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Junior High school · Grades 6–8 · Katy ISD
TEA rating A · score 95 of 100 (2025) · 1,462 students
Address: 26721 Hawks Prairie Blvd, Katy, TX 77494
Phone: (281) 234-2400
Data as of: TEA ratings 2025 · school directory September 14, 2026 · homes for sale live from our MLS feed
We show what the Texas Education Agency and the schools published as of our last update (September 14, 2026), and we check TEA for rating and directory updates monthly. Attendance zones, ratings and school assignments can change, so check with Katy ISD (opens in a new tab) for the most current information.
Homes for sale
Scope: homes inside the Tays attendance zone, as published for Katy ISD.
$664,000
25646 Luna Vista Lane
Katy · MLS #28110015
Awaiting
listing agent
to upload photos
$785,000
27927 Bracken Hurst Drive
Katy · MLS #22244921
$453,000
26922 Skylark Bluff Trail
Katy · MLS #23750298
$535,000
3422 Herons Pointe Lane
Katy · MLS #2196686
$530,000
26402 Marble Falls Bend
Katy · MLS #97584455
$1,100,000
27710 Guthrie Ridge Lane
Katy · MLS #17830959
$350,000
26311 Smokey Valley Lane
Katy · MLS #16232087
$270,000
26611 Marble Falls Bend
Katy · MLS #32494997
$549,500
26314 Walker Mist Lane
Katy · MLS #2405117
$399,500
27022 Brighton Valley Way
Katy · MLS #65377466
$512,425
28118 Rebecca Meadow Falls Lane
Katy · MLS #12102339
$999,900
26751 Willow Lane
Katy · MLS #74446816
$395,000
3615 Morning Gale Lane
Katy · MLS #626133
$525,000
3250 Bandera Run Lane
Katy · MLS #32740139
$1,125,000
27715 Guthrie Ridge Ln
Katy · MLS #2767305
$749,000
3906 Point Cuero Court
Katy · MLS #88427132
$762,500
4206 Madera Creek Lane
Katy · MLS #90914386
$540,000
3518 Antelope Creek Lane
Katy · MLS #51386351
$400,000
3635 Cottage Manor Lane
Katy · MLS #81944478
$799,000
$11,000
27906 Iberville Glen Dr
Katy · MLS #14971719
$925,000
3711 Meandering Spring
Katy · MLS #19291701
$649,000
3443 Stone Springs Drive
Katy · MLS #71085156
$468,000
$10,000
26902 Skylark Bluff Trail
Katy · MLS #57110431
$510,000
2114 Snowy Egret Drive
Katy · MLS #7707307
Active listings from our MLS feed. Listing information is provided in part by the Houston Association of REALTORS®.
The school
A
TEA rating 2025
Score 95 of 100
1,462
Students
Texas Education Agency, 2024-25
16.7:1
Students per teacher
6–8
Grades served
Teachers average 11.0 years of experience. Average teacher salary $68,778.
| Year | Rating | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | A | 95 |
| 2024 | A | 95 |
| 2023 | A | 96 |
| 2022 | A | 96 |
| 2021 | NRNot Rated: Declared State of Disaster | — |
| 2020 | NRNot Rated: Declared State of Disaster | — |
| 2019 | A | 97 |
| 2018 | NRMet Standard | 95 |
Final ratings only (preliminary ratings are not shown). Source: Texas Education Agency.
Principal: Ms Tara Haworth (TEA AskTED directory).
Local market
Scope: homes inside the Tays attendance zone. Sale figures appear only where at least 5 homes sold in the period; averages and dollar volume are for signed-in clients.
64 homes are for sale in the Tays Junior High zone; at the last six months' sales pace that is 2.8 months of inventory. Homes that sold here in the last six months had a median price of $583,000.
Each figure is compared with the same period last year. Where last year's data isn't in our feed yet, you'll see "—".
$526,000
Median sale
homes sold, last 30 days
-9% YoY
a year ago: $575,000
9
Homes sold
last 30 days
-61% YoY
a year ago: 23
26
Avg days on mkt
homes sold, last 30 days
-42% YoY
a year ago: 45
$211
Price / sqft
homes sold, last 30 days
+14% YoY
a year ago: $185
26
New listings
last 30 days
-7% YoY
a year ago: 28
16
Went pending
last 30 days
-11% YoY
a year ago: 18
These tiles cover the last 30 days. The median sale price at the top covers the last 6 months, and the days-on-market figure in the read above is for homes for sale right now, so the numbers differ.
What's nearby
Scope: 15 places mapped inside the attendance zone.
