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GINGER MCNABB EL
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About GINGER MCNABB EL
GINGER MCNABB EL is one of the moderately sized K-5 schools in SPRING, Texas, operated by SPRING ISD, with 743 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so GINGER MCNABB EL sits 43% bigger than that benchmark.
SPRING ISD runs 42 schools in total, collectively educating 33,678 students. GINGER MCNABB EL is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, GINGER MCNABB EL logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 34% Black, 6% White, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, On paper, GINGER MCNABB EL has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.5:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 83% of students at GINGER MCNABB EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, GINGER MCNABB EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.6%; this one delivers 45.9%.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Harris County) logs that median household earnings sit near $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), GINGER MCNABB EL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is SPRING H S, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GINGER MCNABB EL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 41.0%.
The campus sits in a suburban setting.
Over the past 7-year window. GINGER MCNABB EL's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 731 (now 743). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 49% to 54% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the GINGER MCNABB EL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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