Galena Park High School

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Galena Park ISD: N/A

Total students

1,885

Avg. teacher experience

11.1 years

Galena Park ISD: 10.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

90.1 %

Galena Park ISD: 89.6%

Statewide: 90.3%

Galena Park High School is a high school in Galena Park, TX, in the Galena Park ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 1,885 students. 76.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 36.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

In the Class of 2023, 90.1% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 2% during the 2022-2023 school year.

The average SAT score at Galena Park High School was 1069 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 18.4.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $69,004, which is $6,530 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.galenaparkisd.com

Address

1000 Keene
Galena Park, TX 77547-3099

Office phone number

(832) 386-2800

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Galena Park High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,885

African American

70 (3.7%)

Galena Park ISD: 14.6%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

9 (0.5%)

Galena Park ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.1%)

Galena Park ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

1,681 (89.2%)

Galena Park ISD: 81%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.1%)

Galena Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

116 (6.2%)

Galena Park ISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

6 (0.3%)

Galena Park ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

3.7%

American Indian

0.5%

Asian

0.1%

Hispanic

89.2%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

6.2%

Two or more races

0.3%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

76.4 %

Galena Park ISD: 72.9%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

86.3 %

Galena Park ISD: 88.5%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

38.3 %

Galena Park ISD: 43.4%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

76.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

86.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

38.3%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

36.6 %

Galena Park ISD: 42.7%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

7.7 %

Galena Park ISD: 7.3%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

11.1 %

Galena Park ISD: 13.4%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

36.6%

Gifted and talented

7.7%

Special education

11.1%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Galena Park ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Galena Park ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Galena Park ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Galena Park ISD: N/A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

90.1 %

Galena Park ISD: 89.6%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

90.9 %

Galena Park ISD: 92.5%

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

Masked

Galena Park ISD: 87.5%

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

N/A

Galena Park ISD: 100%

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

90 %

Galena Park ISD: 89%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Galena Park ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

92.3 %

Galena Park ISD: 92.2%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Galena Park ISD: 77.8%

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

90.9%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

90.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

92.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

2 %

Galena Park ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 2%

African American

1.3 %

Galena Park ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

0 %

Galena Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

Masked

Galena Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

2 %

Galena Park ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Galena Park ISD: N/A

Statewide: 1.8%

White

1.8 %

Galena Park ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

Masked

Galena Park ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 1.7%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

14.9 %

Galena Park ISD: 18.8%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

26.9 %

Galena Park ISD: 24%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

20 %

Galena Park ISD: 22%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Galena Park ISD: 10.4%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

14.5 %

Galena Park ISD: 17.6%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Galena Park ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

11 %

Galena Park ISD: 23.3%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

Masked

Galena Park ISD: 25.5%

Statewide: 18.7%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2022-2023 school year.

All students

14.1 %

Galena Park ISD: 11.9%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

4 %

Galena Park ISD: 6.6%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

Masked

Galena Park ISD: 7.1%

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

Masked

Galena Park ISD: 64.3%

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

14.4 %

Galena Park ISD: 12.4%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Galena Park ISD: N/A

Statewide: 19.5%

White

12 %

Galena Park ISD: 14%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Galena Park ISD: 6.3%

Statewide: 26.9%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2022-2023 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

44.7 %

Galena Park ISD: 45.4%

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

Masked

Galena Park ISD: 24.3%

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

Galena Park ISD: Masked

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

Masked

Galena Park ISD: 38.9%

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

44.9 %

Galena Park ISD: 48.1%

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Galena Park ISD: N/A

Statewide: 47.4%

White

Masked

Galena Park ISD: 50%

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

N/A

Galena Park ISD: Masked

Statewide: 66%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

1069

Galena Park ISD: 1048

Statewide: 978

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

18.4

Galena Park ISD: 17.7

Statewide: 19.2

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2022-2023.

Reading

83 %

Galena Park ISD: 71.5%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

66.5 %

Galena Park ISD: 65.2%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

61.6 %

Galena Park ISD: 57.6%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

83.0%

Math

66.5%

Reading + Math

61.6%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

118

African American

23.9 (20.3%)

Galena Park ISD: 30.7%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

1 (0.8%)

Galena Park ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1.1 (0.9%)

Galena Park ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

54.3 (46%)

Galena Park ISD: 43.9%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Galena Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

37.6 (31.9%)

Galena Park ISD: 19.8%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Galena Park ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

7.6 (6.4%)

Galena Park ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

83.9 (71.1%)

Galena Park ISD: 72.1%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

26.4 (22.4%)

Galena Park ISD: 25.1%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Galena Park ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

16

Galena Park ISD: 15.1

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

11.1 years

Galena Park ISD: 10.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$69,004

Galena Park ISD: $67,460

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$62,102

Galena Park ISD: $56,270

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$64,529

Galena Park ISD: $64,761

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$68,421

Galena Park ISD: $67,204

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$72,196

Galena Park ISD: $70,839

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$75,875

Galena Park ISD: $74,129

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$81,485

Galena Park ISD: $78,107

Statewide: $74,014

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