Margaret S McWhirter Elementary School
Public elementary school in Webster, Texas · Clear Creek ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Margaret S McWhirter Elementary School serves 810 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Webster (Harris County). It is one of 45 schools in Clear Creek ISD. By enrollment it is the 412th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.6 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 51.87 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Clear Creek ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481428000908 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Clear Creek ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 810 | 39,684 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.6 | 16.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 75.7% | 39% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 65% 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.
Margaret S McWhirter Elementary School in context
Size
Margaret S McWhirter Elementary School is the largest of Clear Creek ISD's 27 elementary schools; its 810 students are 2% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.7 miles away and have a median of 545 students, so Margaret S McWhirter 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 2 with 134 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 97, against an average of 116 per grade. This year grade 5 has 16% more students than kindergarten (131 against 113). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 97 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 68.5% of enrollment, a higher share than across Clear Creek ISD (35.2%). Black students are next, at 13.6%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
75.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 39% across Clear Creek ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Margaret S McWhirter Elementary School has 51.87 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 810 students would have about 54.7 teachers, so Margaret S McWhirter Elementary School has 2.8 fewer.
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 suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is G H Whitcomb Elementary School, 1.9 miles away in the same district. There are 21 elementary schools within 5 miles and 76 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 68.5% |
| Black | 13.6% |
| White | 11.1% |
| Asian | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
53.1% of students are girls and 46.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 97 |
| Kindergarten | 113 |
| Grade 1 | 117 |
| Grade 2 | 134 |
| Grade 3 | 116 |
| Grade 4 | 102 |
| Grade 5 | 131 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
300 Pennsylvania, Webster, TX 77598
Phone: (281)284-4800
Website: ccisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Margaret S McWhirter Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G H Whitcomb Elementary School | Clear Creek ISD | 1.9 mi | 557 | 15.8 | 73.4% |
| Clear Lake City Elementary School | Clear Creek ISD | 2.2 mi | 507 | 15.4 | 49.7% |
| James H Ross Elementary School | Clear Creek ISD | 2.4 mi | 510 | 15.5 | 48.2% |
| League City Elementary School | Clear Creek ISD | 2.6 mi | 692 | 14.9 | 57.5% |
| P H Greene Elementary School | Clear Creek ISD | 2.8 mi | 545 | 14.3 | 57.8% |
| C D Landolt Elementary School | Clear Creek ISD | 2.9 mi | 736 | 16.5 | 52.7% |
| Falcon Pass Elementary School | Clear Creek ISD | 3.0 mi | 545 | 15.3 | 34.3% |
| Odyssey Academy - Webster | Odyssey Academy Inc | 3.2 mi | 328 | 16.5 | 69.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.