MacArthur High School

Public 9-12

 4400 Aldine Mail Rt
       Houston, TX  77039-5999


(281) 985-6330

District: Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1696th of 1,961 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,794 Help


Feeder schools for MacArthur High School:

Elementary:    Escamilla Elementary
    Garcia-Leza Ec/Pk/K
    Johnson Elementary
    Oleson Elementary
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Middle:    Hambrick Middle
    Mead Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  21.0 Help
Number of students:  3,571

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
92.6%
African American:
4.8%
White:
2.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  85.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details MacArthur High School ranks worse than 86.5% of high schools in Texas. It also ranks 8th among 10 ranked high schools in the Aldine Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.47. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of MacArthur High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details MacArthur High School has the largest high school student body size in the Aldine Independent School District (Isd). Racial makeup is: Hispanic (92.6%), African American (4.8%), White (2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 85.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at MacArthur High School is 21. 8 high schools in the Aldine Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at MacArthur High School is $9,794. 7 high schools in the Aldine Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

MacArthur High School:

SchoolDigger ranks MacArthur High School 1696th of 1961 Texas public high schools. (See MacArthur High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Aldine Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Aldine Independent School District (Isd) 847th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for MacArthur High School

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Rank History for all students at MacArthur High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 60.59 648th 1427 54.6%
2005 56.32 730th 1429 48.9%
2006 54.39 802nd 1430 43.9%
2007 58.66 734th 1497 51.0%
2008 57.71 752nd 1510 50.2%
2009 58.02 768th 1539 50.1%
2010 54.23 913th 1568 41.8%
2011 50.97 1066th 1672 36.2%
2013 30.25 1277th 1652 22.7%
2014 19.02 1504th 1734 13.3%
2015 20.03 1481st 1743 15.0%
2016 16.01 1546th 1762 12.3%
2017 29.55 1262nd 1777 29.0%
2018 27.98 1332nd 1797 25.9%
2019 31.22 1312th 1857 29.3%
2021 16.68 1578th 1861 15.2%
2022 14.71 1620th 1876 13.6%
2023 13.47 1696th 1961 13.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at MacArthur High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 11.08 616th 677 9.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at MacArthur High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.07 774th 1113 30.5%
2019 25.97 897th 1136 21.0%
2021 18.13 1092nd 1195 8.6%
2022 16.32 1162nd 1278 9.1%
2023 14.56 1242nd 1371 9.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at MacArthur High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.35 1145th 1347 15.0%
2019 29.45 1035th 1357 23.7%
2021 24.92 1166th 1382 15.6%
2022 25.00 1187th 1418 16.3%
2023 23.23 1282nd 1478 13.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at MacArthur High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.62 1181st 1794 34.2%
