Galena Park High School
Public high school in Galena Park, Texas · Galena Park ISD · Grades 9–12
Galena Park High School serves 1,815 students in grades 9–12 in Galena Park (Harris County). It is one of 25 schools in Galena Park ISD. By enrollment it is the 380th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 15.3 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 118.28 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Galena Park ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482025001983 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Galena Park ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,815 | 20,862 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 15.3 | 15 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 86.2% | 88.8% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 62% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Galena Park High School in context
Size
Galena Park High School is the 2nd largest of Galena Park ISD's 5 high schools; its 1,815 students are 8.7% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 3.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 964; Galena Park High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 11 with 478 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 443, against an average of 454 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 445 in grade 9 and 449 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 89.7% here and 82.1% across Galena Park ISD. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
86.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 88.8% across Galena Park ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 118.28 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,815 students, Galena Park High School has 15.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,815 students would have about 129.6 teachers, so Galena Park High School has 11.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Galena Park High School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other high school is Pasadena High School, 2.5 miles away in Pasadena ISD. Within 10 miles there are 59 other high schools, 8 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 89.7% |
| White | 5.9% |
| Black | 3.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
| Asian | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
47.3% of students are girls and 52.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 445 |
| Grade 10 | 443 |
| Grade 11 | 478 |
| Grade 12 | 449 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1000 Keene, Galena Park, TX 77547
Phone: (832)386-2800
Website: galenaparkisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Galena Park High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasadena High School | Pasadena ISD | 2.5 mi | 2,217 | 15.6 | 89.6% |
| YES Prep - East End | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 2.7 mi | 1,014 | 15.8 | 88.5% |
| Furr High School | Houston ISD | 2.9 mi | 914 | 12.5 | 94.5% |
| Milby High School | Houston ISD | 3.1 mi | 2,126 | 18.9 | 93.9% |
| Chavez High School | Houston ISD | 3.7 mi | 1,857 | 15.9 | 92.4% |
| Early College T-Stem Academy | Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success | 3.8 mi | 303 | 14.2 | 97% |
| Richard Milburn Academy Pasadena | Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen) | 3.8 mi | 123 | 15.3 | 69.9% |
| Accelerated Center for Education (Ace) | Galena Park ISD | 4.9 mi | 230 | 10.3 | 90.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.