Beckendorff J H

Summary:

Beckendorff J H is a highly-ranked middle school in the Katy Independent School District in Texas, serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 1,731 students. The school has consistently been ranked among the top middle schools in Texas, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Beckendorff J H significantly outperforms the Katy ISD and Texas state averages on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, 91.32% of 8th-grade students at Beckendorff J H were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 71.9% for Katy ISD and 54.09% for Texas. The school also has a more diverse student population, with a higher percentage of Asian (36.86%) and Hispanic (21.43%) students compared to nearby schools like Tays J H and Seven Lakes J H. Additionally, Beckendorff J H has consistently low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 0.1% over the past several years, which is significantly lower than the state average.

The school's strong academic performance, diverse student population, and low dropout rates suggest that Beckendorff J H is an exemplary middle school in the Katy Independent School District. While other nearby schools, such as Tays J H and Seven Lakes J H, also demonstrate strong academic performance, Beckendorff J H stands out as a consistently top-performing middle school in the region.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 8200 Fry Rd
       Katy, TX  77494


(281) 237-8800

District: Katy Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
28th of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,216 Help


Students who attend Beckendorff J H usually attend:

High:    Seven Lakes High School

Feeder schools for Beckendorff J H:

Elementary:    Bonnie Holland Elementary
    Roosevelt Alexander Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  16.3 Help
Number of students:  1,688

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
37.3%
White:
29.1%
Hispanic:
20.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  24.1% Help


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Compare Details Beckendorff J H ranks better than 98.8% of middle schools in Texas. It also ranks 2nd among 17 ranked middle schools in the Katy Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 97.6. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Beckendorff J H is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (37.3%), White (29.1%), Hispanic (20.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 24.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Beckendorff J H is 16.3. 12 middle schools in the Katy Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Beckendorff J H is $8,216. 15 middle schools in the Katy Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Beckendorff J H:

SchoolDigger ranks Beckendorff J H 28th of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See Beckendorff J H in the ranking list.)

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Katy Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Katy Independent School District (Isd) 158th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Beckendorff J H

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Rank History for all students at Beckendorff J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 83.53 97th 1684 94.2%
2008 84.29 68th 1718 96.0%
2009 85.45 30th 1763 98.3%
2010 84.82 17th 1803 99.1%
2011 84.73 19th 1895 99.0%
2012 93.23 19th 1951 99.0%
2013 91.24 33rd 1973 98.3%
2014 91.75 38th 1987 98.1%
2015 91.86 32nd 2043 98.4%
2016 90.81 39th 1987 98.0%
2017 98.70 19th 2027 99.1%
2018 97.68 30th 2080 98.6%
2019 98.04 28th 2193 98.7%
2021 98.90 11th 2252 99.5%
2022 98.05 24th 2254 98.9%
2023 97.22 36th 2330 98.5%
2024 97.60 28th 2361 98.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Beckendorff J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.91 13th 720 98.2%
2019 89.08 27th 753 96.4%
2021 94.66 9th 743 98.8%
2022 89.87 39th 813 95.2%
2023 86.88 59th 817 92.8%
2024 89.92 35th 812 95.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Beckendorff J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.33 24th 1376 98.3%
2019 97.27 19th 1445 98.7%
2021 92.42 44th 1592 97.2%
2022 93.60 50th 1643 97.0%
2023 94.12 53rd 1720 96.9%
2024 98.60 12th 1760 99.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Beckendorff J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 98.15 10th 1597 99.4%
2019 98.73 7th 1626 99.6%
2021 99.57 4th 1712 99.8%
2022 97.80 16th 1757 99.1%
2023 98.94 13th 1815 99.3%
2024 98.03 15th 1881 99.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Beckendorff J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.74 33rd 2039 98.4%
2019 91.17 66th 2073 96.8%
2021 97.16 21st 2172 99.0%
2022 96.07 30th 2220 98.6%
2023 95.71 42nd 2251 98.1%
2024 95.82 35th 2224 98.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Beckendorff J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.73 34th 2008 98.3%
2019 97.21 28th 2047 98.6%
2021 98.61 12th 2151 99.4%
2022 97.43 28th 2221 98.7%
2023 96.51 40th 2241 98.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Beckendorff J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.81 42nd 1430 97.1%
2019 81.71 30th 1446 97.9%
2021 86.11 14th 1501 99.1%
2022 83.09 19th 1488 98.7%
2023 80.32 49th 1481 96.7%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Beckendorff J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.35 37th 2008 98.2%
2019 95.35 40th 2058 98.1%
2021 96.18 29th 2118 98.6%
2022 91.80 68th 2182 96.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Beckendorff J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.73 24th 2030 98.8%
2019 98.26 18th 2069 99.1%
2021 98.79 13th 2168 99.4%
2022 97.92 23rd 2228 99.0%
2023 97.18 34th 2245 98.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Beckendorff J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.83 32nd 587 94.5%
2019 84.89 36th 594 93.9%
2021 90.22 11th 589 98.1%
2022 87.13 15th 606 97.5%
2023 84.27 32nd 616 94.8%
2024 84.43 27th 612 95.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Beckendorff J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.96 24th 1167 97.9%
2019 95.26 38th 1193 96.8%
2021 98.89 6th 1213 99.5%
2022 93.43 39th 1251 96.9%
2023 97.01 22nd 1273 98.3%
2024 93.47 42nd 1271 96.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Beckendorff J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.14 27th 1895 98.6%
2019 97.74 23rd 1935 98.8%
2021 97.99 20th 2043 99.0%
2022 96.64 32nd 2077 98.5%
2023 95.28 43rd 2116 98.0%
2024 96.85 25th 2108 98.8%
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Rank History for White students at Beckendorff J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.90 83rd 1673 95.0%
2019 92.55 50th 1684 97.0%
2021 94.03 33rd 1700 98.1%
2022 92.29 46th 1723 97.3%
2023 92.08 49th 1749 97.2%
2024 91.54 42nd 1724 97.6%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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by a parent
Monday, May 24, 2010

