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Galena Park Elementary

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Galena Park Elementary ranks 1415 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1415^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Galena Park Elementary is a PK-5 public school in Galena Park, TX, serving 588 students as part of the Galena Park Independent School District (Isd), and it stands out for its remarkable ability to help students from low-income backgrounds succeed academically, ranking in the 87th percentile statewide for serving low socio-economic status students.

This school has shown a strong upward trend over the past decade, climbing from the 31st percentile in 2016 to a stable 69th percentile in 2025-2026. A key strength is its bilingual program: 3rd graders taking Spanish-language STAAR tests scored 57% proficient in reading and 48% in math, dramatically higher than district averages (39% and 30%) and more than double state averages. This "bilingual advantage" helps build strong foundational skills. However, the school struggles significantly with its special education population, which dropped to the 12th percentile in 2025-2026—a sharp contrast to its overall success. Compared to nearby Harris J R Elementary, Whittier Elementary, and Harris R P Elementary in Houston Independent School District (Isd), Galena Park is a high-performing outlier, as those schools rank in the bottom half of the state.

An interesting comparison is with Pyburn Elementary, just 2 miles away. While Pyburn has a slightly higher overall ranking (71st percentile), its performance is volatile—for example, 3rd grade reading soared to 91% but 4th grade dropped to 40%. Galena Park shows more consistent scores across grades (53% to 63%), suggesting a stable, school-wide instructional approach. For parents, this means Galena Park Elementary offers a reliable, upward-trending education that excels with bilingual learners and economically disadvantaged students, though families with children needing special education support should investigate further.

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 — 31st percentile in 2016 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 38 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg52%

Texas avg50%

1,415^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 38 pts since 2016

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

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

336^th of 951Galena 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
2026	63.8	1415 of 4627	69.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	71.1	1044 of 4575	77.2%	★★★★☆
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
2026	47.5	2098 of 3075	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	69.1	988 of 4413	77.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	77.2	589 of 4520	87.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	52.0	1978 of 4582	56.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	24.0	3789 of 4301	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile+18 vs school

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

Hispanic (2026)78th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)77th percentile+8 vs school

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

English Language Learner (2024)69th percentile~ school

Male (2026)57th percentile-13 vs school

White (2022)43rd percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)32nd percentile-38 vs school

Special Education (2026)12th percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading58%+4 vs state

Mathematics53%+6 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)			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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 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%)	63.8	1415^th of 4627 public elementary schools	69.4%		62.7	1454^th of 4651 public elementary schools	68.7%	39	57.1			47.6			57.6	53.1	63.0	47.8	54.2	55.4	$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%)	61.2	1562^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	66.2%		61.4	1509^th of 4651 public elementary schools	67.6%	53	26.7			46.7			55.2	50.0	65.9	36.2	68.9	48.8	$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%)	72.3	1037^th of 4627 public elementary schools	77.6%		76.2	898^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.7%	139	25.0						51.3	52.1	68.2	57.0	71.3	61.4	$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%)	64.9	1353^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	70.8%		70.4	1117^th of 4651 public elementary schools	76.0%	236	62.5	55.6		37.5	77.8		91.4	40.0	55.3	54.4	58.0	56.6	$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%)	34.3	3132^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	32.3%		44.8	2448^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.4%	684	31.3	41.2		25.0	47.1		37.0	42.5		32.8	45.2		$13,110
Yes Prep East End Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	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%)	44.1	2439^th of 4627 public elementary schools	47.3%		48.4	2233^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	52.0%	206	44.4	24.0		58.3	20.0		47.1	54.8	61.8	33.8	46.6	30.7	$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%)	65.8	1314^th of 4627 public elementary schools	71.6%		48.1	2253^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	51.6%	939				70.0	38.1		54.8	50.0	59.5	77.3	54.2	62.2	$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%)	49.2	2162^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	53.3%		35.6	3084^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.7%	922	0.0		0.0	33.3		0.0	55.6	43.2	51.3	41.4	51.4	48.7	$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%)	35.7	3036^th of 4627 public elementary schools	34.4%		24.3	3779^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.7%	743	16.7	25.0	0.0	30.4	57.1	9.1	37.0	53.3	32.4	28.6	50.0	48.5	$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%)	29.3	3462^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	25.2%		49.5	2167^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.4%	1295	30.0	20.0			40.0		35.3	43.7		16.1	46.5		$12,717

Frequently Asked Questions about Galena Park Elementary

How many students attend Galena Park Elementary?

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

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

What is the racial makeup of Galena Park Elementary?

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

Is Galena Park Elementary a good school?

Galena Park Elementary ranks 1415^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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