Macarthur High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Houston, Texas

Macarthur High School in Houston, Texas enrolled 3,501 students in 2024-25 with 201.6 full-time teachers, 17.4 students per teacher against the Texas high-school median of 14.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 13% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 43.7%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 78% (Texas: 90.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 19%

3,571 students in 2022-23, 3,573 students in 2023-24, 3,501 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 169.6 to 201.6.

Students enrolled at Macarthur High School by school year2022-23: 3,571, 2023-24: 3,573, 2024-25: 3,50101k2k3k4k2022-233,5712023-243,5732024-253,501
Students enrolled at Macarthur High School by school year2022-23: 3,571, 2023-24: 3,573, 2024-25: 3,50101k2k3k4k2022-233,5712023-243,5732024-253,501
Students enrolled at Macarthur High School by school year2022-23: 3,571, 2023-24: 3,573, 2024-25: 3,50101k2k3k4k2022-233,5712023-243,5732024-253,501
Students enrolled at Macarthur High School by school year2022-23: 3,571, 2023-24: 3,573, 2024-25: 3,50101k2k3k4k2022-233,5712023-243,5732024-253,501
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233,571169.621.1
2023-243,573197.918.1
2024-253,501201.617.4

17.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 82 of every 100 Texas high schools

Among the 1,824 Texas high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; Macarthur High School 17.4; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherMacarthur High School 17.4state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; Macarthur High School 17.4; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherMacarthur High School 17.4state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; Macarthur High School 17.4; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherMacarthur High School 17.4state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; Macarthur High School 17.4; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherMacarthur High School 17.4state median 14.0U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

21 AP courses and one counselor per 263 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Macarthur High School enrolled 3,557 students and had 13.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 338 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses21
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)13.5, one per 263 of the 3,557 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions338
  • Chronically absent46.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

93.2% of students were Hispanic, 4.6% Black, 1.6% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic93.2%
  2. Black4.6%
  3. White1.6%
  4. Two or more races0.3%
  5. American Indian0.2%
  6. Asian0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Macarthur High School scored proficient or above: 13% in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtTexas
Math13%22% (2021-22)43.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

78% of the 914 students in Macarthur High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtTexas
Four-year graduation rate78%78%90.3%
Students in the class9144,677403,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Houston

147 public high schools in Houston report 2024-25 enrollment; Macarthur High School is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
North Shore Senior High4,28416.185.7%
Elsik High School4,05717.872.4%
Summer Creek High School3,97218.739.3%
Hastings High School3,78614.175.3%
C E King High School3,71617.670.0%
Dobie High School3,69216.063.8%
Macarthur High School3,50117.484.9%
Klein Forest High School3,41814.371.7%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Macarthur High School

  1. Avalos P-Tech SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.0 miles away: 400 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Yes Prep - North CentralThe next nearest public high school, 1.9 miles away: 1,002 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
  3. Compare Macarthur High School with Avalos P-Tech SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Aldine ISD spends per student$13,268 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,268
  5. The largest public schools in TexasMacarthur High School is the number 33 by size of 2,039 Texas high schools open in 2024-25.#33 of 2,039
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher17.4 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.0 for high schools.17.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Macarthur High School

  1. How many students attend Macarthur High School?
    3,501 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 3,571 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Houston, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Macarthur High School?
    17.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for high schools is 14.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Macarthur High School a Title I school?
    Macarthur High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Macarthur High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Macarthur High School scored proficient or above: 13% in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Macarthur High School?
    78% of the 914 students in Macarthur High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Macarthur High School in?
    Aldine ISD, NCES district ID 4807710. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 480771000076 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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