📍 27602 Westridge Creek Ln, Katy, Fort Bend County, 77494
Jenks el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Katy, Fort Bend County. The school has 1,434 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Renee Canales. It is part of the Katy Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 101.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 71% of students are proficient in reading. 78% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jenks el enrolls 1,434 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 101.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Hispanic or Latino, 31% Asian and 19% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 539 | 38% |
| Asian | 446 | 31% |
| White | 269 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 103 | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 67 | 4.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
323 of the school's 1,434 students (23%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 290 qualify for free lunch and 33 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jenks el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 18, state house district 28.
Jenks el is one of 74 schools in KATY ISD, based in KATY, Texas. The district serves 96,111 students district-wide and employs 6,447 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,434 students, Jenks el is close to the district average of about 1,299 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large