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Amenities mapped near Tays Junior High: 5 restaurants, 4 schools, 1 places of worship, 1 coffee shops, 1 banks, 1 grocery stores, 1 gas stations, 1 veterinary.
Flood, fire & weather
Scope: homes inside the Tays attendance zone. Flood claims are counted by ZIP code; the fire station is measured from the campus.
0%
Homes for sale in the FEMA high-risk flood area
Special Flood Hazard Area, current FEMA maps
X
FEMA flood zone at the campus
Outside the high-risk area
0.8 mi
Nearest fire station
Willowfork Fire Department Station 3 (straight line)
72
Days a year at 95°F or hotter
2016–2025 average
Sources: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer; FEMA NFIP claims; Texas fire station locations. Flood risk is address-specific.
Crime & safety
Scope: The agency that patrols the campus address. Figures cover that agency's whole service area, not this neighborhood.
Incidents per 1,000 residents per year, 2025-08 to 2026-07 (12 months). Across 59 agencies in our six counties the middle value is 13.4.
Jurisdiction-level only: the agency that patrols this address does not publish incident-level open data, so figures cover its whole service area. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer.
Utilities & internet
Scope: 9 census tracts touching this area. FCC data is reported by census tract, not by address.
100%
Tracts with fiber service
8,000 Mbps
Fastest advertised download
15
Home internet providers
| Provider | Technology | Max download |
|---|---|---|
| Ezee Fiber | Fiber to the Premises | 8,000 Mbps |
| Hotwire Communications | Fiber to the Premises | 8,000 Mbps |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber to the Premises | 2,000 Mbps |
| Xfinity | Coaxial Cable | 2,000 Mbps |
| Astound Broadband | Coaxial Cable | 1,500 Mbps |
| Astound Broadband | Fiber to the Premises | 1,500 Mbps |
| Verizon | Licensed Fixed Wireless | 300 Mbps |
| Starlink | NGSO Satellite | 280 Mbps |
Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
Drive times
Scope: Averaged across 10 homes for sale in the Tays Junior High zone; traffic-aware, from our own routing engine.
37min
Downtown Houston
32min
The Galleria
51min
Bush / IAH Airport
40min
Texas Medical Center
52min
Hobby Airport
Keep exploring
Feeder patterns (which elementary feeds which middle school) are not published in the data we hold.
Good to know
I'll help you check the assigned schools, the flood exposure and the real costs of living here before you decide.
Allen Markel, REALTOR® · Texas Premier Realty · TREC #0658294
School data: Texas Education Agency (ratings, TAPR, AskTED). Market, flood, amenity, internet and crime data: Allen Markel · Texas Premier Realty research from public sources and our MLS feed.
Tays Junior High enrolled 1,462 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to TEA data. It serves grades 6 to 8. TEA reports about 16.7 students per teacher. Tays Junior High is part of Katy ISD. Enrollment changes each year, so ask the school for the current count. Source: Texas Education Agency (TEA) data as published, and our own listing data.
Tays Junior High serves grades 6 to 8 and is listed by TEA as a junior high campus in Katy ISD. Grade spans and campus types are set by the district and can change, so confirm them with the school before you plan around them. Source: Texas Education Agency (TEA) data as published, and our own listing data.
Campuses near Tays Junior High: Tompkins High School (High, 0.9 miles), Keiko Davidson Elementary (Elementary, 1.1 miles), Jenks Elementary (Elementary, 1.2 miles), Tom Wilson Elementary (Elementary, 1.2 miles), Woodcreek Junior High (Junior High, 1.4 miles). Distance is measured in a straight line, not by drive time, and attendance is set by address. Source: TEA campus locations.
TEA reports that teachers at Tays Junior High have an average of 11.0 years of experience and an average salary of $68,778, in the 2024-25 report. Averages hide a lot of variety among individual teachers, so use them as context, not a verdict. Source: Texas Education Agency (TEA) data as published, and our own listing data.
There are 64 homes inside the Tays attendance zone for sale right now, with a median list price of $560,000 and a median of $172 per square foot. The median listing age is 73 days, and 5 have had a price cut. Counts change daily. Source: our listing data.
Right now the Tays Junior High attendance zone has 64 homes for sale, 3 listed recently and 20 under contract. Counts change daily as homes list, go under contract and close. Source: our listing data.
Homes for sale in the Tays Junior High attendance zone by list price: 24 $250K to $500K, 35 $500K to $1M, 5 $1M+. The mix shows where the choices are, and a price band with few homes can move quickly or sit depending on condition. Source: our listing data.
