📍 1045 Sheldon Rd, Channelview, Harris County, 77530
McGhee el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Channelview, Harris County. The school has 846 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tihesha Morgan. It is part of the Channelview Isd school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 57.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
McGhee el enrolls 846 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 57.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% Black or African American and 5.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 715 | 85% |
| Black or African American | 66 | 7.8% |
| White | 46 | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
745 of the school's 846 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 729 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
McGhee el 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-20, state senate district 6, state house district 143.
McGhee el is one of 11 schools in CHANNELVIEW ISD, based in CHANNELVIEW, Texas. The district serves 9,335 students district-wide and employs 603 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 846 students, McGhee el is close to the district average of about 849 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large