Mayde Creek Junior High School
Public middle school in Houston, Texas · Katy ISD · Grades 6–8
Mayde Creek Junior High School serves 1,214 students in grades 6–8 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 76 schools in Katy ISD. By enrollment it is the 114th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.3 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 91.46 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Katy ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482517005517 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Katy ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,214 | 96,111 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.3 | 14 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 76.1% | 42.7% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 32% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Mayde Creek Junior High School in context
Size
Of the 18 middle schools in Katy ISD, Mayde Creek Junior High School is the 8th largest, with 1.3% of the district's students. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 2.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 932; Mayde Creek Junior High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 6 with 407 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 400, against an average of 405 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 407 in grade 6 and 400 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 52% here and 36.4% across Katy ISD. Black students are next, at 29.7%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
76.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 42.7% across Katy ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 91.46 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,214 students, Mayde Creek Junior High School has 13.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,214 students would have about 84.3 teachers, so Mayde Creek Junior High School has 7.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Mayde Creek Junior High School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other middle school is Cardiff Junior High School, 1.5 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 44 other middle schools, 10 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 52% |
| Black | 29.7% |
| White | 9.1% |
| Asian | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
48.9% of students are girls and 51.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 407 |
| Grade 7 | 407 |
| Grade 8 | 400 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2700 Greenhouse Rd, Houston, TX 77084
Phone: (281)237-3900
Website: katyisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Mayde Creek Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff Junior High School | Katy ISD | 1.5 mi | 803 | 11.3 | 82.4% |
| Calvin Nelms Middle School | Calvin Nelms Charter Schools | 2.4 mi | 160 | 21.1 | – |
| Morton Ranch Junior High School | Katy ISD | 2.5 mi | 1,205 | 12.5 | 76.1% |
| T H McDonald Junior High School | Katy ISD | 2.8 mi | 966 | 12.7 | 72.7% |
| Thornton Middle School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 2.9 mi | 1,424 | 15.4 | 82.5% |
| Watkins Middle School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 3.7 mi | 1,283 | 16.6 | 82.5% |
| Memorial Parkway Junior High School | Katy ISD | 3.9 mi | 766 | 11.9 | 42.3% |
| West Memorial Junior High School | Katy ISD | 4.0 mi | 897 | 12.8 | 69.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.