2019 37.65 1172nd 1818 35.5%
2021 22.51 1501st 1848 18.8%
2022 19.54 1549th 1847 16.1%
2023 17.46 1624th 1897 14.4%
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Rank History for Female students at MacArthur High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.03 1378th 1781 22.6%
2019 30.92 1331st 1798 26.0%
2021 13.90 1592nd 1815 12.3%
2022 12.36 1625th 1841 11.7%
2023 12.37 1653rd 1891 12.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at MacArthur High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.47 723rd 1137 36.4%
2019 58.86 608th 1145 46.9%
2021 26.42 1004th 1177 14.7%
2022 41.04 908th 1172 22.5%
2023 27.44 1006th 1182 14.9%
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Rank History for At Risk students at MacArthur High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.86 1041st 1784 41.6%
2019 39.80 1048th 1810 42.1%
2021 20.34 1565th 1829 14.4%
2022 22.13 1535th 1837 16.4%
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Rank History for Male students at MacArthur High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.61 1397th 1803 22.5%
2019 29.80 1314th 1824 28.0%
2021 17.77 1544th 1840 16.1%
2022 15.03 1598th 1853 13.8%
2023 13.40 1672nd 1913 12.6%
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Rank History for African American students at MacArthur High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.39 446th 1013 56.0%
2019 35.33 626th 1024 38.9%
2021 22.48 808th 1020 20.8%
2022 19.02 869th 1031 15.7%
2023 24.69 813th 1069 23.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at MacArthur High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.09 1196th 1691 29.3%
2019 35.33 1151st 1714 32.8%
2021 20.31 1442nd 1743 17.3%
2022 17.85 1493rd 1762 15.3%
2023 16.35 1560th 1820 14.3%
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Rank History for White students at MacArthur High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.06 976th 1539 36.6%
2019 46.33 831st 1526 45.5%
2021 3.06 1456th 1510 3.6%
2022 2.25 1483rd 1525 2.8%
2023 4.72 1488th 1576 5.6%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for MacArthur High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 801 545 76 1175 1 n/a n/a 0 2598
1989 698 597 65 1188 0 n/a n/a 0 2548
1990 663 591 74 1243 0 n/a n/a 0 2571
1991 589 560 75 1361 1 n/a n/a 0 2586
1992 524 555 72 1361 0 n/a n/a 0 2512
1993 502 541 72 1383 2 n/a n/a 0 2500
1994 474 598 64 1531 3 n/a n/a 0 2670
1995 393 543 39 1565 4 n/a n/a 0 2544
1996 393 543 39 1565 4 n/a n/a 0 2544
1997 384 544 32 1711 3 n/a n/a 0 2674
1998 354 504 30 1745 1 n/a n/a 0 2634
1999 332 488 28 1835 2 n/a n/a 0 2685
2000 192 320 24 1299 1 n/a n/a 0 1836
2001 152 316 22 1394 1 n/a n/a 0 1885
2002 131 371 14 1560 0 n/a n/a 0 2076
2003 131 371 14 1560 0 n/a n/a 0 2076
2004 111 381 20 1602 0 n/a n/a 0 2114
2005 120 384 25 1669 0 n/a n/a 0 2198
2006 112 381 21 1737 0 n/a n/a 0 2251
2007 97 366 12 1798 1 n/a n/a 0 2274
2008 96 360 11 1837 1 n/a n/a 0 2305
2009 99 304 11 1922 2 n/a n/a 0 2338
2010 90 275 18 1974 1 n/a n/a 0 2358
2011 64 232 14 2209 1 1 11 0 2532
2012 56 208 11 2201 0 0 12 0 2488
2013 43 198 7 2329 1 0 11 0 2589
2014 42 186 6 2429 2 0 7 0 2672
2015 44 189 8 2565 5 0 10 0 2821
2016 53 204 8 2639 5 0 6 0 2915
2017 56 198 7 2772 3 0 9 0 3045
2018 44 189 6 2736 4 0 6 0 2985
2019 41 164 2 2617 3 1 7 0 2835
2020 55 194 4 3339 5 2 8 0 3607
2021 56 188 5 3294 6 3 7 0 3559
2022 66 188 5 3284 6 3 5 0 3557
2023 71 172 6 3307 8 0 7 0 3571