The subdivisions with the most homes for sale in the Tays Junior High attendance zone right now are Pine Mill Ranch (18), Silver Ranch (16), Cinco Ranch (8), Canyon Lakes At Cardiff Ranch (5), G W Cartwright (2). Counts change daily, and a subdivision name does not tell you which school a home is zoned to, so confirm the zone for any address. Source: our listing data.
Tays Junior High received a A (95 out of 100) in the Texas Education Agency accountability ratings for 2025. Earlier years: 2024 A, 2023 A, 2022 A. A rating summarizes a school's results under TEA's method for that year; it is one input among many, so visit and ask questions. Source: Texas Education Agency (TEA) data as published, and our own listing data.
On the STAAR tests at Tays Junior High, 95% of tests reached the Approaches Grade Level standard or above, 85% reached Meets and 61% reached Masters, in TEA's 2024-25 report. STAAR is one measure taken on one set of days, so read it alongside the school's other information. Source: Texas Education Agency (TEA) data as published, and our own listing data.
Attendance zones follow the address, not the neighborhood name, and they can change. To confirm which school a specific home is zoned to, look it up with our School Research tool on the Resources menu and ask Katy ISD to confirm the assignment in writing before you make an offer. Homes near Tays Junior High are not all zoned to it, so verify each address.
About 52% of the 64 homes for sale in the Tays Junior High attendance zone have had at least one price cut. Over the last 12 months, the monthly share of listings with a cut ran from 25% to 58%. A price cut can mean the first price was too high, the home needs work, or the seller needs a faster sale; it is a reason to ask, not a verdict. Source: our listing data.
For homes that sold in the Tays Junior High attendance zone, the monthly average time on the market ran from 33 to 153 days over the 12 months to August 2026, counting days cumulatively when a home was relisted. The 64 homes for sale now have been listed for an average of 89 days. About 52% of them have had a price cut. Pace depends heavily on price band and condition. Source: our listing data.
By months of supply, the Tays Junior High attendance zone is a strong seller's market right now: 2.8 months of supply, with 64 homes for sale against 137 sales in the last six months. Months of supply is the number of months it would take to sell the homes now listed at the recent pace of sales. The label describes the area as a whole; a particular price band or street can behave differently. Source: our listing data.
Almost none of the homes for sale in the Tays Junior High attendance zone are in a FEMA special flood hazard area, based on the flood zone recorded for each listing. A flood zone is a map designation, not a history of flooding, and the zone for a specific address is what matters. Check the address on our Flood Zone Lookup and get an insurance quote before the end of the option period. Source: our listing data.
Homes that sold in the Tays Junior High attendance zone over the last six months had a median sale price of $583,000. A median is the middle sale: half sold for more and half for less. The monthly median over the 12 months to August 2026 ran from $525,000 to $630,000. Your own price band, home age and size matter more than any area median. Source: our listing data.
The median price per square foot for homes that sold in the Tays Junior High attendance zone is $184. In August it was $182, against $181 in the same month a year before. Price per square foot compares homes of different sizes, but age, lot, condition and finish can move it a lot. Source: our listing data.
About 246 homes sold in the Tays Junior High attendance zone over the 12 months to August 2026, and 137 of them in the last six months. In the 12 months before that, 173 sold, so sales were 42% higher in the latest year. Monthly sales swing with the season and the price band, so one month tells you little. Source: our listing data.
We compare each of the last 12 months with the same month a year earlier. Near Tays Junior High, the median sale price was higher in 6 of those months and lower in 6. Closed sales over the 12 months were 42% more than the 12 months before. Month-to-month medians are noisy, and this describes the past, not a forecast. Source: our listing data.
Within the area we map around Tays Junior High, our What's Nearby data lists 1 grocery stores, 5 restaurants, 1 coffee shops, 1 banks, 1 gas stations. Counts depend on how the places are tagged in public map data, so treat them as a guide and check what you need near a specific address.
Around Tays Junior High, 15 internet providers are listed in the federal broadband data for the census tracts in the area, with a fastest advertised download speed of 8,000 megabits per second. Fiber service is listed in all of those tracts. Availability is decided address by address, so check a specific home with the provider before you rely on a speed. Source: FCC broadband data.
Of the 64 homes for sale in the Tays Junior High attendance zone, 0 are new construction and 64 are pre-owned. New construction is flagged on the listing, and a home still being built may not be finished for months. Source: our listing data.
Among homes for sale in the Tays Junior High attendance zone: in the $250k to $500k band the typical home is about 2,725 square feet with 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, built about 14 years ago; in the $500k to $1m band the typical home is about 3,858 square feet with 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, built about 13 years ago; in the $1m+ band the typical home is about 5,020 square feet with 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms, built about 49 years ago. These are medians for the homes listed now, so individual homes vary. Source: our listing data.
