Katy Junior High School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 89 in student achievement, 89 in school progress and 92 in closing performance gaps. It scored 90 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.

On the other hand, Garland Mcmeans Junior High School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 95 in school progress, 95 in closing performance gaps and 95 overall in post-secondary readiness.

A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Katy Junior High School’s five out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Garland Mcmeans Junior High School's seven out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Katy Junior High School. They make up for 42.94% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (34.46%), African Americans (12.03%), Asians (5.45%), Two or More Races (4.07%) and Native Americans (0.26%).

The student population at Garland Mcmeans Junior High School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 39.63%, followed by Asians (24.27%), Hispanics (22.59%), African Americans (8.47%), Two or More Races (4.77%) and Native Americans (0.18%).

Based on household incomes, Katy Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 47.45% compared to 27.98% at Garland Mcmeans Junior High School.

In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, Katy Junior High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 18.87% of its student population compared to 13.06% at Garland Mcmeans Junior High School.

In addition, Katy Junior High School has 18.53% bilingual students, 9.78% are in the gifted and talented program, while 23.03% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Garland Mcmeans Junior High School with 12.97% bilingual students, 21.27% gifted and talented students and 14.74% students in the special education program.

Katy Junior High School's 83 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging 13.3 years. Teachers at Garland Mcmeans Junior High School, numbering 72 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 8.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Katy Junior High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 18 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 32 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Garland Mcmeans Junior High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 11 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 24 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Katy Junior High School there are 63 female teachers and 20 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 18 special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has six staff members in the school administration department and ten more working as school support staff.

At Garland Mcmeans Junior High School there are 49 female teachers and 23 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 13 special education teachers are being assisted by 15 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has six staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.