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at MacArthur High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2598 136.0 19.1 n/a
1989 2548 n/a n/a n/a
1990 2571 147.0 17.4 n/a
1991 2586 147.3 17.5 n/a
1992 2512 152.7 16.4 30.8
1993 2500 154.0 16.2 41.5
1994 2670 156.1 17.1 41.3
1995 2544 168.2 15.1 47.1
1996 2544 168.2 15.1 47.1
1997 2674 163.0 16.4 48.8
1998 2634 173.6 15.2 52.3
1999 2685 169.9 15.8 64.7
2000 1836 124.3 14.8 63.6
2001 1885 127.1 14.8 66.3
2002 2076 129.9 16.0 65.8
2003 2076 129.9 16.0 65.8
2004 2114 129.8 16.3 69.4
2005 2198 139.6 15.7 68.3
2006 2251 143.4 15.7 73.1
2007 2274 146.3 15.5 77.4
2008 2305 147.2 15.7 75.6
2009 2338 148.9 15.7 84.3
2010 2358 150.0 15.7 82
2011 2532 152.1 16.6 82.1
2012 2488 146.3 17.0 83.8
2013 2589 149.8 17.2 85.9
2014 2672 162.8 16.4 90
2015 2821 169.0 16.6 82.2
2016 2915 182.0 16.0 89
2017 3045 190.4 15.9 84.6
2018 2985 170.9 17.4 87.5
2019 2835 160.9 17.6 87.3
2020 3607 209.8 17.1 84.2
2021 3559 212.5 16.7 89.8
2022 3557 198.6 17.9 90.2
2023 3571 169.6 21.0 85.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio MacArthur High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2598 136.0 19.1 n/a
1989 2548 n/a n/a n/a
1990 2571 147.0 17.4 n/a
1991 2586 147.3 17.5 n/a
1992 2512 152.7 16.4 30.8
1993 2500 154.0 16.2 41.5
1994 2670 156.1 17.1 41.3
1995 2544 168.2 15.1 47.1
1996 2544 168.2 15.1 47.1
1997 2674 163.0 16.4 48.8
1998 2634 173.6 15.2 52.3
1999 2685 169.9 15.8 64.7
2000 1836 124.3 14.8 63.6
2001 1885 127.1 14.8 66.3
2002 2076 129.9 16.0 65.8
2003 2076 129.9 16.0 65.8
2004 2114 129.8 16.3 69.4
2005 2198 139.6 15.7 68.3
2006 2251 143.4 15.7 73.1
2007 2274 146.3 15.5 77.4
2008 2305 147.2 15.7 75.6
2009 2338 148.9 15.7 84.3
2010 2358 150.0 15.7 82
2011 2532 152.1 16.6 82.1
2012 2488 146.3 17.0 83.8
2013 2589 149.8 17.2 85.9
2014 2672 162.8 16.4 90
2015 2821 169.0 16.6 82.2
2016 2915 182.0 16.0 89
2017 3045 190.4 15.9 84.6
2018 2985 170.9 17.4 87.5
2019 2835 160.9 17.6 87.3
2020 3607 209.8 17.1 84.2
2021 3559 212.5 16.7 89.8
2022 3557 198.6 17.9 90.2
2023 3571 169.6 21.0 85.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for MacArthur High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,337 (15.6%) $7,237 (84.4%) $8,574
2020 $1,026 (13.0%) $6,850 (87.0%) $7,876
2021 $1,979 (20.2%) $7,814 (79.8%) $9,794

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on MacArthur High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1312th of 1857 High schoolsRanks 1696th of 1961 High schools
 15.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (MacArthur High School)714
 7%
   End of Course Algebra I (Aldine Independent School District (Isd))4829
 19%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (MacArthur High School)728
 21%
   End of Course Biology (Aldine Independent School District (Isd))5235
 17%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (MacArthur High School)530
 25%
   End of Course English I Reading (Aldine Independent School District (Isd))3533
 2%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (MacArthur High School)3529
 6%
   End of Course English II Reading (Aldine Independent School District (Isd))3636
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (MacArthur High School)7349
 24%
   End of Course U.S. History (Aldine Independent School District (Isd))6857
 11%
   End of Course U.S. History (Texas)7571
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students28353571
 26%
African American164172
 4.9%
American Indian38
 166.7%
Asian26
 200%
Hispanic26173307
 26.4%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White4171
 73.2%
Two or More Races77
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients87.3%85.4%
 1.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about MacArthur High School

MacArthur High School ranks in the bottom 13.5% of Texas high schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 3,571 students attended MacArthur High School.

Students at MacArthur High School are 93% Hispanic, 5% African American, 2% White.

MacArthur High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Escamilla Elementary
Elementary : Garcia-Leza Ec/Pk/K
Elementary : Johnson Elementary
Elementary : Oleson Elementary
Elementary : Orange Grove Elementary
Elementary : Raymond Elementary
Elementary : Reed Academy
Elementary : Stephens Elementary
Elementary : Vardeman Ec/Pk/K
Elementary : Worsham Elementary
Middle : Hambrick Middle
Middle : Mead Middle


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