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Galena Park Elementary

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Galena Park Elementary ranks 1454 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1454^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Galena Park Elementary is a public elementary school serving 602 students in grades PK-5 in the Galena Park Independent School District (ISD) in Texas. The school has consistently maintained a 3-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking between 1,400 and 2,400 out of around 4,600 Texas elementary schools.

Galena Park Elementary outperforms the district and state in reading proficiency, with 62-63% of students proficient or better in grades 3-5. In mathematics, the school performs on par with the district but slightly below the state average, with 45-57% proficiency. However, the school's science proficiency lags behind both the district and state, at only 25.56% in 5th grade. Interestingly, the school's Spanish-language test scores are generally higher than the district and state, particularly in 3rd grade reading and mathematics.

Galena Park Elementary serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 86-88% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school performs well for its demographic, ranking in the top quartile of Texas elementary schools for African American and Hispanic students, as well as for English Language Learners and economically disadvantaged students. However, the school struggles to serve its gifted and talented population, ranking in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools for this subgroup. Compared to nearby schools like Harris J R Elementary and Whittier Elementary, Galena Park Elementary generally outperforms, but some Houston ISD and Pasadena ISD schools in the area, such as Kruse Elementary and Pleasantville Elementary, demonstrate higher overall performance in certain subjects.

588

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,423

Per pupil spending ?

85.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 N Main
Galena Park, TX 77547-3258

(832) 386-1670

District: Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Galena Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Galena Park Middle
High:	Galena Park High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.6%

African American:

3.4%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Texas median (69th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg47%

Texas avg46%

1,454^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)

343^rd of 961Galena Park 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
2025	62.7	1454 of 4651	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	1420 of 4710	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	2081 of 4647	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	1945 of 4581	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.4	2175 of 4578	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.7	2370 of 4479	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	2682 of 4359	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.6	2095 of 4329	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	37.5	2947 of 4286	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.6	2514 of 4320	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.9	3157 of 4260	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	59.3	1762 of 4221	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	44.5	2627 of 4206	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.5	2315 of 4095	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	70.0	1116 of 3937	71.7%	★★★★☆
2009	55.3	1962 of 3884	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.6	1679 of 3768	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	41.6	2618 of 3724	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	60.8	1486 of 3476	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.5	1646 of 3475	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.8	1449 of 3465	58.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	71.9	434 of 2443	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	78.2	274 of 2444	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	41.0	1461 of 2483	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	65.0	1115 of 4461	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	749 of 4331	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	854 of 4295	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	59.4	1356 of 4240	68.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	60.8	1127 of 3668	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	1088 of 3556	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	1031 of 3487	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	58.5	1056 of 3446	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.2	481 of 3333	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	556 of 3226	82.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	59.4	1605 of 4658	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	2307 of 4588	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.0	2024 of 4561	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.1	2290 of 4499	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	2002 of 4348	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.1	2434 of 4306	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	53.6	1764 of 2980	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.5	1026 of 2958	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.8	2025 of 3006	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	2300 of 3184	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.0	1967 of 3106	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	68.1	1051 of 4465	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	59.2	1525 of 4401	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.4	1369 of 4376	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.8	1522 of 4329	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.5	1957 of 4188	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	2093 of 4168	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	70.5	903 of 4594	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	61.5	1411 of 4521	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.3	1028 of 4477	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	62.1	1283 of 4451	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	53.7	1789 of 4309	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	2043 of 4264	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	62.1	1468 of 4647	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	1887 of 4585	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	1878 of 4563	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.4	2058 of 4498	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.4	2703 of 4357	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	2898 of 4319	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	52.9	1709 of 4292	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.0	2376 of 4086	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	1837 of 3952	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.4	2931 of 3799	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	2210 of 3684	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	2142 of 3558	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	46.4	1752 of 3082	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	2097 of 3142	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.8	2863 of 3127	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)82nd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)80th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2024)76th percentile+7 vs school

At Risk (2022)75th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)69th percentile~ school

Male (2024)68th percentile~ school

Female (2024)66th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2024)60th percentile-10 vs school

White (2022)43rd percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)41st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading62%+8 vs state

