Total enrollment
20,862
-1,056 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
26 schools in GALENA PARK ISD
Texas · 20,862 students · 2 cities
GALENA PARK ISD runs 26 public K-12 schools per the latest NCES data, with combined enrollment near 20,862 and an average school size of 802.
4-year change in GALENA PARK ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
26
+2 (+8%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How GALENA PARK ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #281 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 20,862 | #68 of 760 | #378 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 26 | #73 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #513 of 758 | #5,469 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 88.7% | #52 of 750 | #773 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.5% | #452 of 557 | #4,780 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside GALENA PARK ISD
State test results across the district's 23 scored schools run from Galena Park ISD Career & Technical ECHS at 74.1% proficient to Green Valley Elementary School at 35.4%, a gap of 38.7 points. That is the 103rd widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 22 district schools that reported both years went from 22,588 to 20,133 students (down 11%) and from 1,403 to 1,350 full-time teachers (down 4%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About GALENA PARK ISD
GALENA PARK ISD is a small public-school district in Texas. The district maintains 26 schools and instructs approximately 20,862 students.
On the school-mix side, GALENA PARK ISD comprises 15 elementary, 5 middle, and 6 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 802 in this district, higher than the Texas typical of 606.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 20,862 students, shrank 5% from the 21,918 reported in SY 2020-21. The school count climbed from 24 to 26 across the same 4-year window.
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