Katy’s second-oldest junior high school – West Memorial Junior High School – will celebrate its fiftieth year with a special event on February 10, according to a January 5 post on Facebook in the “Real Katy I.S.D. Community Forum” group. The event will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the campus café at 22311 Provincial Blvd. in Katy.

Nestled in the West Memorial subdivision near Kingsland and Mason, the school opened its doors in 1976. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 911 students; 64.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school, with 34.8% of students enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs, according to information posted by the Texas Tribune.

“Our student population is composed of diverse learners with differing needs,” according to the school’s page on the Katy ISD website. “We offer a curriculum that is rigorous but flexible. Pre-advanced [placement, gifted and talented, and regular academic classes are offered in the areas of math/algebra, science, language arts, and history. Programs also available consist of English as a Second Language (ESL), reading elective, special education resource, math lab, and co-teaching. Electives include speech/theater arts, Spanish, art, technology systems, home economics, band, choir, orchestra, and yearbook. Athletics include football, volleyball, basketball, track, tennis, and soccer. Extracurricular activities include student council, National Junior Honor Society, cheerleading, pep squad, Destination Imagination, and others.”

The school mascot is the jaguar. The campus is led by Principal Todd Knobbe.