📍 397 Duroux, La Marque, Galveston County, 77568
La Marque H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in La Marque, Galveston County. The school has 647 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ricky Nicholson. It is part of the Texas City Isd school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
La Marque H S enrolls 647 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Black or African American, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 9.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 352 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 219 | 34% |
| White | 59 | 9.1% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
590 of the school's 647 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 583 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
La Marque H S is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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 11, state house district 23.
La Marque H S is one of 14 schools in TEXAS CITY ISD, based in TEXAS CITY, Texas. The district serves 7,711 students district-wide and employs 531 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 647 students, La Marque H S is larger than the district average of about 551 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize