MacArthur High School
- High school in Irving ISD
- Irving, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Irving ISD: N/A
Total students
2,594
Avg. teacher experience
10.3 years
Irving ISD: 9.7 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
92.6 %
Irving ISD: 92%
Statewide: 90.3%
MacArthur High School is a high school in Irving, TX, in the Irving ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 2,594 students. 84.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 41.2% 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, 92.6% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1.4% during the 2022-2023 school year.
The average SAT score at MacArthur High School was 900 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 16.0.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $66,885, which is $4,411 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.3 years of experience.
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Website
Address
3700 N Mac Arthur BlvdIrving, TX 75062-3699
Office phone number
Principal
- Natasha Stewart
- nastewart@irvingisd.net
- (972) 600-7200
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in MacArthur High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
2,594
African American
502 (19.4%)
Irving ISD: 10.8%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
30 (1.2%)
Irving ISD: 2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
106 (4.1%)
Irving ISD: 3.2%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
1,730 (66.7%)
Irving ISD: 75.7%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
6 (0.2%)
Irving ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
180 (6.9%)
Irving ISD: 7.1%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
40 (1.5%)
Irving ISD: 1.1%
Statewide: 3.1%
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
84.1 %
Irving ISD: 82.8%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
76.1 %
Irving ISD: 84.1%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
39.5 %
Irving ISD: 55.7%
Statewide: 24.4%
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
41.2 %
Irving ISD: 57.1%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
13 %
Irving ISD: 14.6%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
8.2 %
Irving ISD: 10.2%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Irving ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Irving ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Irving ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Irving 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
92.6 %
Irving ISD: 92%
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
95.2 %
Irving ISD: 92.6%
Statewide: 86.7%
American Indian
100 %
Irving ISD: 100%
Statewide: 89.3%
Asian
97 %
Irving ISD: 97.6%
Statewide: 96.9%
Hispanic
91.6 %
Irving ISD: 91.9%
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Irving ISD: 100%
Statewide: 88.3%
White
89.5 %
Irving ISD: 88%
Statewide: 94.2%
Two or more races
91.7 %
Irving ISD: 91.3%
Statewide: 91.7%
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
1.4 %
Irving ISD: 1.8%
Statewide: 2%
African American
0.6 %
Irving ISD: 1.4%
Statewide: 3.2%
American Indian
0 %
Irving ISD: 2%
Statewide: 2.3%
Asian
0.8 %
Irving ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
1.8 %
Irving ISD: 1.9%
Statewide: 2.4%
Pacific Islander
0 %
Irving ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.8%
White
1 %
Irving ISD: 1.1%
Statewide: 1%
Two or more races
0 %
Irving ISD: 1.1%
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
41.7 %
Irving ISD: 26.5%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
48.8 %
Irving ISD: 33.2%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
31.3 %
Irving ISD: 19.3%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
24.4 %
Irving ISD: 17.5%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
42.1 %
Irving ISD: 25.7%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
16.7 %
Irving ISD: 45.6%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
29.1 %
Irving ISD: 26.6%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
40.4 %
Irving ISD: 32%
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
31 %
Irving ISD: 32.6%
Statewide: 24.2%
African American
24.6 %
Irving ISD: 28.6%
Statewide: 15.9%
American Indian
16.7 %
Irving ISD: 30%
Statewide: 19.8%
Asian
56.1 %
Irving ISD: 64.5%
Statewide: 61.5%
Hispanic
28.2 %
Irving ISD: 31%
Statewide: 21.4%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Irving ISD: 33.3%
Statewide: 19.5%
White
50 %
Irving ISD: 36.9%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
47.4 %
Irving ISD: 40%
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
50.8 %
Irving ISD: 35.1%
Statewide: 53.3%
African American
27 %
Irving ISD: 29.6%
Statewide: 34.1%
American Indian
Masked
Irving ISD: 53.3%
Statewide: 53.6%
Asian
73 %
Irving ISD: 55%
Statewide: 79.5%
Hispanic
49 %
Irving ISD: 30.7%
Statewide: 39.9%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Irving ISD: Masked
Statewide: 47.4%
White
68.9 %
Irving ISD: 57.4%
Statewide: 67%
Two or more races
66.7 %
Irving ISD: 50%
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
900
Irving ISD: 883
Statewide: 978
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
16.0
Irving ISD: 15.4
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
53.2 %
Irving ISD: 66.2%
Statewide: 62.8%
Math
46.1 %
Irving ISD: 54.1%
Statewide: 54.3%
Reading + Math
33.2 %
Irving ISD: 46.9%
Statewide: 48.4%
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
154.3
African American
35.8 (23.2%)
Irving ISD: 17.4%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
2 (1.3%)
Irving ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
9 (5.8%)
Irving ISD: 3.3%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
32.5 (21.1%)
Irving ISD: 37.7%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Irving ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
70.9 (46%)
Irving ISD: 38.7%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
4 (2.6%)
Irving ISD: 2.2%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
9 (5.8%)
Irving ISD: 3.7%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
89.7 (58.2%)
Irving ISD: 64.3%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
52.6 (34.1%)
Irving ISD: 30.8%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
3 (1.9%)
Irving ISD: 1.2%
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
16.8
Irving ISD: 15.3
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
10.3 years
Irving ISD: 9.7 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
$66,885
Irving ISD: $66,388
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$55,766
Irving ISD: $53,281
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$63,515
Irving ISD: $64,247
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$66,548
Irving ISD: $67,374
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$68,865
Irving ISD: $69,590
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$74,242
Irving ISD: $74,264
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$96,821
Irving ISD: $82,664
Statewide: $74,014