📍 4400 Aldine Mail Rt, Houston, Harris County, 77039
Macarthur H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 3,571 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shauna Everline. It is part of the Aldine Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 169.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. The school offers 64 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Macarthur H S enrolls 3,571 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 169.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Hispanic or Latino, 4.8% Black or African American and 2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 3,307 | 93% |
| Black or African American | 172 | 4.8% |
| White | 71 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 7 | <1% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
3,049 of the school's 3,571 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 2,946 qualify for free lunch and 103 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Macarthur H S is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 6, state house district 140.
Macarthur H S is one of 79 schools in ALDINE ISD, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 56,419 students district-wide and employs 3,510 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 3,571 students, Macarthur H S is larger than the district average of about 714 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large