Compare Katy Junior High School with Seven Lakes Junior High School

Katy Junior High School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) 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 85 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 81 in closing performance gaps. It scored 84 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, Seven Lakes Junior High School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 96 in student achievement, 93 in school progress, 98 in closing performance gaps and 97 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 three out of seven distinctions are in Science, Social Studies and post-secondary. Seven Lakes Junior High School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary and with 25% student progress.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Katy Junior High School. They make up for 47.13% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (36.31%), African Americans (9.83%), Two or More Races (4.19%), Asians (2.00%) and Native Americans (0.27%).

The student population at Seven Lakes Junior High School is also predominantly by Asians at 34.66%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (28.97%), Hispanics (26.03%), African Americans (7.13%), Two or More Races (2.88%) and Native Americans (0.26%).

Based on household incomes, Katy Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 46.50% compared to 18.77% at Seven Lakes 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 19.84% of its student population compared to 11.51% at Seven Lakes Junior High School.

In addition, Katy Junior High School has 18.93% bilingual students, 5.00% are in the gifted and talented program, while 19.65% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Seven Lakes Junior High School with 10.73% bilingual students, 22.30% gifted and talented students and 8.44% students in the special education program.

Katy Junior High School's 77 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.5 years. Teachers at Seven Lakes Junior High School, numbering 83 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 7.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Katy Junior High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 39 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Seven Lakes Junior High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 30 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 17 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 22 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Katy Junior High School there are 53 female teachers and 24 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 13 special education teachers are being assisted by 12 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and 14 more working as school support staff.

At Seven Lakes Junior High School there are 64 female teachers and 18 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, seven special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has five staff members in the school administration department and 13 more working as school support staff.