Morton Ranch High School

Summary:

Morton Ranch High School is a public high school in Katy, Texas, serving 2,718 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Katy Independent School District, which is ranked 158 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 4-star rating.

Morton Ranch High School has a diverse student population, with a higher percentage of Hispanic (59.05%) and African American (20.46%) students compared to nearby schools. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by STAAR EOC test scores, is generally lower than the Katy ISD and Texas state averages across various subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in Algebra I (27.01%), English I Reading (55.63%), and U.S. History (71.32%) are significantly below the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has declined from 92.9% in 2018-2019 to 89.4% in 2022-2023, which is lower than the district and state averages.

When comparing Morton Ranch High School to nearby schools in the Katy ISD, some interesting patterns emerge. Cinco Ranch High School and Taylor High School consistently outperform Morton Ranch High School on academic measures, such as STAAR EOC test scores and graduation rates. However, the school's Gifted and Talented students, as well as its Special Education and African American student subgroups, perform relatively well, ranking in the top 10%, 25%, and 35% of Texas high schools, respectively. The school may want to explore strategies to improve the performance of its Asian and White student subgroups, which perform below average compared to their peers in Texas high schools.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 21000 Franz Rd
       Katy, TX  77449


(281) 237-7800

District: Katy Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
945th of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,922 Help


Feeder schools for Morton Ranch High School:

Elementary:    Diane Winborn Elementary
    Franz Elementary
    Morton Ranch Elementary
    Robert King Elementary
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Middle:    Morton Ranch J H

Student/teacher ratio:  14.1 Help
Number of students:  2,832

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
58.5%
African American:
21.3%
White:
12.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  72.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Morton Ranch High School ranks better than 52.4% of high schools in Texas. It also ranks 8th among 9 ranked high schools in the Katy Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.42. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Morton Ranch High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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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 Morton Ranch High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (58.5%), African American (21.3%), White (12.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 72.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Morton Ranch High School is 14.1, which is the 3rd best among 9 high schools in the Katy Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Morton Ranch High School is $9,922, which is the 3rd highest among 9 high schools in the Katy Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Morton Ranch High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Morton Ranch High School 945th of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Morton Ranch High School 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 Morton Ranch High School

