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MacArthur Elementary

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MacArthur Elementary ranks 1562 nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1562^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

MacArthur Elementary in Galena Park, TX, is a PK-5 school serving 556 students within the Galena Park Independent School District (Isd), where nearly 90% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the school maintains a favorable 14:1 student-teacher ratio.

MacArthur Elementary stands out for its exceptional work with students from low-income backgrounds, ranking in the 85th percentile statewide for this group—a remarkable achievement that has improved from the 74th percentile in recent years. The school also excels with its Hispanic students, earning a 4-star rating in the 78th percentile. However, there is a notable gender gap: female students perform at the 75th percentile (4 stars), while male students lag at the 55th percentile (3 stars), a gap that has widened over time. In math, MacArthur consistently beats district and state averages—for example, 68.92% of 4th graders were proficient in math versus 49.28% statewide—but science is a persistent weakness, with only 24.42% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025, below both district and state averages. The school’s Spanish-language STAAR testing is a success story: 3rd graders taking the math test in Spanish scored 46.67% proficient, far exceeding the district (29.52%) and state (27.28%) averages.

Compared to nearby schools, MacArthur provides strong "value-add" in a high-poverty context. For instance, Port Houston Elementary (99.61% free/reduced lunch) and Harris R P Elementary (97.65%) serve even higher poverty populations but rank in the 44th and 34th percentiles overall, while MacArthur ranks in the 66th percentile. Within the district, it is a solid middle-of-the-pack performer, outperformed by Woodland Acres Elementary (84th percentile) and Jacinto City Elementary (78th percentile), but on par with Galena Park Elementary (69th percentile) and slightly behind Pyburn Elementary (71st percentile). The school’s performance with special education students is volatile, dropping from the 75th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 38th percentile in 2025-2026, suggesting an area needing attention.

556

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,611

Per pupil spending ?

89.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1801 N Main
Galena Park, TX 77547-2339

(832) 386-4630

District: Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend MacArthur Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Galena Park Middle
High:	Galena Park High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.2%

African American:

4.7%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2016 → 66th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg52%

Texas avg50%

1,562^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to top 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	61.2	1562 of 4627	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.4	1509 of 4651	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.6	1715 of 4710	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	1850 of 4647	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	1632 of 4581	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.9	1888 of 4578	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.3	1959 of 4479	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	1332 of 4359	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.9	1809 of 4329	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.7	1964 of 4286	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.5	2622 of 4320	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.6	3024 of 4260	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.4	2679 of 4221	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.5	1902 of 4206	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.1	1756 of 4095	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.1	1466 of 3937	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.2	956 of 3884	75.4%	★★★★☆
2008	78.7	535 of 3768	85.8%	★★★★☆
2007	68.9	1145 of 3724	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.6	869 of 3476	75.0%	★★★★☆
2005	60.7	1487 of 3475	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.2	1322 of 3465	61.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.5	853 of 2406	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.0	2147 of 2443	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.7	1098 of 2421	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.7	2157 of 2444	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.8	851 of 2515	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.7	1436 of 2483	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	68.9	894 of 4461	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	620 of 4331	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.2	732 of 4295	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	477 of 4240	88.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	56.4	1343 of 3668	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.6	810 of 3556	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	742 of 3487	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	83.9	259 of 3446	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	77.2	393 of 3333	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	257 of 3226	92.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.0	1129 of 4575	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	61.5	1495 of 4658	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	1815 of 4588	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	1731 of 4561	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.0	2026 of 4499	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	2035 of 4348	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	1378 of 4306	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.2	1181 of 3075	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	2124 of 2980	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	61.6	1326 of 2958	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.7	1700 of 3006	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.6	1334 of 3184	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.8	812 of 3106	73.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.8	954 of 4413	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	65.1	1186 of 4465	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	1099 of 4401	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	1069 of 4376	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	65.3	1098 of 4329	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	57.6	1526 of 4188	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.8	915 of 4168	78.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	699 of 4520	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	831 of 4594	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	1187 of 4521	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	793 of 4477	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.2	881 of 4451	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	64.8	1076 of 4309	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	674 of 4264	84.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	2061 of 4582	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	2070 of 4647	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	1851 of 4585	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	1599 of 4563	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.3	1723 of 4498	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.9	1830 of 4357	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	1409 of 4319	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	2663 of 4301	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.2	1089 of 4292	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	31.6	3002 of 4086	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	3611 of 3952	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	38.7	2146 of 3799	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	1349 of 3684	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.8	1260 of 3558	64.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	73.1	635 of 3108	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	55.5	1354 of 3082	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.1	1711 of 3082	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.3	1673 of 3142	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	73.8	648 of 3127	79.3%	★★★★☆

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)85th percentile+18 vs school

At Risk (2022)80th percentile+16 vs school

White (2024)80th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)78th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)75th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2026)65th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)63rd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)62nd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)55th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)38th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading57%+3 vs state

Mathematics52%+5 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Woodland Acres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12936 Sarah Ln	Houston	77015	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-2220	458	33	14.0	84.5%	12 (2.6%)	31 (6.8%)	406 (88.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	80.6	742^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	84.0%		67.2	1252^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	73.1%	510	50.0	71.4		25.0	83.3		56.8	68.2	65.6		48.9	76.1	75.4		$12,307
Port Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 McCarty St	Houston	77029	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-3890	255	19	13.4	99.6%	7 (2.7%)	10 (3.9%)	235 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	41.7	2611^th of 4627 public elementary schools	43.6%		46.7	2336^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.8%	275	60.0						53.9	68.0	32.3		33.3	53.9	29.0		$14,938

Frequently Asked Questions about MacArthur Elementary

How many students attend MacArthur Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 556 students attended MacArthur Elementary.

What schools do graduates of MacArthur Elementary attend?

Students who attend MacArthur Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Galena Park Middle
High : Galena Park High School

What district is MacArthur Elementary in?

Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of MacArthur Elementary?

Students at MacArthur Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 5% African American, 2% White.

Is MacArthur Elementary a good school?

MacArthur Elementary ranks 1562^nd 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

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