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Margaret S McWhirter Elementary

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Margaret S McWhirter Elementary ranks 889 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

889^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Margaret S McWhirter Elementary in Webster, TX, serves 810 students from Pre-K through 5th grade within the highly-rated Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd), and has recently achieved a remarkable turnaround, climbing from the 27th percentile to the 81st percentile in state rankings over just four years.

The most striking feature of McWhirter Elementary is its explosive improvement, which sets it apart from nearby schools like Henry Bauerschlag Elementary and Falcon Pass Elementary, which have maintained consistently high rankings. This growth is driven by exceptional support for all students, particularly those with high needs. The school ranks in the 92nd percentile for Special Education students and the 87th percentile for students from low socio-economic status, demonstrating effective targeted instruction. In contrast, a nearby school with a similar poverty rate, G H Whitcomb Elementary, ranks much lower at the 37th percentile. Additionally, McWhirter's strong performance on Spanish-language STAAR exams suggests a robust bilingual program that effectively supports English Language Learners.

While the school excels in many areas, one challenge is 5th-grade Mathematics, where proficiency drops to 46.67%, below both the district and state averages—a pattern that may need attention. However, the school's overall success is highlighted by comparisons to the nearby Odyssey Academy - Webster, which ranks in the 8th percentile with dramatically lower test scores. McWhirter's strategic investment in resources, with per-student spending of $10,989, appears to be paying off, creating an equitable environment where students from all backgrounds thrive. This turnaround story makes McWhirter a standout choice for families seeking a school that is actively closing achievement gaps and delivering strong results.

810

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,943

Per pupil spending ?

75.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Pennsylvania
Webster, TX 77598-5146

(281) 284-4800

District: Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Margaret S McWhirter Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Clear Creek Intermediate
High:	Clear Creek High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.5%

African American:

13.6%

White:

11.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 50 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg60%

Texas avg50%

889^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 49 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to top 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 27Elementary Schools in the Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)

146^th of 951Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.6	889 of 4627	80.8%	★★★★☆
2025	53.1	1960 of 4651	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	1488 of 4710	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	2433 of 4647	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	3341 of 4581	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.3	1765 of 4578	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.1	2872 of 4479	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	2930 of 4359	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.8	2790 of 4329	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.7	2941 of 4286	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.4	2883 of 4320	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.2	2257 of 4260	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.4	2680 of 4221	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.9	2400 of 4206	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	20.3	3727 of 4095	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	38.4	2906 of 3937	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.6	2953 of 3884	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	49.8	2212 of 3768	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.9	2015 of 3724	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.1	2807 of 3476	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	60.6	1496 of 3475	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	39.6	2492 of 3465	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	953 of 2406	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	1125 of 2443	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.0	2019 of 2443	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	1804 of 2421	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	1701 of 2444	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	1533 of 2515	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	1792 of 2483	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.3	251 of 999	74.9%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	26.6	3700 of 4461	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	67.5	851 of 4331	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	62.0	1214 of 4295	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	52.6	1779 of 4240	58.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.1	405 of 1643	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	43.5	2003 of 3668	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	2024 of 3556	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.4	3164 of 3487	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	61.8	918 of 3446	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	660 of 3333	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	52.7	1347 of 3226	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	81.1	655 of 4575	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	45.9	2448 of 4658	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	2955 of 4588	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	3637 of 4561	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	56.0	1690 of 4499	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	2334 of 4348	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	2632 of 4306	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.6	1423 of 3075	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	1560 of 2980	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	2444 of 2958	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	63.4	1258 of 3006	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.6	2115 of 3184	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.1	1639 of 3106	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.0	765 of 4413	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	48.4	2246 of 4465	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	2382 of 4401	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	3514 of 4376	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	69.1	917 of 4329	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	54.1	1730 of 4188	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.8	2079 of 4168	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	77.1	593 of 4520	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	50.4	2178 of 4594	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.7	3112 of 4521	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.8	4135 of 4477	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	39.1	2793 of 4451	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	3339 of 4309	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	2841 of 4264	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.3	1251 of 4582	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	50.4	2154 of 4647	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	1854 of 4585	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.4	2902 of 4563	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.8	1842 of 4498	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.2	3304 of 4357	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	3283 of 4319	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.4	181 of 1106	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	41.8	695 of 1099	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.6	1032 of 1112	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	894 of 1046	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	84.0	342 of 4301	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	51.8	1783 of 4292	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.7	2568 of 4086	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	2458 of 3952	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.1	1574 of 3799	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.6	2931 of 3684	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	2060 of 3558	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	86.0	210 of 3006	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	67.3	886 of 3108	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	412 of 3106	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	46.0	1769 of 3082	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	1602 of 3082	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	2287 of 3142	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.5	1826 of 3127	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2026)93rd percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2026)92nd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)86th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)84th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)83rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)75th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2026)75th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)73rd percentile-8 vs school

