📍 10910 Wiggins, Houston, Harris County, 77029
Jacinto City el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 714 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Rebecca Gardea. It is part of the Galena Park Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jacinto City el enrolls 714 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 47 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% Black or African American and 1.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 678 | 95% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 2.7% |
| White | 12 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
634 of the school's 714 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 616 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jacinto City 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 6, state house district 143.
Jacinto City el is one of 25 schools in GALENA PARK ISD, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 20,862 students district-wide and employs 1,424 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 714 students, Jacinto City el is close to the district average of about 834 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large