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Rank History for all students at Morton Ranch High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 61.53 659th 1497 56.0%
2008 65.82 524th 1510 65.3%
2009 66.60 505th 1539 67.2%
2010 64.91 561st 1568 64.2%
2011 67.11 515th 1672 69.2%
2012 54.93 689th 1603 57.0%
2013 64.00 519th 1652 68.6%
2014 59.81 653rd 1734 62.3%
2015 57.75 761st 1743 56.3%
2016 54.62 848th 1762 51.9%
2017 56.40 607th 1777 65.8%
2018 56.12 654th 1797 63.6%
2019 56.71 692nd 1857 62.7%
2021 58.64 680th 1861 63.5%
2022 45.85 974th 1876 48.1%
2023 47.75 991st 1961 49.5%
2024 49.42 945th 1987 52.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Morton Ranch High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.40 281st 582 51.7%
2019 67.07 172nd 604 71.5%
2021 49.44 283rd 588 51.9%
2022 43.44 347th 664 47.7%
2023 38.85 398th 677 41.2%
2024 42.33 416th 730 43.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Morton Ranch High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.30 412th 1113 63.0%
2019 45.02 471st 1136 58.5%
2021 46.11 502nd 1195 58.0%
2022 40.51 618th 1278 51.6%
2023 42.79 616th 1371 55.1%
2024 48.58 514th 1435 64.2%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Morton Ranch High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.53 413th 1347 69.3%
2019 53.86 444th 1357 67.3%
2021 64.59 296th 1382 78.6%
2022 58.85 380th 1418 73.2%
2023 59.53 397th 1478 73.1%
2024 64.37 346th 1547 77.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Morton Ranch High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.56 545th 1794 69.6%
2019 58.27 554th 1818 69.5%
2021 62.30 490th 1848 73.5%
2022 48.28 824th 1847 55.4%
2023 51.30 759th 1897 60.0%
2024 53.82 649th 1883 65.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Morton Ranch High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.33 685th 1781 61.5%
2019 57.21 710th 1798 60.5%
2021 58.31 692nd 1815 61.9%
2022 42.86 1038th 1841 43.6%
2023 46.39 999th 1891 47.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Morton Ranch High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.31 416th 1137 63.4%
2019 70.74 224th 1145 80.4%
2021 74.50 126th 1177 89.3%
2022 72.68 118th 1172 89.9%
2023 72.10 113th 1182 90.4%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for At Risk students at Morton Ranch High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.88 614th 1784 65.6%
2019 50.03 739th 1810 59.2%
2021 58.88 521st 1829 71.5%
2022 45.10 816th 1837 55.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Morton Ranch High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.10 718th 1803 60.2%
2019 52.61 754th 1824 58.7%
2021 56.01 686th 1840 62.7%
2022 45.64 916th 1853 50.6%
2023 46.65 946th 1913 50.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Morton Ranch High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.08 289th 486 40.5%
2019 47.70 296th 487 39.2%
2021 44.25 298th 488 38.9%
2022 36.16 362nd 507 28.6%
2023 53.94 278th 525 47.0%
2024 56.16 251st 529 52.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Morton Ranch High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.77 325th 1013 67.9%
2019 63.66 286th 1024 72.1%
2021 67.37 245th 1020 76.0%
2022 50.49 398th 1031 61.4%
2023 57.53 344th 1069 67.8%
2024 57.69 328th 1065 69.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Morton Ranch High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.05 566th 1691 66.5%
2019 55.21 642nd 1714 62.5%
2021 61.94 502nd 1743 71.2%
2022 46.88 818th 1762 53.6%
2023 48.36 839th 1820 53.9%
2024 49.16 760th 1804 57.9%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for Native American students at Morton Ranch High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 33.08 67th 101 33.7%
2024 54.10 53rd 107 50.5%
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Rank History for White students at Morton Ranch High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.65 507th 1539 67.1%
2019 60.93 509th 1526 66.6%
2021 46.23 828th 1510 45.2%
2022 49.71 722nd 1525 52.7%
2023 48.49 809th 1576 48.7%
2024 45.70 831st 1556 46.6%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Reviews:
by a parent
Monday, August 27, 2018

Open Quote I have 3 son attended to Morton ranch high all 3 of my son play sports 2 of my son already graduates from Morton ranch the first of my son graduates class 2015 high honors student GPA 4.4 and 3 year of varsity baseball and my other son graduates this past summer class 2018 honors student GPA 3.6 and 3 year of Varsity cross country runner and track long distance runner and my third son is a Junior at Morton GPA 4.0 and play sports too cross country runner and track runner. Morton ranch high school is a great school. This is what my wife and me and my kids experienced at Morton all this year just greatness. Close Quote


by a student
Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Open Quote Morton ranch has the best teachers and the best classes that any school can have.
I am a student who is attending Morton ranch and my parents wanted us to move, but i begged them so we could stay because its just such a great school and i love it. Close Quote


by a parent
Monday, January 26, 2009

Open Quote it has had a lot of bad publicity but it is an amazing school...its teachers are amazing..it just happens that all the bad things happen there Close Quote



Enrollment information for Morton Ranch High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2005 554 158 71 420 1 n/a n/a 0 1204
2006 787 280 107 699 4 n/a n/a 0 1877
2007 954 397 149 1102 6 n/a n/a 0 2608
2008 967 479 146 1275 7 n/a n/a 0 2874
2009 917 523 137 1353 6 n/a n/a 0 2936
2010 890 540 163 1436 9 n/a n/a 0 3038
2011 800 538 150 1510 11 1 50 0 3060
2012 745 598 145 1605 12 1 56 0 3162
2013 735 614 148 1731 10 2 71 0 3311
2014 714 642 160 1692 18 2 71 0 3299
2015 670 650 174 1793 12 1 78 0 3378
2016 664 623 197 1854 12 4 83 0 3437
2017 664 690 207 1868 8 7 85 0 3529
2018 554 588 179 1679 7 6 68 0 3081
2019 476 529 156 1596 10 7 60 0 2834
2020 393 494 136 1458 11 3 50 0 2545
2021 363 490 126 1467 13 4 66 0 2529
2022 339 499 120 1499 12 6 66 0 2541
2023 354 556 119 1605 13 3 68 0 2718
2024 363 603 113 1658 12 4 79 0 2832

