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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the MACARTHUR EL administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
556
Elementary
DISTRICT 632 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GALENA PARK ISD·NCES 482025001987
Macarthur Elementary School
1801 N MAIN, GALENA PARK, TX 77547 · (832) 386-4630 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL556 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
500 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 61 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 34.0% | 24.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 26.0% | 29.0% | 25.0% | 20.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 61.0% | 55.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 51.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 56.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 61.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 49.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Macarthur Elementary School
Macarthur Elementary School's state test result (48.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macarthur Elementary School this school | 556 | 89.9% | 48.4% |
| Indian Creek Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 573 | 89.2% | 34.8% |
| Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School DALLAS | 538 | 91.6% | 52.5% |
| Hicks Elementary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 559 | 89.8% | 49.2% |
| East Terrell Hills Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 584 | 90.9% | 27.6% |
| Maverick Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 518 | 90.9% | 32.0% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Macarthur Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #1,589 of 4,401 | #191 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,313 of 4,466 ▼ 174 | #165 of 625 ▼ 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,352 of 4,466 ▲ 156 | #165 of 625 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #1,524 of 3,998 | #241 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 556 | #1,983 of 4,938 | #407 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,389 of 4,622 | #200 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.0% | #3,996 of 4,628 | #592 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.9% | #1,088 of 4,789 | #266 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.6% | #633 of 2,838 | #126 of 441 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
556
-75 (-12%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 571
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 15.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 556 | 40.2 | 13.8:1 | 90% (500) |
| 2023-24 | 583 | 41.3 | 14.1:1 | 90% (524) |
| 2022-23 | 614 | 43.5 | 14.1:1 | 89% (544) |
| 2020-21 | 631 | 42 | 15.0:1 | 90% (570) |
| 2017-18 | 768 | 45 | 17.1:1 | 80% (615) |
| 2015-16 | 707 | 42 | 16.8:1 | 89% (628) |
| 2010-11 | 762 | 49 | 15.6:1 | 89% (679) |
| 2000-01 | 616 | 42 | 14.7:1 | 82% (505) |
| 1990-91 | 571 | 30 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Macarthur Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (768 to 556); teachers down 11% (45 to 40.2).
About Macarthur Elementary School
Located in GALENA PARK, Texas, Macarthur Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 556 students.
Macarthur Elementary School belongs to GALENA PARK ISD, a district of 26 schools and 20,862 students.
At Macarthur Elementary School, 93% of students are Hispanic. The school is also 5% Black. That is higher than the 44% Hispanic share among all Harris County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 13%.
Staffing at Macarthur Elementary School comes to 40.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.8:1. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 1.3 more students per teacher than here. Macarthur Elementary School counts 90% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Harris County average 70%.
Macarthur Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 79% of Texas public elementary schools.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 35.3%. Macarthur Elementary School scores 48.4%.
In the wider Harris County area, median household income comes to about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Harris County's 1,205 public schools enroll about 886,911 students and include Macarthur Elementary School.
The closest school to Macarthur Elementary School is Galena Park High School, located about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Macarthur Elementary School at 5th of 9.
The NCES locale for Macarthur Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 556, from 631 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 15.0 to 13.8 over 4 years.
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Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GALENA PARK ISD
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Galena Park High SchoolHigh · 1,815 students
- North Shore Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,299 students
- Cobb 6th Grade CampusMiddle · 991 students
- North Shore Elementary SchoolElementary · 965 students
- Galena Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 896 students
Other schools in GALENA PARK
- Galena Park High SchoolHigh · 1,815 students
- Galena Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 896 students
- Galena Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 588 students
Other Macarthur Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Macarthur Elementary. Macarthur Elementary School is the largest of the 9.
- MacArthur Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 545 students
- MacArthur ElementaryGermantown, WI · 486 students
- MacArthur ElemFort Leavenworth, KS · 424 students
- Macarthur Elementary SchoolTulsa, OK · 404 students
- MacArthur Elementary SchoolLiberal, KS · 386 students
Nearby schools
- Galena Park High School0.4 mi · 1,815
- Galena Park Middle School0.6 mi · 896
- Galena Park Elementary School0.7 mi · 588
- Jacinto City Elementary School1.4 mi · 689
- Pyburn Elementary School1.6 mi · 454
- Whittier Elementary School1.9 mi · 326
Frequently asked questions
About Macarthur Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Macarthur Elementary School?
Macarthur Elementary School enrolls approximately 556 students in grades PK-05.
Is Macarthur Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Macarthur Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Macarthur Elementary School have?
Macarthur Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
How diverse is Macarthur Elementary School?
Macarthur Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 93% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is Macarthur Elementary School public or private?
Macarthur Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by GALENA PARK ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.