Aristoi Classical Upper School, Katy TX

Original Research by School Decision on Aristoi Classical Upper School

Aristoi Classical Upper School serves grades 5 through 12 in Katy as a charter school, enrolling a student body of roughly six hundred students that is majority white with substantial Hispanic and Black representation. About a quarter of the enrollment qualifies for free or reduced lunch.

In reading, the school shows solid performance in the middle grades. Sixth graders score well in ELA, with most meeting or exceeding the state proficiency threshold. Seventh and eighth graders also perform respectably in reading, with eighth grade particularly strong. Math, however, presents a markedly different picture. Fifth graders struggle considerably in math, with less than half meeting proficiency. Sixth grade improves, and seventh grade remains roughly at that level, but eighth grade drops sharply, with only a quarter of students meeting the standard. This decline from grade 6 to grade 8 in math is a meaningful dip that a parent may want to look into further with the school.

Science testing shows strength in grade 8 but notable weakness in grade 5. Social studies results in grade 8 fall below the school's typical performance in other subjects, with only about four in ten students meeting proficiency.

Across all tested subjects at all grades, the school's overall proficiency rate places it in the top quartile among Harris County districts. This standing reflects solid breadth across ELA and science, even as math proficiency remains a relative soft spot.

The school is small for a charter spanning grades 5 through 12, with each grade level holding somewhere in the range of fifty to one hundred students. High school enrollment, starting at grade 9, tapers considerably.

Enrollment data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available. State testing data for high school grades was not provided, so college- and career-readiness measures, AP coursework, and graduation outcomes could not be assessed. For a parent considering the school at the high school level, these gaps would be worth requesting directly from the administration.

The Katy area has a median home value moderately above the Texas benchmark and rental costs in the mid-range for the state. The housing market has declined slightly year over year, and mortgage rates remain elevated.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=80%Cohort of 25 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

1,779 schools plotted. 59 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 541%

School 41% · District 40% · ▲ 1 pts above district

even with state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 661%

School 61% · District 55% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

Grade 751%

School 51% · District 48% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Grade 824%

School 24% · District 24%

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 563%

School 63% · District 63%

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 674%

School 74% · District 72% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 760%

School 60% · District 61% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 884%

School 84% · District 81% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Science

Grade 529%

School 29% · District 27% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 871%

School 71% · District 68% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 840%

School 40% · District 40%

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

This schoolARISTOI CLASSICAL ACADEMY, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 5Lower-income58%Higher-income64%6 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income63%Higher-income77%14 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income45%Higher-income64%19 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income75%Higher-income86%11 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income26%Higher-income45%19 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income63%Higher-income60%3 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income40%Higher-income54%14 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income17%Higher-income25%8 pp gap