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Morton Ranch High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 1204 83.6 14.4 31
2006 1877 134.0 14.0 35.5
2007 2608 180.9 14.4 37.2
2008 2874 208.2 13.8 41
2009 2936 213.9 13.7 47.6
2010 3038 224.6 13.5 48.5
2011 3060 203.7 15.0 52.1
2012 3162 187.6 16.8 55.5
2013 3311 186.7 17.7 56.7
2014 3299 198.3 16.6 54.4
2015 3378 202.0 16.7 56.7
2016 3437 214.0 16.0 55.4
2017 3529 214.9 16.4 57.9
2018 3081 197.2 15.6 57.8
2019 2834 188.2 15.0 60.2
2020 2545 177.6 14.3 61
2021 2529 164.0 15.4 60.9
2022 2541 169.2 15.0 68.8
2023 2718 184.0 14.7 72
2024 2832 200.1 14.1 72.1

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 Morton Ranch High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 1204 83.6 14.4 31
2006 1877 134.0 14.0 35.5
2007 2608 180.9 14.4 37.2
2008 2874 208.2 13.8 41
2009 2936 213.9 13.7 47.6
2010 3038 224.6 13.5 48.5
2011 3060 203.7 15.0 52.1
2012 3162 187.6 16.8 55.5
2013 3311 186.7 17.7 56.7
2014 3299 198.3 16.6 54.4
2015 3378 202.0 16.7 56.7
2016 3437 214.0 16.0 55.4
2017 3529 214.9 16.4 57.9
2018 3081 197.2 15.6 57.8
2019 2834 188.2 15.0 60.2
2020 2545 177.6 14.3 61
2021 2529 164.0 15.4 60.9
2022 2541 169.2 15.0 68.8
2023 2718 184.0 14.7 72
2024 2832 200.1 14.1 72.1

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 Morton Ranch High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $618 (6.7%) $8,598 (93.3%) $9,216
2020 $537 (4.5%) $11,333 (95.5%) $11,870
2021 $323 (3.3%) $9,600 (96.8%) $9,922

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Morton Ranch High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 692nd of 1857 High schoolsRanks 991st of 1961 High schools
 13.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Morton Ranch High School)5731
 26%
   End of Course Algebra I (Katy Independent School District (Isd))8168
 13%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Morton Ranch High School)6761
 6%
   End of Course Biology (Katy Independent School District (Isd))8380
 3%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Morton Ranch High School)5460
 6%
   End of Course English I Reading (Katy Independent School District (Isd))7575
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Morton Ranch High School)5048
 2%
   End of Course English II Reading (Katy Independent School District (Isd))7273
 1%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Morton Ranch High School)8074
 6%
   End of Course U.S. History (Katy Independent School District (Isd))9087
 3%
   End of Course U.S. History (Texas)7571
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students28342718
 4.1%
African American529556
 5.1%
American Indian1013
 30%
Asian156119
 23.7%
Hispanic15961605
 0.6%
Pacific Islander73
 57.1%
White476354
 25.6%
Two or More Races6068
 13.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients60.2%72%
 11.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Morton Ranch High School

Students at Morton Ranch High School are 59% Hispanic, 21% African American, 13% White, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Morton Ranch High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Diane Winborn Elementary
Elementary : Franz Elementary
Elementary : Morton Ranch Elementary
Elementary : Robert King Elementary
Elementary : Sundown Elementary
Elementary : Ursula Stephens Elementary
Middle : Morton Ranch J H

In the 2023-24 school year, 2,832 students attended Morton Ranch High School.

Morton Ranch High School ranks 945th of 1987 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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