Macarthur High School
Public high school in Houston, Texas · Aldine ISD · Grades 9–12
Macarthur High School serves 3,501 students in grades 9–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 75 schools in Aldine ISD. By enrollment it is the 34th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 17.4 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 ÷ 201.64 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Aldine ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480771000076 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Aldine ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 3,501 | 56,419 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 17.4 | 14.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 85.5% | 86.8% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 82% 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.
Macarthur High School in context
Size
Of the 12 high schools in Aldine ISD, Macarthur High School is the largest, with 6.2% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 3.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 948; Macarthur 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 10 with 925 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 822, against an average of 875 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 876 in grade 9 and 822 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 93.2% here and 75.2% across Aldine ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
85.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 86.8% across Aldine 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 201.64 full-time-equivalent teachers for 3,501 students, Macarthur High School has 17.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 3,501 students would have about 250.1 teachers, so Macarthur High School has 48.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Macarthur 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 Avalos P-Tech School, 1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 50 other high schools, 10 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 | 4.6% |
| White | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Asian | 0.1% |
49% of students are girls and 51% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 876 |
| Grade 10 | 925 |
| Grade 11 | 878 |
| Grade 12 | 822 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4400 Aldine Mail Rt, Houston, TX 77039
Phone: (281)985-6330
Website: aldineisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Macarthur High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avalos P-Tech School | Aldine ISD | 1.0 mi | 400 | 13.1 | 77.3% |
| YES Prep - North Central | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 1.9 mi | 1,002 | 17.2 | 89.4% |
| YES Prep North Forest | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 2.2 mi | 991 | 16 | 94% |
| Hall Success Academy | Aldine ISD | 2.9 mi | 168 | 6.7 | 88.1% |
| YES Prep - Northline | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 3.5 mi | 1,004 | 16.8 | 90.7% |
| Houston Math Science and Technology Center | Houston ISD | 4.2 mi | 2,396 | 14.7 | 95.3% |
| KIPP Generations Collegiate | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 4.7 mi | 614 | 15.7 | 96.1% |
| North Forest High School | Houston ISD | 4.8 mi | 905 | 12 | 96.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.