Memorial Parkway Junior High

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Katy, Texas

Memorial Parkway Junior High in Katy, Texas enrolled 766 students in 2024-25 with 64.6 full-time teachers, 11.9 students per teacher against the Texas middle-school median of 14.3. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 53% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 59% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%

787 students in 2022-23, 771 students in 2023-24, 766 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 60.4 to 64.6.

Students enrolled at Memorial Parkway Junior High by school year2022-23: 787, 2023-24: 771, 2024-25: 76602004006008002022-237872023-247712024-25766
Students enrolled at Memorial Parkway Junior High by school year2022-23: 787, 2023-24: 771, 2024-25: 76602004006008002022-237872023-247712024-25766
Students enrolled at Memorial Parkway Junior High by school year2022-23: 787, 2023-24: 771, 2024-25: 76602004006008002022-237872023-247712024-25766
Students enrolled at Memorial Parkway Junior High by school year2022-23: 787, 2023-24: 771, 2024-25: 76602004006008002022-237872023-247712024-25766
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2378760.413.0
2023-2477163.812.1
2024-2576664.611.9

11.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 85 of every 100 Texas middle schools

Among the 1,666 Texas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.3; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; This school 11.9; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.9state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; This school 11.9; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.9state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; This school 11.9; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.9state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; This school 11.9; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.9state median 14.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 289 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Memorial Parkway Junior High enrolled 866 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 16 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 289 of the 866 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions16
  • Chronically absent13.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

43.6% of students were White, 34.9% Hispanic, 10.6% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White43.6%
  2. Hispanic34.9%
  3. Black10.6%
  4. Asian6.3%
  5. Two or more races4.2%
  6. American Indian0.4%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Memorial Parkway Junior High scored proficient or above: 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 59% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTexas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2253%69%52%
Math, 2022-2359%61% (2021-22)43.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Katy

18 public middle schools in Katy report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Beckendorff Junior High1,67417.420.6%
Seven Lakes Junior High1,57116.215.7%
Woodcreek Junior High1,56616.721.3%
Tays Junior High1,46216.613.5%
Cinco Ranch Junior High1,45515.028.2%
Thornton Middle1,42415.476.3%
Rodger & Ellen Beck Junior High1,23915.426.6%
Haskett Junior High1,20813.956.5%

All public schools in Katy →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Memorial Parkway Junior High

  1. Garland Mcmeans Junior HighThe nearest public middle school, 1.3 miles away: 1,133 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. West Memorial Junior HighThe next nearest public middle school, 2.0 miles away: 897 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  3. Compare Memorial Parkway Junior High with Garland Mcmeans Junior HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Katy ISD spends per student$11,284 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,284
  5. The largest public schools in TexasMemorial Parkway Junior High is the number 617 by size of 1,691 Texas middle schools open in 2024-25.#617 of 1,691
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher11.9 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.3 for middle schools.11.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Memorial Parkway Junior High

  1. How many students attend Memorial Parkway Junior High?
    766 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 787 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Katy, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Memorial Parkway Junior High?
    11.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for middle schools is 14.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Memorial Parkway Junior High a Title I school?
    Memorial Parkway Junior High was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Memorial Parkway Junior High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Memorial Parkway Junior High scored proficient or above: 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 59% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Memorial Parkway Junior High in?
    Katy ISD, NCES district ID 4825170. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 482517005750 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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