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Jacinto City Elementary

Q: Is Jacinto City Elementary a good school?

Jacinto City Elementary ranks 898 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

898^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Jacinto City Elementary is a public elementary school serving 690 students in grades PK-5 in the Galena Park Independent School District (ISD) in Houston, Texas. Despite having a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 88.55% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Jacinto City Elementary consistently outperforms its district and the state of Texas in academic measures such as STAAR test scores.

In the 2024-2025 school year, Jacinto City Elementary had 60.71% of 3rd graders proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 49.22% for Galena Park ISD and 52.02% for Texas. The school also has a higher statewide ranking and rating, ranking 898 out of 4,651 Texas elementary schools and receiving a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Jacinto City Elementary performs particularly well for its Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students, who consistently rank in the top quartile of Texas elementary schools in their respective categories.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Galena Park ISD and Houston ISD, such as Normandy Crossing Elementary and Galena Park Elementary, Jacinto City Elementary stands out as a high-performing school. The school's consistent improvement and ability to outperform its district and state averages make it a standout example in the region.

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: Improving — 68th percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (58% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg48%

Texas avg47%

898^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2024)89th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2024)85th percentile+10 vs school

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

Male (2024)77th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)76th percentile~ school

Female (2024)72nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2019)67th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2024)66th percentile-9 vs school

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

Gifted and Talented (2023)40th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading65%+10 vs state

Mathematics58%+13 vs state

Science39%+9 vs state

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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 Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Science 5th 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%)	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
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
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
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%)	18.2	4127^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.3%		21.7	3974^th of 4710 public elementary schools	15.6%	153								15.4	28.2	30.8	31.8	23.1	35.9	30.8	31.8	19.2	$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%)	61.4	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
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%)	27.5	3582^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	23.0%		41.6	2751^st of 4710 public elementary schools	41.6%	831								35.4	39.5	47.2		31.3	33.7	39.3		13.5	$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%)	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
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%)	43.2	2553^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	45.1%		48.8	2242^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	52.4%	311				25.0				32.3	61.5	50.0		30.0	50.0	44.4		23.1	$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%)	22.5	3881^st of 4651 public elementary schools	16.6%		51.8	2068^th of 4710 public elementary schools	56.1%	1813								16.7	42.4	57.1		24.1	24.2	38.1		9.5	$12,245

Frequently Asked Questions about Jacinto City Elementary

Is Jacinto City Elementary a good school?

Jacinto City Elementary ranks 898^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Jacinto City Elementary?

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

What district is Jacinto City Elementary in?

Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)

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

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