Macgregor Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Macgregor Elementary School serves 395 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 3494th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.2 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 25.93 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Houston ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482364002528 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Houston ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 395 | 176,727 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.2 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 79% | 79.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 57% 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.
Macgregor Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 178 elementary schools in Houston ISD, Macgregor Elementary School is the 111th largest, with 0.2% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.5 miles away and have a median of 458 students, so Macgregor Elementary School is close to their typical size.
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 pre-K with 83 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 44, against an average of 56 per grade. This year grade 5 has 23% more students than kindergarten (58 against 47). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 83 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 71.6% of enrollment, a higher share than across Houston ISD (20.8%). Hispanic students are next, at 18.2%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
79% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 79.3% across Houston 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
Macgregor Elementary School has 25.93 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 395 students would have about 26.7 teachers, so Macgregor Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Arabic Immersion Magnet School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. There are 52 elementary schools within 5 miles and 220 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 71.6% |
| Hispanic | 18.2% |
| Two or more races | 5.3% |
| White | 3% |
| Asian | 1.8% |
51.4% of students are girls and 48.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 83 |
| Kindergarten | 47 |
| Grade 1 | 44 |
| Grade 2 | 48 |
| Grade 3 | 59 |
| Grade 4 | 56 |
| Grade 5 | 58 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4801 Labranch St, Houston, TX 77004
Phone: (713)942-1990
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Macgregor Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic Immersion Magnet School | Houston ISD | 0.8 mi | 609 | 24.9 | 51.7% |
| Blackshear Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.1 mi | 257 | 10.7 | 97.7% |
| Lockhart Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.2 mi | 306 | 12.8 | 93.8% |
| Elevate Collegiate | Elevate Collegiate Charter School | 1.4 mi | 192 | 21.3 | 89.6% |
| Poe Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.6 mi | 748 | 18.3 | 35% |
| Ella J Baker Montessori School | Houston ISD | 1.7 mi | 610 | 16.5 | 32.1% |
| The Lawson Academy | The Lawson Academy | 1.8 mi | 235 | 19.3 | 97.9% |
| Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy | Houston ISD | 1.9 mi | 715 | 17.5 | 39.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.