MACGREGOR EL

Set in HOUSTON, Texas, MACGREGOR EL is a close-knit K-5 school, overseen by HOUSTON ISD. It works with 395 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 24% smaller than typical.

MACGREGOR EL is one of 273 schools operated by HOUSTON ISD, a district that educates 176,727 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MACGREGOR EL lists that Black students make up the majority at 72%. The remainder looks like 18% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 19% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, MACGREGOR EL has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, MACGREGOR EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.4%, the actual is 43.0%, a residual of +3.6 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Harris County shows median household income runs about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. MACGREGOR EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

The closest other public school is YOUNG WOMEN'S COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MACGREGOR EL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MACGREGOR EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 51.0%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MACGREGOR EL has edged down 28%, going from 552 students in 2018 to 395 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged down from 26% to 18%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

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