Seven Lakes Junior High - Katy ISD

Katy ISD · Katy / Cinco Ranch Southwest · 77494

Seven Lakes Junior High is a Katy ISD junior high at 6026 Katy-Gaston Road in Katy’s 77494 ZIP, serving about 1,570 students in grades 6–8 in the Cinco Ranch Southwest corridor. In TEA’s 2024–25 state ratings the Spartans earned an A (96 out of 100) with all seven distinction designations — tied for the top junior-high score in the district. The campus opened in 2012, wears orange and blue, and anchors the busiest school-zone search funnel on this site. What most buyers don’t realize: on the district’s current address assignments, only a little over half the SLJH zone continues to Seven Lakes High — nearly half is assigned to Jordan High School.

How Seven Lakes Junior High is rated

The Texas Education Agency grades every Texas campus on an A–F scale each year. In the most recent ratings (2024–25 school year), Seven Lakes Junior High earned an overall A — 96 out of 100 with all seven distinction designations. Ratings change every year, so verify the current one at the live source:

Homes for sale zoned to Seven Lakes Junior High

This list pulls live from the HAR MLS and updates as homes come on and off the market — it’s the same zone the school district uses, not a guess by ZIP code.

Neighborhoods zoned to Seven Lakes Junior High

The SLJH zone runs through the Cinco Ranch Southwest sections along Katy-Gaston Road, south of Cinco Ranch Boulevard. Katy ISD redraws boundaries as it grows, so confirm your exact address with the district. Communities with their own guide are linked:

• Cinco Ranch Southwest

The feeder picture: SLJH draws from Shafer, Stanley, and part of Wilson elementaries. From here the zone divides almost evenly: a little over half of addresses continue to Seven Lakes High School, while the Shafer side and parts of Stanley are assigned to Jordan High School. Get the full community picture in my Cinco Ranch guide or browse all my neighborhood guides.

Buying or selling a home zoned to Seven Lakes Junior High?

This is the single most-searched school zone I track, and the SLJH-or-bust buyers usually haven’t heard about the Jordan High split — which high school follows this junior high is a per-address fact, not a neighborhood-wide one. As your real estate buyer’s agent I’ll pull the district’s assignment before we tour, weigh HOA dues, MUD taxes and flood history, and negotiate on your behalf — we’ll agree on how I’m paid up front and in writing. Call or text me, Kevan Pewitt, at (281) 500-7077, email kevan@houstonprimerealty.com, or reach out here.

Seven Lakes Junior High: quick answers

What high school do Seven Lakes Junior High students attend?

It splits nearly down the middle. On Katy ISD’s current address assignments, a little over half of SLJH addresses continue to Seven Lakes High School; the Shafer side of the zone and portions of the Stanley side are assigned to Jordan High School. Confirm any specific home with the district before you count on either.

What is Seven Lakes Junior High’s TEA rating?

Seven Lakes Junior High earned an A (96 out of 100) in the Texas Education Agency’s 2024–25 A–F accountability ratings, with all seven distinction designations. The current rating is always on the Texas School Report Card.

What is Seven Lakes Junior High known for?

The Spartans posted one of the two highest junior-high scores in Katy ISD in the latest ratings and swept every distinction designation. The campus opened in 2012 to absorb the growth wave in Cinco Ranch Southwest, and its orange-and-blue school spirit runs deep in the surrounding sections. School hours are 8:48 a.m. to 4:05 p.m.

Last updated: August 2026. School ratings and attendance zones are point-in-time — verify the current TEA rating and your specific zone by address before relying on them.