Mathematics49%+4 vs state

Science26%-4 vs state

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Schools Near Galena Park Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Galena Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 N Main	Galena Park	77547	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-1670	588	42	14.0	85.9%	9 (1.5%)	20 (3.4%)	556 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	62.7	1454^th of 4651 public elementary schools	68.7%		63.9	1420^th of 4710 public elementary schools	69.9%	34	52.6	16.7	20.0	45.5	37.5	40.0	0.0	62.0	61.0	63.3	44.8	45.7	56.7	25.6	$11,423
MacArthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 N Main	Galena Park	77547	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-4630	556	40	13.8	89.9%	10 (1.8%)	26 (4.7%)	518 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	61.4	1509^th of 4651 public elementary schools	67.6%		57.6	1715^th of 4710 public elementary schools	63.6%	206								57.9	57.7	58.1	52.0	55.1	50.0	24.4	$11,611
Jacinto City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10910 Wiggins	Houston	77029	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-4600	689	49	14.1	89.4%	19 (2.8%)	23 (3.3%)	641 (93.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	76.2	898^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.7%		68.6	1189^th of 4710 public elementary schools	74.8%	291	40.0							60.7	69.4	63.9	59.1	56.5	59.0	38.6	$11,191
Pyburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12302 Coulson	Houston	77015	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-3150	454	35	12.8	91.9%	5 (1.1%)	10 (2.2%)	439 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70.4	1117^th of 4651 public elementary schools	76.0%		61.2	1541^st of 4710 public elementary schools	67.3%	424	63.6	12.5		81.8	33.3			56.3	50.0	71.9	53.2	48.6	62.5	46.9	$13,739
Richey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	610 S Richey St	Pasadena	77506	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0712	505	40	12.6	96.8%	19 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	485 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44.8	2448^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.4%		49.2	2216^th of 4710 public elementary schools	53.0%	232	32.1	35.3		32.1	52.9			41.7	48.5		44.4	43.3			$13,110
Yes Prep East End Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	8329 Lawndale St	Houston	77012	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(713) 924-0800	607	37	16.2	89.5%	12 (2.0%)	17 (2.8%)	574 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	48.4	2233^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	52.0%					(n/a)	21.4	39.1		46.4	47.8			42.3	60.6		28.6	54.6			$17,208
Harris J R Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Broadway St	Houston	77012	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1860	288	21	13.7	96.2%	4 (1.4%)	6 (2.1%)	277 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.1	2253^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	51.6%		48.4	2276^th of 4710 public elementary schools	51.7%	23	0.0			69.6				50.0	41.0	56.4	65.0	43.6	51.3	15.4	$15,970
Whittier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10511 Lacrosse St	Houston	77029	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-3810	326	21	15.5	85.6%	4 (1.2%)	19 (5.8%)	301 (92.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	35.6	3084^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.7%		41.9	2739^th of 4710 public elementary schools	41.8%	345								30.0	57.8	44.4	48.8	34.1	28.9	20.0	$14,133
Harris R P Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1262 Mae Dr	Houston	77015	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 450-7100	383	28	13.6	97.7%	1 (0.3%)	63 (16.4%)	313 (81.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	24.3	3779^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.7%		22.1	3954^th of 4710 public elementary schools	16.1%	175	9.4	10.5	23.8	25.0	21.1	0.0	7.7	33.3	25.6	48.8	33.3	46.2	28.6	6.0	$13,892
Kruse Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	400 Park Ln	Pasadena	77506	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0624	408	35	11.7	94.6%	17 (4.2%)	7 (1.7%)	378 (92.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	49.5	2167^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.4%		64.3	1399^th of 4710 public elementary schools	70.3%	768	35.3	71.4		43.8	42.9			43.6	47.5		40.3	57.4			$12,717

Frequently Asked Questions about Galena Park Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Galena Park Elementary?

Students at Galena Park Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% White.

What district is Galena Park Elementary in?

Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Galena Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend Galena Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Galena Park Middle
High : Galena Park High School

How many students attend Galena Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 588 students attended Galena Park Elementary.

Is Galena Park Elementary a good school?

Galena Park Elementary ranks 1454^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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