Open Quote Among the academic and pre-ap and GT programs; they also have excellent programs for Orchestra, Band and Chorus. Also as extracurricular activities they have an excellent program in Science and Technology. In its short history (just 4 years) they're become one of the most successful teams to participate in the prestigious Science Olympiad Tournament, placing 15th (2007), 5th (2008), 3rd (2009) and 1st (2010) (State champions) and in its first time at Nationals Tournament they placed 8th among the 60 best teams nationwide (2010). It is the only school to reach the "top ten" in its first participation in a national tournament and also the fastest school (in just 4 years) to achieve this rank. The Beckendorff's staff is very dedicated and dilligent. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Beckendorff J H

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2005 526 31 75 70 3 n/a n/a 0 705
2006 648 60 101 109 2 n/a n/a 0 920
2007 827 82 167 174 0 n/a n/a 0 1250
2008 1063 110 263 263 4 n/a n/a 0 1703
2009 799 59 268 233 4 n/a n/a 0 1363
2010 870 63 332 249 3 n/a n/a 0 1517
2011 799 50 339 288 2 1 37 0 1516
2012 846 60 381 292 3 1 37 0 1620
2013 825 56 419 298 2 1 39 0 1640
2014 816 55 430 317 7 0 50 0 1675
2015 789 58 469 333 4 1 43 0 1697
2016 798 73 502 337 4 0 46 0 1760
2017 742 69 553 341 2 4 43 0 1754
2018 702 91 536 353 4 3 50 0 1739
2019 669 99 558 326 1 2 44 0 1699
2020 637 105 582 331 0 1 52 0 1708
2021 588 120 593 333 1 2 58 0 1695
2022 536 139 606 354 3 1 80 0 1719
2023 519 118 638 371 2 1 82 0 1731
2024 492 119 630 353 2 3 89 0 1688

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Beckendorff J H

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 705 45.4 15.5 4.4
2006 920 58.7 15.7 5.4
2007 1250 69.9 17.9 4.3
2008 1703 87.4 19.5 4.5
2009 1363 73.9 18.4 3.7
2010 1517 83.4 18.1 3.7
2011 1516 82.2 18.4 5.1
2012 1620 82.9 19.5 4.6
2013 1640 86.1 19.0 4.9
2014 1675 91.3 18.3 5.4
2015 1697 89.0 19.0 4.7
2016 1760 91.0 19.3 5.3
2017 1754 92.6 18.9 6.3
2018 1739 91.7 18.9 11.7
2019 1699 93.9 18.0 10.5
2020 1708 93.1 18.3 11.7
2021 1695 95.8 17.6 12.9
2022 1719 93.5 18.3 18.5
2023 1731 99.1 17.4 24.1
2024 1688 103.0 16.3 24.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Beckendorff J H

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 705 45.4 15.5 4.4
2006 920 58.7 15.7 5.4
2007 1250 69.9 17.9 4.3
2008 1703 87.4 19.5 4.5
2009 1363 73.9 18.4 3.7
2010 1517 83.4 18.1 3.7
2011 1516 82.2 18.4 5.1
2012 1620 82.9 19.5 4.6
2013 1640 86.1 19.0 4.9
2014 1675 91.3 18.3 5.4
2015 1697 89.0 19.0 4.7
2016 1760 91.0 19.3 5.3
2017 1754 92.6 18.9 6.3
2018 1739 91.7 18.9 11.7
2019 1699 93.9 18.0 10.5
2020 1708 93.1 18.3 11.7
2021 1695 95.8 17.6 12.9
2022 1719 93.5 18.3 18.5
2023 1731 99.1 17.4 24.1
2024 1688 103.0 16.3 24.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Beckendorff J H

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $549 (7.0%) $7,248 (93.0%) $7,797
2020 $467 (4.7%) $9,417 (95.3%) $9,884
2021 $281 (3.4%) $7,936 (96.6%) $8,216

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Beckendorff J H

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 28th of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 36th of 2330 Middle schools
 0.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (Beckendorff J H)7483
 9%
   6th Grade Reading (Katy Independent School District (Isd))5470
 16%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Beckendorff J H)8878
 10%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Katy Independent School District (Isd))6562
 3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Beckendorff J H)8389
 6%
   7th Grade Reading (Katy Independent School District (Isd))6973
 4%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Beckendorff J H)6767
   7th Grade Mathematics (Katy Independent School District (Isd))4440
 4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (Beckendorff J H)8887
 1%
   8th Grade Reading (Katy Independent School District (Isd))7274
 2%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Beckendorff J H)9291
 1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Katy Independent School District (Isd))7972
 7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (Beckendorff J H)8684
 2%
   8th Grade Science (Katy Independent School District (Isd))7271
 1%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Beckendorff J H)7583
 8%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Katy Independent School District (Isd))5958
 1%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (Beckendorff J H)100100
   End of Course Algebra I (Katy Independent School District (Isd))8168
 13%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students16991731
 1.9%
African American99118
 19.2%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian558638
 14.3%
Hispanic326371
 13.8%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White669519
 22.4%
Two or More Races4482
 86.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients10.5%24.1%
 13.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Beckendorff J H

Students at Beckendorff J H are 37% Asian, 29% White, 21% Hispanic, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Students who attend Beckendorff J H usually go on to attend Seven Lakes High School

Yes! Beckendorff J H is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 28th of 2361 Texas middle schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,688 students attended Beckendorff J H.


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