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Enrollment
810
Elementary
DISTRICT 646 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEAR CREEK ISD·NCES 481428000908
Margaret S McWhirter Elementary School
300 PENNSYLVANIA, WEBSTER, TX 77598 · (281) 284-4800 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL810 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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
15.6:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
613 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 97 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 113 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 117 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 134 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 131 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (131).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
53.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +29.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 29 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 32.0% | 26.0% | 22.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 23.0% | 30.0% | 24.0% | 23.0% |
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 | 58.0% | 53.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Margaret S McWhirter Elementary School
Margaret S McWhirter Elementary School's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret S McWhirter Elementary School this school | 810 | 75.7% | 42.5% |
| Royal Elementary School BROOKSHIRE | 760 | 75.9% | 30.2% |
| Holmsley Elementary School HOUSTON | 785 | 80.0% | 43.6% |
| Rutherford Elementary School MESQUITE | 803 | 78.2% | 43.2% |
| Trinity Basin Preparatory - Mesquite MESQUITE | 800 | 75.6% | 35.6% |
| Jackson Elementary School PLANO | 705 | 73.0% | 31.1% |
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 Margaret S McWhirter Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #2,262 of 4,401 | #303 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,463 of 4,466 ▲ 322 | #187 of 625 ▲ 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,597 of 4,466 ▲ 729 | #198 of 625 ▲ 104 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.0pp | #964 of 3,998 | #133 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 810 | #414 of 4,938 | #125 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #2,998 of 4,622 | #395 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.7% | #2,445 of 4,628 | #332 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.7% | #2,231 of 4,789 | #447 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #2,186 of 2,838 | #358 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
810
+49 (+6%) vs 2020
+65% since 1990-91, when it was 491
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 810 | 51.9 | 15.6:1 | 76% (613) |
| 2023-24 | 768 | 48.8 | 15.7:1 | 76% (583) |
| 2022-23 | 789 | 51 | 15.5:1 | 79% (621) |
| 2020-21 | 761 | 55 | 13.8:1 | 74% (565) |
| 2017-18 | 882 | 55 | 16.1:1 | 75% (663) |
| 2015-16 | 787 | 47 | 16.7:1 | 72% (563) |
| 2010-11 | 934 | 75 | 12.4:1 | 78% (728) |
| 2000-01 | 990 | 66 | 15.0:1 | 50% (497) |
| 1990-91 | 491 | 31 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Margaret S McWhirter Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (882 to 810); teachers down 6% (55 to 51.9).
About Margaret S McWhirter Elementary School
Margaret S McWhirter Elementary School is an elementary school located in WEBSTER, Texas, in Harris County. It had 810 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
Within CLEAR CREEK ISD, Margaret S McWhirter Elementary School is one of 46 schools. The district enrolls 39,684 students.
Of every 100 students at Margaret S McWhirter Elementary School, about 69 are Hispanic. The school is also 14% Black, 11% White, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 44%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Margaret S McWhirter Elementary School scores 50%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Margaret S McWhirter Elementary School is 15.6:1, based on 51.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Lunch program data show 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Margaret S McWhirter Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 57% of Texas public elementary schools.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 41.4%. Margaret S McWhirter Elementary School scores 42.5%.
In the surrounding county, Harris County, median household income comes to about $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county has 1,205 public schools and about 886,911 students.
About 0.2 miles separate Margaret S McWhirter Elementary School from the closest public school, Clear View High School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Margaret S McWhirter Elementary School's average proficiency of 42.5% compares with 48.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
The school's enrollment increased 6% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 13.8:1 to 15.6:1.
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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 CLEAR CREEK ISD
- Clear Springs High SchoolHigh · 2,668 students
- Clear Falls High SchoolHigh · 2,508 students
- Clear Lake High SchoolHigh · 2,500 students
- Clear Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,469 students
- Clear Brook High SchoolHigh · 2,303 students
- Westbrook Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,160 students
Other schools in WEBSTER
- P H Greene Elementary SchoolElementary · 545 students
- Odyssey Academy - WebsterElementary · 328 students
- Clear View High SchoolHigh · 190 students
- Clear Path Alternative SchoolHigh · 118 students
Nearby schools
- Clear View High School0.2 mi · 190
- Clear Path Alternative School0.6 mi · 118
- Space Center Intermediate School1.7 mi · 785
- G H Whitcomb Elementary School1.9 mi · 557
- Clear Lake City Elementary School2.2 mi · 507
- James H Ross Elementary School2.4 mi · 510
Frequently asked questions
About Margaret S McWhirter Elementary SchoolHow large is Margaret S McWhirter Elementary School?
Margaret S McWhirter Elementary School enrolls approximately 810 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Margaret S McWhirter Elementary School serve?
Margaret S McWhirter Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Margaret S McWhirter Elementary School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Margaret S McWhirter Elementary School.
How diverse is Margaret S McWhirter Elementary School?
Margaret S McWhirter Elementary School reports a student body of 11% White, 69% Hispanic, 14% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Margaret S McWhirter Elementary School public or private?
Margaret S McWhirter Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CLEAR CREEK ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.