Macarthur Elementary School
Public elementary school in Galena Park, Texas · Galena Park ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Macarthur Elementary School serves 556 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Galena Park (Harris County). It is one of 25 schools in Galena Park ISD. By enrollment it is the 1980th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.8 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 40.17 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Galena Park ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482025001987 |
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 elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 556 | 20,862 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.8 | 15 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 89.9% | 88.8% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 31% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Macarthur Elementary School in context
Size
Macarthur Elementary School is the 12th largest of Galena Park ISD's 15 elementary schools; its 556 students are 2.7% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2 miles away with a median enrollment of 419; Macarthur Elementary 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 1 with 97 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 61, against an average of 79 per grade. This year grade 5 has 47% more students than kindergarten (91 against 62). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 61 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 93.2% here and 82.1% across Galena Park ISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
89.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 88.8% across Galena Park ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary 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 40.17 full-time-equivalent teachers for 556 students, Macarthur Elementary School has 13.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 556 students would have about 37.6 teachers, so Macarthur Elementary School has 2.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Macarthur Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Galena Park Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 182 other elementary schools, 52 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 | 93.2% |
| Black | 4.7% |
| White | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
48.9% of students are girls and 51.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 61 |
| Kindergarten | 62 |
| Grade 1 | 97 |
| Grade 2 | 85 |
| Grade 3 | 80 |
| Grade 4 | 80 |
| Grade 5 | 91 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1801 N Main, Galena Park, TX 77547
Phone: (832)386-4630
Website: galenaparkisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Macarthur Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galena Park Elementary School | Galena Park ISD | 0.7 mi | 588 | 14 | 85.9% |
| Jacinto City Elementary School | Galena Park ISD | 1.4 mi | 689 | 14.1 | 89.4% |
| Pyburn Elementary School | Galena Park ISD | 1.6 mi | 454 | 12.9 | 91.9% |
| Whittier Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.9 mi | 326 | 15.5 | 85.6% |
| Harris R P Elementary School | Houston ISD | 2.0 mi | 383 | 13.6 | 97.7% |
| Pleasantville Elementary School | Houston ISD | 2.4 mi | 219 | 14.6 | 99.5% |
| The Varnett School - East | The Varnett Public School | 2.5 mi | 275 | 15.1 | 73.1% |
| Woodland Acres Elementary School | Galena Park ISD | 2.8 mi | 458 | 14.1 | 84.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.