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McMullan Elementary School

1290 DELL DALE ST, CHANNELVIEW, TX 77530 · (281) 452-1154 · Harris County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL482 STUDENTS
Enrollment
482
Elementary
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
434 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten7415%
Grade 17115%
Grade 26714%
Grade 37916%
Grade 410422%
Grade 58718%

This year's kindergarten class (74) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).

Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
255%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
43590%
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
163%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Two+
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
24651%
Female
23649%

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Test scores

STAAR 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
46.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +3.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 43.3% . -3.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 3 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 3 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading14.0%32.0%27.0%27.0%
Mathematics13.0%26.0%30.0%31.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2024-2546.0%39.0%
2023-2435.0%32.0%
2022-2344.0%41.0%
2021-2256.0%45.0%
2020-2143.0%42.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 32% 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 McMullan Elementary School

McMullan Elementary School's state test result (32.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
McMullan Elementary School this school48290.0%32.0%
Harvey Elementary School
KINGSVILLE
48688.5%24.4%
Red Bluff Elementary School
PASADENA
47691.0%38.0%
Blanton Elementary School
ARLINGTON
45690.8%23.6%
Bob Hope Elementary School
SAN ANTONIO
48888.7%27.9%
Maverick Elementary School
SAN ANTONIO
51890.9%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 McMullan Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Harris County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
32.0%#3,479 of 4,401#506 of 624
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
39.0%#2,950 of 4,466
▲ 594
#426 of 625
▲ 89
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
46.0%#2,988 of 4,466
▲ 886
#411 of 625
▲ 142
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-8.0pp#449 of 3,998#54 of 603
Enrollment
ranked largest first
482#2,704 of 4,938#481 of 682
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.4:1#1,102 of 4,622#162 of 657
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
18.2%#3,822 of 4,628#566 of 657
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
90.0%#1,072 of 4,789#264 of 671
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-18.0%#1,337 of 2,838#241 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 2024-25
Enrollment
482
-52 (-10%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 624
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2548235.813.4:190% (434)
2023-245043315.3:194% (476)
2022-2350637.113.6:192% (465)
2020-215343515.3:190% (482)
2017-185883815.5:186% (508)
2015-166083616.9:188% (533)
2010-115834413.3:188% (514)
2000-014803314.6:150% (238)
1990-916243318.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McMullan Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 18% (588 to 482); teachers down 6% (38 to 35.8).

About McMullan Elementary School

In CHANNELVIEW, Texas, McMullan Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. It reported 482 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.

CHANNELVIEW ISD counts 9,335 students in its 12 schools, and McMullan Elementary School is one of them.

By race and ethnicity, McMullan Elementary School is 90% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 5% White and 3% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 46 points above the 44% share among Harris County residents. A diversity index of 18% means there is an 18% chance two randomly chosen students at McMullan Elementary School are from different groups.

The school's 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 1.6 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 90% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Harris County averages 70%, lower than here.

On a poverty-adjusted basis, McMullan Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 32.0% actual against 35.2% predicted.

Looking at the 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 McMullan Elementary School from the closest public school, B H Hamblen Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 39.3%; McMullan Elementary School's is 32.0%, ranking 5th of 6.

McMullan Elementary 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.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 534 to 482, a 10% decline. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.3:1 to 13.4:1.

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Harris County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
McMullan Elementary School
District
CHANNELVIEW ISD
Address
1290 DELL DALE ST, CHANNELVIEW, TX 77530
Phone
(281) 452-1154
County
Harris County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
482
Teachers (FTE)
36
Student–teacher ratio
13.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
434 (90%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
481359005422
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About McMullan Elementary School
How many students attend McMullan Elementary School?
McMullan Elementary School enrolls approximately 482 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does McMullan Elementary School serve?
McMullan Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at McMullan Elementary School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at McMullan Elementary School.
How diverse is McMullan Elementary School?
McMullan Elementary School reports a student body of 5% White, 90% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is McMullan Elementary School in?
McMullan Elementary School is part of CHANNELVIEW ISD.
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