Galena Park High School

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Galena Park ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Total students

1,871

Avg. teacher experience

11.4 years

Galena Park ISD: 10.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

94 %

Galena Park ISD: 94%

Statewide: 90%

Galena Park High School is a high school in Galena Park, TX, in the Galena Park ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,871 students. 72.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 26.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 94% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 2.4% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Galena Park High School was 1093 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 18.1.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $64,863, which is $5,976 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.4 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

1,871

African American

63 (3.4%)

Galena Park ISD: 15%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

5 (0.3%)

Galena Park ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.1%)

Galena Park ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

1,719 (91.9%)

Galena Park ISD: 80.2%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Galena Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

76 (4.1%)

Galena Park ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

6 (0.3%)

Galena Park ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

3.4%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

0.1%

Hispanic

91.9%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

4.1%

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

72.5 %

Galena Park ISD: 74.2%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

86.8 %

Galena Park ISD: 88.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

27.8 %

Galena Park ISD: 39.4%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

72.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

86.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

27.8%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

26.9 %

Galena Park ISD: 39%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

6.8 %

Galena Park ISD: 6.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10.6 %

Galena Park ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

26.9%

Gifted and talented

6.8%

Special education

10.6%

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 for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. 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 (2021-2022)

B

Galena Park ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Galena Park ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Galena Park ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Galena Park ISD: B

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 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

94 %

Galena Park ISD: 94%

Statewide: 90%

African American

84.6 %

Galena Park ISD: 95.8%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Galena Park ISD: 100%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Galena Park ISD: 100%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

94.2 %

Galena Park ISD: 93.7%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Galena Park ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

93.8 %

Galena Park ISD: 86.8%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Galena Park ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

84.6%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

94.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 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

2.4 %

Galena Park ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

1.6 %

Galena Park ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

Galena Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

Galena Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

2.3 %

Galena Park ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Galena Park ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.6%

White

7.1 %

Galena Park ISD: 6.3%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Galena Park ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

8 %

Galena Park ISD: 9.5%

Statewide: 15%

African American

12.5 %

Galena Park ISD: 11.9%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

14.3 %

Galena Park ISD: 15.8%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Galena Park ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

7.5 %

Galena Park ISD: 8.9%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Galena Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

17.9 %

Galena Park ISD: 12%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

20 %

Galena Park ISD: 17%

Statewide: 13.9%

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 2020-2021 school year.

All students

9.7 %

Galena Park ISD: 9.1%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

3.6 %

Galena Park ISD: 5.9%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

0 %

Galena Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Galena Park ISD: 46.7%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

9.8 %

Galena Park ISD: 9.3%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Galena Park ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

17.9 %

Galena Park ISD: 11.2%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Galena Park ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 23.5%

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 2020-2021 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

49.5 %

Galena Park ISD: 53.6%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

Masked

Galena Park ISD: 13.5%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Galena Park ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Galena Park ISD: 71.4%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

50.6 %

Galena Park ISD: 59%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Galena Park ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

40 %

Galena Park ISD: 46.2%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Galena Park ISD: Masked

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, 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

1093

Galena Park ISD: 1022

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

18.1

Galena Park ISD: 17.6

Statewide: 20.0

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 2020-2021.

Reading

82.2 %

Galena Park ISD: 83.2%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

51 %

Galena Park ISD: 63.6%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

45.6 %

Galena Park ISD: 57.1%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

82.2%

Math

51.0%

Reading + Math

45.6%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

116

African American

25 (21.5%)

Galena Park ISD: 30.7%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1 (0.9%)

Galena Park ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3 (2.6%)

Galena Park ISD: 4.1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

42.4 (36.5%)

Galena Park ISD: 40.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Galena Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

44.6 (38.5%)

Galena Park ISD: 22.9%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Galena Park ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

5.5 (4.7%)

Galena Park ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

82.2 (70.9%)

Galena Park ISD: 70.1%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

25.3 (21.8%)

Galena Park ISD: 26.4%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

3 (2.6%)

Galena Park ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

16.1

Galena Park ISD: 15.3

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 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

11.4 years

Galena Park ISD: 10.5 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

$64,863

Galena Park ISD: $62,966

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$48,047

Galena Park ISD: $44,145

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$61,908

Galena Park ISD: $61,573

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$63,953

Galena Park ISD: $62,853

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$67,076

Galena Park ISD: $65,372

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$71,914

Galena Park ISD: $69,734

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$76,895

Galena Park ISD: $73,409

Statewide: $71,111

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