📍 8714 Mcavoy Dr, Houston, Harris County, 77074
McNamara el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 993 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Toufic Elachkar. It is part of the Houston Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 57.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
McNamara el enrolls 993 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 57.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Hispanic or Latino, 20% Asian and 7.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 658 | 66% |
| Asian | 200 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 74 | 7.5% |
| White | 51 | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
979 of the school's 993 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 977 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
McNamara el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 17, state house district 146.
McNamara el is one of 274 schools in HOUSTON ISD, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 176,727 students district-wide and employs 10,993 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 993 students, McNamara el is larger than the district average of about 645 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large