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Enrollment
3,501
High
DISTRICT 1,349 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALDINE ISD·NCES 480771000076
Macarthur High School
4400 ALDINE MAIL RT, HOUSTON, TX 77039 · (281) 985-6330 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL3,501 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
202 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
2,992 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 876 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 925 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 878 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 822 | 23% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
32.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 2.0% | 30.0% | 25.0% | 43.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 24.0% | 53.0% | 18.0% |
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 | 32.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 12.0% | 8.0% |
| 2021-22 | 11.0% | 9.0% |
| 2020-21 | 10.0% | 7.0% |
% 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
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 High School
Macarthur High School's state test result (33.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macarthur High School this school | 3,501 | 85.5% | 33.9% |
| Sam Rayburn High School PASADENA | 2,627 | 86.1% | 48.8% |
| Odessa High School ODESSA | 3,814 | 81.9% | 28.4% |
| Socorro High School EL PASO | 2,579 | 84.5% | 48.3% |
| United South High School LAREDO | 3,252 | 82.3% | 59.0% |
| Aldine High School HOUSTON | 2,481 | 89.8% | 39.7% |
Matched among Texas high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #1,273 of 1,385 | #140 of 150 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #1,105 of 1,425 ▲ 105 | #140 of 155 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #1,357 of 1,425 ▼ 56 | #150 of 155 ▼ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +20.5pp | #386 of 1,184 | #56 of 151 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,501 | #33 of 2,107 | #12 of 223 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #1,116 of 1,344 | #105 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.9% | #1,173 of 1,346 | #145 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.5% | #291 of 1,522 | #69 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.3% | #250 of 672 | #26 of 64 |
Ranked against other public high 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
3,501
-58 (-2%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 2,586
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 3,501 | 201.6 | 17.4:1 | 85% (2,992) |
| 2023-24 | 3,573 | 197.9 | 18.1:1 | 92% (3,276) |
| 2022-23 | 3,571 | 169.6 | 21.1:1 | 85% (3,049) |
| 2020-21 | 3,559 | 212 | 16.8:1 | 90% (3,195) |
| 2017-18 | 2,985 | 170.9 | 17.5:1 | 88% (2,612) |
| 2015-16 | 2,915 | 182 | 16.0:1 | 89% (2,595) |
| 2010-11 | 2,532 | 152 | 16.7:1 | 82% (2,080) |
| 2000-01 | 1,885 | 127 | 14.8:1 | 66% (1,250) |
| 1990-91 | 2,586 | 147 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Macarthur High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (2,985 to 3,501); teachers up 18% (170.9 to 201.6).
About Macarthur High School
Macarthur High School is a large high school in HOUSTON, Texas. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 3,501 students. By comparison, high schools in Texas enroll about 796 students on average.
The 76 schools of ALDINE ISD, including Macarthur High School, enroll 56,419 students.
By race and ethnicity, Macarthur High School is 93% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 5% Black. Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 13% means there is a 13% chance two randomly chosen students at Macarthur High School are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Macarthur High School totals 201.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.4:1. The average for high schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Macarthur High School is about 85%. For comparison, public schools in Harris County average 70%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 37.2% at Macarthur High School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.9%.
In the surrounding county, Harris County, the median household earns about $74,983 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Counting Macarthur High School, Harris County has 1,205 public schools.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Hambrick Middle School, is the closest to Macarthur High School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 33.9% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 8 nearby schools.
Macarthur High School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 3,559 to 3,501, a small change.
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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 ALDINE ISD
- Davis H S AldineHigh · 3,184 students
- Nimitz High SchoolHigh · 2,651 students
- Aldine High SchoolHigh · 2,481 students
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 2,262 students
- Blanson CTE High SchoolHigh · 1,258 students
- Jones Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,235 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Other Macarthur High schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Macarthur High. Macarthur High School is the largest of the 6.
- Macarthur High SchoolIRVING, TX · 2,484 students
- Macarthur High SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 2,033 students
- Macarthur High SchoolLawton, OK · 1,253 students
- MacArthur High SchoolDecatur, IL · 1,059 students
- MacArthur High SchoolWashington, DC · 390 students
Nearby schools
- Hambrick Middle School0.2 mi · 965
- Oleson Elementary School0.4 mi · 411
- Two Dimensions/Vickery0.4 mi · 203
- Orange Grove Elementary School0.8 mi · 516
- Vardeman Ec/PK/K0.8 mi · 624
- Mead Middle School1.0 mi · 910
Frequently asked questions
About Macarthur High SchoolHow large is Macarthur High School?
Macarthur High School enrolls approximately 3,501 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Macarthur High School serve?
Macarthur High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Macarthur High School have?
Macarthur High School employs 202 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Macarthur High School?
At Macarthur High School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 93% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Macarthur High School?
Macarthur High School is overseen by ALDINE ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.