About West Memorial Junior High

West Memorial Junior High, Katy’s second-oldest junior high, opened its doors in 1976.  Academic success has prevailed throughout the years.  Students are given opportunities to excel in all programs from academics to fine arts, athletics, and extracurricular activities.

Our student population is composed of diverse learners with differing needs.  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 Block, 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 golf.  Extracurricular activities include Student Council, National Junior Honor Society, cheerleading, pep squad, J-Unit student service organization, Destination Imagination, and others. 

Our students are served by a dedicated staff which includes classroom teachers, coaches, paraprofessionals, an instructional technology facilitator, a diagnostician, a speech therapist, counselors, secretaries/clerks, and administrators. Parent volunteers also assist in providing our students with quality activities at WMJH. 

West Memorial Junior High students are committed to "Jaguar Time"...time when 
          Jaguars
          Achieve
          Great
          Success

Awards and Honors

• Sweepstakes Award at UIL Contest and Sight-Reading for the Women's Choir, 2008
• Tenor-Bass and Treble Choir, Superior rating at the Katy Choral Festival, 2008
• Concert Band, Sweepstakes in UIL Concert & Sightreading Contest, 2007
• 8th Grade District Football Champions, 2007
• National Scholastic Arts and Writing Competition, Gold Key Award, 2006
• Science Olympiad State Winners, 2005, 2006
• Five State Recognition qualifiers, Duke University Talent Identification Program, 2006
• First and third-place winners, American Chemical Society's National Chemistry Week Poster Contest, 2005
• Disney Teacher of the Year nominee, 2006
• Inspired Teach Scholarship winner, 2007
• Regional Scholastic Arts and Writing Competition, Silver Key Award, 2005; 1 Gold Key and Two Silver Keys, 2006

School Report Card Data 

2008-09 TAKS Scores*

• Reading: 100%
• Math: 94%
• Writing: 99%
• Social Studies: 99%
• Science: 80%

* Scores include the Texas Projection Measure (TPM), which is used to determine campus ratings.

2009 Accountability rating: Academically Acceptable