Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Katy ISD: A

Total students

1,488

Avg. teacher experience

9.6 years

Katy ISD: 11.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Katy ISD: 95%

Statewide: 90%

Tays Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Katy, TX, in the Katy ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,488 students. 20.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 7.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of A for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $61,963, which is $3,076 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

26721 Hawks Prairie Blvd
Katy, TX 77494

Office phone number

(281) 234-2400

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Tays 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

1,488

African American

135 (9.1%)

Katy ISD: 13.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

5 (0.3%)

Katy ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

497 (33.4%)

Katy ISD: 15.9%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

307 (20.6%)

Katy ISD: 36.2%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

4 (0.3%)

Katy ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

494 (33.2%)

Katy ISD: 29.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

46 (3.1%)

Katy ISD: 4%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

9.1%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

33.4%

Hispanic

20.6%

Pacific Islander

0.3%

White

33.2%

Two or more races

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

20.3 %

Katy ISD: 41.3%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

15.1 %

Katy ISD: 39.8%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

7.3 %

Katy ISD: 20.9%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

20.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

15.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

7.3%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

7.1 %

Katy ISD: 20.5%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

20.1 %

Katy ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

9 %

Katy ISD: 13.3%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

7.1%

Gifted and talented

20.1%

Special education

9.0%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

A

Katy ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Katy ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Katy ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

A

Katy ISD: 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 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

4.7 %

Katy ISD: 10.3%

Statewide: 15%

African American

13.9 %

Katy ISD: 16.4%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

0 %

Katy ISD: 9.8%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

2 %

Katy ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

4.9 %

Katy ISD: 13.7%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Katy ISD: 19.4%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

4.8 %

Katy ISD: 7.7%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

3.2 %

Katy ISD: 9.8%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

87.7

African American

5 (5.7%)

Katy ISD: 8.6%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Katy ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3.8 (4.4%)

Katy ISD: 3.6%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

9.2 (10.5%)

Katy ISD: 16.6%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Katy ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

69.6 (79.4%)

Katy ISD: 69.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Katy ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 1.2%

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: 0.2%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

65 (74.2%)

Katy ISD: 72.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

22.6 (25.8%)

Katy ISD: 26.5%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Katy ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

17

Katy ISD: 14.5

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 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

9.6 years

Katy ISD: 11.1 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

$61,963

Katy ISD: $62,499

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$63,865

Katy ISD: $59,802

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$58,621

Katy ISD: $58,660

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$60,899

Katy ISD: $61,081

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$63,517

Katy ISD: $63,856

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$68,499

Katy ISD: $68,732

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$73,296

Katy ISD: $76,775

Statewide: $71,111

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