We moved to the Katy area in Jan. 09'. Our son was assigned to Memorial Parkway Jr High. So far, our experience has been great. The staff has been very accommodating and supporting of our son's difficulty transitioning to a new place. The teachers are excellent and offer additional tutoring before and
... Read more after school. For the most part, the students are friendly and well mannered. My son has made a lot of new friends and loves his new school. Security protocols are 'strictly' enforced to provide a safe environment. There are full-time and part-time (i think) security guards on the premises. Furthermore, security cameras have been installed throughout the campus. You can feel reasonable assured your child is safe at MPJH! I hope this helps! Read less
The people who say all the teachers care about is clothes are totally wrong. Of course they care about clothes, but sometimes you will see kids walking around with things on that teachers would usually yell at them for, yet they don't. Also, some of the older teachers really do care, but most don't.
... Read more They get them in class, and push them out after the 40/45 minute period. If you were in the school, witnessing what is happening in every group of friends, every clique, every relationship, you would see why this school lacks what it does. At school, fights occur constantly (if not fist fights, very heavy verbal fights), things get destroyed or stolen, and hate and jealousy is thrown everywhere. I am so glad I will get out of this school after 9 weeks. Read less
Posted by a student on 03/25/08
Memorial Parkway Junior High is small in student population and the teacher ratio is perfect. The school was remodeled inside in summer of 2007 and it is really beautiful inside. The school has really great leadership and teachers. They only need to offer more electives to the six graders. They really
... Read more ned a wider base in this area. The other junior highs offer more of a selection in their electives. I think it is a wonderful school environment, almost a small town feel compared to the other junior highs in the district. Really nice. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/15/08
For the parents who think the fine arts programs are 'fare' here are some words from a former student. I was in Mr. Leger's choir program and all I have to say is this man is the reason I went to school. He is a man who will stand by your child threw thick and thin and have there back the entire time.
... Read more This is a man who really honestly cares deeply about his students. MPJH would be nothing without his program and if I still lived in Katy I would see to it that my daughter was taught by him because being in Mr. Leger's class is an experience that makes children into strong confident individuals. For those of you who rated the fine arts program 'fare' you must be mistaken. This program is the one redeeming factor of MPJH and that is no exaggeration. Read less
My child currently attends MPJH. I constantly have to email the teachers to communicate and many emails go unanswered.I believe that MPJH does not represent the entire district, and improvements should be considered.
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Posted by a parent on 09/17/07
I don't like this school at all. the principal is wonderful but the overall teacher ability is terrible. the discipline is way over rated and is too strict. the dress code is over enforced.
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Posted by a parent on 04/07/07
I think that the teachers and principals are too concerned about the student's clothes. Instead of concentrating on how short their skirt is, they should concentrate on how much they are learning. They should also make sure that the teachers aren't being unfair with the children and that they don't give
... Read more them detentions for stupid reasons! The principals should also 'checkup', if you will, on all the math teachers and how much they're willing to put into helping the students! The only teachers that are taking extra pains with our students are the coaches and i thank them very much. Read less
School Profile for Memorial Parkway Junior High School
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Student enrollment:
1,028
Students per teacher:
19
Full-time teachers:
54
Number of classrooms:
50
Arts
Art
Music
Band, Choral, Orchestra
Computer Science
Computer Science
Fine Arts
Drama, Fine Arts
Special Education
Gifted Students, Life Skills, Speech/Language Pathologists
Vocational Education
Phys Ed
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Gifted and Talented
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general intellectual ability or talent - high intelligence test score (usually two standard deviations above the mean), and high levels of vocabulary, memory, abstract work knowledge and abstract reasoning;
specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
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Special Education Classes
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Adult Education Classes
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English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
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Katy schools — Memorial Parkway Junior High School is located at 21203 Highland Knolls Dr, Katy TX 77450. 21203 Highland Knolls Dr is in the 77450 ZIP code in Katy, TX The school district for Memorial Parkway Junior High School is the Katy Independent School District. Memorial Parkway Junior High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 6 - 8.
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