West Memorial Junior High
- Middle school or junior high school in Katy ISD
- Katy, TX
- 6th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Katy ISD: N/A
Total students
911
Avg. teacher experience
11 years
Katy ISD: 10.9 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Katy ISD: 94.9%
Statewide: 90.3%
West Memorial Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Katy, TX, in the Katy ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 911 students. 64.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 34.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $67,047, which is $4,573 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11 years of experience.
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Website
Address
22311 Provincial BlvdKaty, TX 77450-1699
Office phone number
Principal
- Todd Knobbe
- toddgknobbe@katyisd.org
- (281) 237-6400
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in West Memorial Junior High are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
911
African American
158 (17.3%)
Katy ISD: 14.6%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.1%)
Katy ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
35 (3.8%)
Katy ISD: 17.2%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
473 (51.9%)
Katy ISD: 36.5%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
1 (0.1%)
Katy ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
199 (21.8%)
Katy ISD: 26.8%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
44 (4.8%)
Katy ISD: 4.5%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
64.1 %
Katy ISD: 44.3%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
71 %
Katy ISD: 44%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
35 %
Katy ISD: 25.6%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
34.8 %
Katy ISD: 25%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
3.1 %
Katy ISD: 8.9%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
18.4 %
Katy ISD: 16.2%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Katy ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Katy ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Katy ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Katy ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
14.6 %
Katy ISD: 12.4%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
24.4 %
Katy ISD: 15.8%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Katy ISD: 20%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
13.5 %
Katy ISD: 5.9%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
12.3 %
Katy ISD: 16%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Katy ISD: 11.1%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
13.2 %
Katy ISD: 9.8%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
7.7 %
Katy ISD: 12.6%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
76.2
African American
9.9 (13%)
Katy ISD: 10.8%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Katy ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0.7 (1%)
Katy ISD: 4.5%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
9.5 (12.5%)
Katy ISD: 19.4%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Katy ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
53.1 (69.6%)
Katy ISD: 63.4%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
3 (3.9%)
Katy ISD: 1.5%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Katy ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
49.4 (64.8%)
Katy ISD: 72.1%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
25.8 (33.9%)
Katy ISD: 26.6%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
1 (1.3%)
Katy ISD: 1%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
11.9
Katy ISD: 14
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
11 years
Katy ISD: 10.9 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$67,047
Katy ISD: $66,897
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$56,303
Katy ISD: $56,491
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$64,126
Katy ISD: $63,632
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$66,567
Katy ISD: $66,225
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$70,129
Katy ISD: $69,781
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$74,414
Katy ISD: $73,746
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$79,923
Katy ISD: $80,633
Statewide: $74,014