Seven Lakes High School
- High school in Katy ISD
- Katy, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2021-2022)
A
Katy ISD: A
Total students
3,581
Avg. teacher experience
13.4 years
Katy ISD: 11.1 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
98.1 %
Katy ISD: 95%
Statewide: 90%
Seven Lakes High School is a high school in Katy, TX, in the Katy ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 3,581 students. 18.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 6.3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of A for the 2021-2022 school year.
In the Class of 2021, 98.1% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.2% during the 2020-2021 school year.
The average SAT score at Seven Lakes High School was 1228 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 28.1.
As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $63,225, which is $4,338 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.4 years of experience.
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Website
Address
9251 S Fry RdKaty, TX 77494-0159
Office phone number
Principal
- Kerri Finnesand
- KerriAFinnesand@KATYISD.ORG
- (281) 237-2800
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Seven Lakes High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
3,581
African American
258 (7.2%)
Katy ISD: 13.5%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
6 (0.2%)
Katy ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1,072 (29.9%)
Katy ISD: 15.9%
Statewide: 4.8%
Hispanic
866 (24.2%)
Katy ISD: 36.2%
Statewide: 52.8%
Pacific Islander
4 (0.1%)
Katy ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
1,277 (35.7%)
Katy ISD: 29.9%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
98 (2.7%)
Katy ISD: 4%
Statewide: 2.9%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
18.3 %
Katy ISD: 41.3%
Statewide: 53.5%
Economically disadvantaged
18.1 %
Katy ISD: 39.8%
Statewide: 60.7%
Limited English proficiency
6.6 %
Katy ISD: 20.9%
Statewide: 21.7%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
6.3 %
Katy ISD: 20.5%
Statewide: 21.9%
Gifted and Talented
19 %
Katy ISD: 8.3%
Statewide: 8%
Special Education
7.1 %
Katy ISD: 13.3%
Statewide: 11.6%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2021-2022)
A
Katy ISD: A
Student achievement (2021-2022)
A
Katy ISD: B
School progress (2021-2022)
A
Katy ISD: B
Closing the gaps (2021-2022)
A
Katy ISD: A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.
Four-year graduation rates
The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.
All students
98.1 %
Katy ISD: 95%
Statewide: 90%
African American
100 %
Katy ISD: 92.4%
Statewide: 86.3%
American Indian
Masked
Katy ISD: 92.9%
Statewide: 87.4%
Asian
99.3 %
Katy ISD: 98.5%
Statewide: 96.7%
Hispanic
96.7 %
Katy ISD: 93.5%
Statewide: 88.1%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Katy ISD: 100%
Statewide: 88.3%
White
97.7 %
Katy ISD: 96%
Statewide: 93.8%
Two or more races
100 %
Katy ISD: 94.5%
Statewide: 90.8%
Dropout rates
The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.
All students
0.2 %
Katy ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 2.4%
African American
0 %
Katy ISD: 1.4%
Statewide: 3.5%
American Indian
0 %
Katy ISD: 0%
Statewide: 3.1%
Asian
0 %
Katy ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
0.2 %
Katy ISD: 1.2%
Statewide: 2.8%
Pacific Islander
0 %
Katy ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.6%
White
0.4 %
Katy ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 1.3%
Two or more races
1 %
Katy ISD: 1.3%
Statewide: 2%
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
6.8 %
Katy ISD: 10.3%
Statewide: 15%
African American
10.7 %
Katy ISD: 16.4%
Statewide: 20.7%
American Indian
0 %
Katy ISD: 9.8%
Statewide: 16.4%
Asian
2.1 %
Katy ISD: 2.6%
Statewide: 3.3%
Hispanic
8.3 %
Katy ISD: 13.7%
Statewide: 16.9%
Pacific Islander
40 %
Katy ISD: 19.4%
Statewide: 17.9%
White
8.7 %
Katy ISD: 7.7%
Statewide: 10.7%
Two or more races
5.2 %
Katy ISD: 9.8%
Statewide: 13.9%
College readiness
AP/IB participation
The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.
All students
51.2 %
Katy ISD: 34.6%
Statewide: 21.1%
African American
29.5 %
Katy ISD: 18.8%
Statewide: 13%
American Indian
Masked
Katy ISD: 24.1%
Statewide: 16.8%
Asian
78.9 %
Katy ISD: 70.6%
Statewide: 55.4%
Hispanic
42.6 %
Katy ISD: 25.8%
Statewide: 18%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Katy ISD: 21.1%
Statewide: 17.9%
White
40.2 %
Katy ISD: 34.1%
Statewide: 24.3%
Two or more races
36.7 %
Katy ISD: 30.1%
Statewide: 23.5%
AP/IB performance
The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.
All students
88.7 %
Katy ISD: 79.7%
Statewide: 48.6%
African American
87.2 %
Katy ISD: 63.7%
Statewide: 29%
American Indian
Masked
Katy ISD: 57.1%
Statewide: 52.8%
Asian
92.7 %
Katy ISD: 86.8%
Statewide: 73.6%
Hispanic
82.8 %
Katy ISD: 73.7%
Statewide: 34.6%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Katy ISD: Masked
Statewide: 43.9%
White
86.7 %
Katy ISD: 81.2%
Statewide: 61.2%
Two or more races
88.9 %
Katy ISD: 79.2%
Statewide: 60.8%
SAT
The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.
Avg. SAT score
1228
Katy ISD: 1091
Statewide: 1002
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
28.1
Katy ISD: 26.1
Statewide: 20.0
College-ready graduates
A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.
Reading
87.4 %
Katy ISD: 71.2%
Statewide: 56.1%
Math
81.7 %
Katy ISD: 59.7%
Statewide: 45.7%
Reading + Math
80.4 %
Katy ISD: 57%
Statewide: 40.4%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
203.7
African American
10.1 (5%)
Katy ISD: 8.6%
Statewide: 11.2%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Katy ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
13.1 (6.4%)
Katy ISD: 3.6%
Statewide: 1.9%
Hispanic
26.1 (12.8%)
Katy ISD: 16.6%
Statewide: 28.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Katy ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
150.4 (73.8%)
Katy ISD: 69.6%
Statewide: 56.4%
Two or more races
4 (2%)
Katy ISD: 1.1%
Statewide: 1.2%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Katy ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
124.5 (61.1%)
Katy ISD: 72.5%
Statewide: 72.6%
Master's
78.2 (38.4%)
Katy ISD: 26.5%
Statewide: 25.2%
Doctorate
1 (0.5%)
Katy ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.
Students per teacher
17.6
Katy ISD: 14.5
Statewide: 14.6
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
13.4 years
Katy ISD: 11.1 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$63,225
Katy ISD: $62,499
Statewide: $58,887
Beginner
$58,139
Katy ISD: $59,802
Statewide: $51,054
1 to 5 years
$58,533
Katy ISD: $58,660
Statewide: $54,577
6 to 10 years
$59,315
Katy ISD: $61,081
Statewide: $57,746
11 to 20 years
$64,226
Katy ISD: $63,856
Statewide: $61,377
21 to 30 years
$68,767
Katy ISD: $68,732
Statewide: $65,949
30+ years
$75,926
Katy ISD: $76,775
Statewide: $71,111