African American (2026)60th percentile-20 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)54th percentile-27 vs school

At Risk (2022)17th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading67%+13 vs state

Mathematics57%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Margaret S McWhirter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Pennsylvania	Webster	77598	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 284-4800	810	52	15.6	75.7%	90 (11.1%)	110 (13.6%)	555 (68.5%)	29 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.0%)	76.6	889^th of 4627 public elementary schools	80.8%		53.1	1960^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.9%	1071	29.6	38.9	39.4	39.6	47.6	40.5	63.2	66.7	72.1				55.0	69.6	46.7					$9,943
G H Whitcomb Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Reseda Dr	Houston	77062	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 284-4900	557	35	15.7	73.4%	141 (25.3%)	100 (18.0%)	264 (47.4%)	33 (5.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	37.5	2915^th of 4627 public elementary schools	37.0%		38.7	2872^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	38.2%	43							44.4	35.6	52.2				37.0	46.0	43.3					$9,691
Clear Lake City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1707 Fairwind Rd	Houston	77062	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 284-4200	507	33	15.3	49.7%	197 (38.9%)	41 (8.1%)	209 (41.2%)	19 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.1%)	70.4	1122^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	75.8%		70.5	1111^th of 4651 public elementary schools	76.1%	11							56.3	62.2	74.5				42.5	53.9	60.6					$9,977
James H Ross Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2401 W Main St	League City	77573	Galveston County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 284-4500	510	33	15.4	48.2%	233 (45.7%)	40 (7.8%)	190 (37.3%)	19 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	68.4	1211^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.8%		63.3	1423^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	69.4%	212							57.9	59.5	62.1				56.7	50.6	56.8					$9,559
League City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 E Walker St	League City	77573	Galveston County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 284-4400	692	47	14.8	57.5%	192 (27.7%)	29 (4.2%)	437 (63.2%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.5%)	50.3	2099^th of 4627 public elementary schools	54.6%		63.3	1418^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.5%	681	9.1	39.1	0.0	16.7	26.3	21.1	55.7	43.9	56.3				29.7	52.3	55.3					$9,122
P H Greene Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2903 Friendswood Link Rd	Webster	77598	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 284-5000	545	38	14.3	57.8%	172 (31.6%)	87 (16.0%)	199 (36.5%)	60 (11.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.8%)	45.7	2344^th of 4627 public elementary schools	49.3%		52.1	2020^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.6%	324							44.9	47.7	59.3				34.8	51.6	42.7					$10,857
C D Landolt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2104 Pilgrims Point	Friendswood	77546	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 284-5200	736	45	16.5	52.7%	199 (27.0%)	28 (3.8%)	432 (58.7%)	42 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.3%)	74	982^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	78.8%		75.5	916^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.3%	66	30.4	35.7	40.0	36.0	46.2		66.7	65.7	64.0				68.6	64.2	47.7					$8,534
Falcon Pass Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2465 Falcon Pass Dr	Houston	77062	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-6200	545	36	15.2	34.3%	230 (42.2%)	57 (10.5%)	165 (30.3%)	63 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.1%)	79.7	769^th of 4627 public elementary schools	83.4%		78.6	810^th of 4651 public elementary schools	82.6%	41							73.3	71.3	72.7				61.3	54.7	54.0					$10,025
Odyssey Academy - Webster	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	14650 Old Galveston Rd (Highw	Webster	77598	Harris County	Odyssey Academy Inc	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 326-4555	328	20	16.4	69.8%	111 (33.8%)	73 (22.3%)	104 (31.7%)	16 (4.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.1%)	15.5	4271^st of 4627 public elementary schools	7.7%					(n/a)							45.2	32.4	39.5	34.8	56.5	72.7	19.4	14.3	13.2	26.1	27.8	58.3	45.5
Henry Bauerschlag Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2051 W League City Pkwy	League City	77573	Galveston County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-6100	737	42	17.5	18.3%	431 (58.5%)	33 (4.5%)	194 (26.3%)	44 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.7%)	84.7	587^th of 4627 public elementary schools	87.3%		86.4	522^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	88.8%	65							52.8	70.8	82.1				58.4	70.2	68.9					$8,058

Frequently Asked Questions about Margaret S McWhirter Elementary

What district is Margaret S McWhirter Elementary in?

Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Margaret S McWhirter Elementary?

Students at Margaret S McWhirter Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 14% African American, 11% White, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Margaret S McWhirter Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 810 students attended Margaret S McWhirter Elementary.

Is Margaret S McWhirter Elementary a good school?

Margaret S McWhirter Elementary ranks 889^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Margaret S McWhirter Elementary attend?

Students who attend Margaret S McWhirter Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Clear Creek Intermediate
High : Clear Creek High School

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