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Jacinto City Elementary

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Jacinto City Elementary ranks 1037 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1037^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Jacinto City Elementary in Houston, TX, is a PK-5 school serving 689 students as part of the Galena Park Independent School District (Isd), and it stands out as the highest-ranked elementary school in its immediate area with a 4-star rating and a 78th percentile state rank for 2025-2026.

This school is a true equity champion, achieving a remarkable 93rd percentile (5 stars) for serving students from low socio-economic backgrounds—placing it in the top 7% of all Texas elementary schools. Its math program is exceptional, with proficiency rates far exceeding district and state averages across all tested grades (e.g., 71% in 4th-grade math vs. 57% district and 49% state). The school also excels with its Hispanic student population, ranking in the 87th percentile. Compared to nearby schools like Pyburn Elementary, which has a higher 3rd-grade reading score but drops significantly in 4th grade, Jacinto City shows more consistent, vertically-aligned performance across all subjects and grades. In contrast, Normandy Crossing Elementary and Harris R P Elementary struggle in the bottom half of the state, highlighting the educational quality gap within a small geographic area.

After a pandemic dip to the 50th percentile in 2020-2021, the school has engineered a powerful four-year turnaround, climbing to the 78th percentile—a testament to effective leadership and instructional strategies. However, there are areas for growth: performance with Gifted and Talented students is a relative weakness at the 52nd percentile, and 5th-grade science scores have been inconsistent. Overall, Jacinto City Elementary is a strong, upward-trending school that effectively supports its diverse student body, making it a standout choice for families in the area.

689

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,191

Per pupil spending ?

89.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10910 Wiggins
Houston, TX 77029-2893

(832) 386-4600

District: Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Jacinto City Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Galena Park Middle
High:	Galena Park High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.0%

African American:

3.3%

White:

2.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 80th percentile in 2016 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (60% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Texas elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg52%

Texas avg50%

1,037^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	72.3	1037 of 4627	77.6%	★★★★☆
2025	76.2	898 of 4651	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	1189 of 4710	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	1216 of 4647	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	59.2	1642 of 4581	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.7	2309 of 4578	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.1	955 of 4479	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	61.1	1434 of 4359	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.0	1440 of 4329	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	77.6	868 of 4286	79.7%	★★★★☆
2015	67.6	1402 of 4320	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.5	1569 of 4260	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.6	1692 of 4221	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	75.0	880 of 4206	79.1%	★★★★☆
2011	75.9	770 of 4095	81.2%	★★★★☆
2010	76.1	710 of 3937	82.0%	★★★★☆
2009	71.4	1000 of 3884	74.3%	★★★★☆
2008	70.8	1003 of 3768	73.4%	★★★★☆
2007	81.4	358 of 3724	90.4%	★★★★★
2006	77.3	576 of 3476	83.4%	★★★★☆
2005	74.8	715 of 3475	79.4%	★★★★☆
2004	73.5	769 of 3465	77.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	55.3	936 of 2515	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.3	716 of 2483	71.2%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	71.1	784 of 4461	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	62.8	1065 of 4331	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	91.4	137 of 4295	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	83.8	313 of 4240	92.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	66.4	897 of 3668	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	728 of 3556	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	62.3	986 of 3487	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	51.4	1396 of 3446	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	88.3	141 of 3333	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	221 of 3226	93.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.4	944 of 4575	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.9	1325 of 4658	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	1146 of 4588	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	59.8	1573 of 4561	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.0	2297 of 4499	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.8	816 of 4348	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	57.4	1623 of 4306	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.7	1480 of 3075	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	1790 of 2980	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	1987 of 2958	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	2352 of 3006	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.3	1550 of 3184	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.2	2347 of 3106	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.5	576 of 4413	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	689 of 4465	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	740 of 4401	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	1047 of 4376	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	55.8	1590 of 4329	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.5	513 of 4188	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.3	1146 of 4168	72.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	84.4	330 of 4520	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	78.2	527 of 4594	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	393 of 4521	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	72.8	762 of 4477	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	53.0	1822 of 4451	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.9	242 of 4309	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	73.6	683 of 4264	84.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.1	1219 of 4582	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	1090 of 4647	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.7	1332 of 4585	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	56.6	1783 of 4563	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.5	2294 of 4498	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.3	1081 of 4357	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	63.1	1313 of 4319	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	1216 of 4301	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	56.5	1469 of 4292	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.5	2418 of 4086	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	2983 of 3952	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	2092 of 3799	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.6	3008 of 3684	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.6	1851 of 3558	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	63.8	1023 of 3142	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	1259 of 3127	59.7%	★★★☆☆

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)93rd percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)87th percentile+9 vs school

At Risk (2022)82nd percentile+18 vs school

Female (2026)79th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)76th percentile~ school

Male (2026)73rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)72nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2019)67th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2019)63rd percentile-16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)52nd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics63%+16 vs state

Reading57%+3 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 Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
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
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
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
The Varnett School - East	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	804a Maxey Rd	Houston	77013	Harris County	The Varnett Public School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 637-6574	275	18	15.0	73.1%	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.2%)	252 (91.6%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.5	4463^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	3.5%		18.2	4127^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.3%	336							25.0	20.9	42.9	34.5	25.0	13.6	22.2	10.0	$13,947
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
Normandy Crossing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12500 Normandy Crossing Dr	Houston	77015	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-1600	596	43	14.0	91.8%	17 (2.9%)	188 (31.5%)	373 (62.6%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	39.7	2768^th of 4627 public elementary schools	40.2%		27.5	3582^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	23.0%	814							40.0	40.6	49.0		32.1	49.5	52.6		$10,892
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
Oates Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10044 Wallisville Rd	Houston	77013	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-3800	233	19	12.3	93.1%	2 (0.9%)	33 (14.2%)	195 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	28.8	3511^th of 4627 public elementary schools	24.1%		43.2	2553^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	45.1%	958				40.9	11.1		37.5	27.6	50.0		42.9	33.3	41.7		$17,237
Pleasantville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1431 Gellhorn Dr	Houston	77029	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-3840	219	15	14.6	99.5%	3 (1.4%)	97 (44.3%)	115 (52.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	36.7	2966^th of 4627 public elementary schools	35.9%		22.5	3881^st of 4651 public elementary schools	16.6%	915							42.3	25.0	62.1		40.7	39.3	40.0		$12,245

Frequently Asked Questions about Jacinto City Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Jacinto City Elementary?

Students at Jacinto City Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% White.

How many students attend Jacinto City Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 689 students attended Jacinto City Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Jacinto City Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jacinto City Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Galena Park Middle
High : Galena Park High School

Is Jacinto City Elementary a good school?

Jacinto City Elementary ranks 1037^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Jacinto City Elementary in?

Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)

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

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