Summary:
Cardiff J H is a public middle school in Katy, Texas, serving 863 students in grades 6-8. 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.
While Cardiff J H has some areas of strength, such as a low student-teacher ratio and a highly ranked Gifted and Talented program, the school faces significant challenges. It has a significantly higher Hispanic student population (65.82%) compared to nearby schools, and consistently underperforms the Katy ISD and Texas state averages on STAAR assessments, particularly in mathematics. For example, in 2023-2024, only 25.18% of 6th graders at Cardiff J H were proficient or better in STAAR Mathematics, compared to 57.25% for Katy ISD and 37.1% for Texas. Additionally, Cardiff J H has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 69.59% to 84.47% over the past three school years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
Despite these challenges, Cardiff J H has maintained relatively low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 0.6% over the past five school years, which is lower than the nearby Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District schools. Additionally, the school spends between $11,039 and $12,943 per student, which is higher than the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD schools, which range from $9,089 to $10,270 per student. While Cardiff J H underperforms the Katy ISD and Texas averages, it generally outperforms the nearby Cypress-Fairbanks ISD schools, which have similar demographic profiles and economic disadvantages.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Katy Independent School District (Isd)
SchoolDigger Rank:
1247th of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,739
Students who attend Cardiff J H usually attend:
Feeder schools for Cardiff J H:
Student/teacher ratio: 11.5
Number of students: 863
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
65.8%
African American:
15.3%
White:
10.9%
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Asian:
4.5%
Two or more races:
2.8%
American Indian:
0.7%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.5%
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