of 211899.8%★★★★★
201994.248 of 205897.7%★★★★★
201895.040 of 200898.0%★★★★★

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202497.722 of 177098.8%★★★★★
202397.819 of 172098.9%★★★★★
202298.218 of 164398.9%★★★★★
202199.94 of 159299.7%★★★★★
201991.652 of 144596.4%★★★★★
201899.46 of 137699.6%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202497.119 of 224299.2%★★★★★
202397.127 of 224198.8%★★★★★
202297.921 of 222199.1%★★★★★
202198.98 of 215199.6%★★★★★
201997.622 of 204798.9%★★★★★
201897.918 of 200899.1%★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202380.162 of 148195.8%★★★★★
202282.735 of 148897.6%★★★★★
202184.347 of 150196.9%★★★★★
201981.927 of 144698.1%★★★★★
201881.844 of 143096.9%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202497.914 of 211999.3%★★★★★
202397.628 of 211698.7%★★★★★
202298.714 of 207799.3%★★★★★
202199.44 of 204399.8%★★★★★
201998.513 of 193599.3%★★★★★
201898.413 of 189599.3%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202497.822 of 223599.0%★★★★★
202397.528 of 225198.8%★★★★★
202298.117 of 222099.2%★★★★★
202199.64 of 217299.8%★★★★★
201997.032 of 207398.5%★★★★★
201896.032 of 203998.4%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202497.424 of 224698.9%★★★★★
202397.923 of 224599.0%★★★★★
202298.419 of 222899.1%★★★★★
202199.010 of 216899.5%★★★★★
201998.025 of 206998.8%★★★★★
201897.727 of 203098.7%★★★★★

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202479.7114 of 81886.1%★★★★☆
202390.436 of 81795.6%★★★★★
202286.054 of 81393.4%★★★★★
202196.25 of 74399.3%★★★★★
201985.846 of 75393.9%★★★★★
201884.050 of 72093.1%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202494.825 of 189198.7%★★★★★
202399.012 of 181599.3%★★★★★
202298.88 of 175799.5%★★★★★
202199.27 of 171299.6%★★★★★
201999.26 of 162699.6%★★★★★
201897.512 of 159799.2%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202492.036 of 173397.9%★★★★★
202393.034 of 174998.1%★★★★★
202292.051 of 172397.0%★★★★★
202194.923 of 170098.6%★★★★★
201993.835 of 168497.9%★★★★★
201893.440 of 167397.6%★★★★★
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)
Hispanic (2024)99th percentile~ school
At Risk (2022)99th percentile~ school
Female (2024)99th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)99th percentile~ school
Male (2024)99th percentile~ school
African American (2024)99th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2024)99th percentile~ school
Special Education (2024)99th percentile~ school
White (2024)98th percentile~ school
Gifted and Talented (2023)96th percentile-3 vs school
Asian (2024)92nd percentile-7 vs school
Multi-racial (2024)86th percentile-13 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I100%+53 vs state
Science92%+46 vs state
Reading89%+35 vs state
Mathematics84%+45 vs state
Social Studies79%+49 vs state

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Students at Seven Lakes J H are 40% Asian, 27% White, 20% Hispanic, 9% African American, 4% Two or more races.

Yes! Seven Lakes J H is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 21st of 2344 Texas middle schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,571 students attended Seven Lakes J H.

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


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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