North Shore Senior High

Accountability rating

B

Galena Park ISD: B

Total students

4,534

Avg. teacher experience

9.6 years

Galena Park ISD: 9.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

89.7 %

Galena Park ISD: 90.9%

Statewide: 90%

North Shore Senior High is a high school in Houston, TX, in the Galena Park ISD school district. As of the 2018-2019 school year, it had 4,534 students. The school received an accountability rating of B. 63.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 14.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

An average teacher's salary was $58,009, which is $3,887 more than the state average. The average SAT score at North Shore Senior High was 1058. The average ACT score was 18.4. In the Class of 2018, 89.7% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate was 2.6%.

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Contact information

Website

www.galenaparkisd.com

Address

353 N Castlegory
Houston, TX 77049

Office phone number

(832) 386-4100

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in North Shore Senior High are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.2 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Ethnicity

Total students

4,534

African American

1,096 (24.2%)

Galena Park ISD: 15%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

7 (0.2%)

Galena Park ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.4%

Asian

47 (1%)

Galena Park ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 4.5%

Hispanic

3,178 (70.1%)

Galena Park ISD: 79.1%

Statewide: 52.6%

Pacific Islander

2 (0%)

Galena Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

171 (3.8%)

Galena Park ISD: 4.1%

Statewide: 27.4%

Two or more races

33 (0.7%)

Galena Park ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

24.2%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

1.0%

Hispanic

70.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

3.8%

Two or more races

0.7%

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

63.8 %

Galena Park ISD: 65.4%

Statewide: 50.1%

Economically disadvantaged

81.8 %

Galena Park ISD: 85.5%

Statewide: 60.6%

Limited English proficiency

15.3 %

Galena Park ISD: 34%

Statewide: 19.5%

At-risk students

63.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

81.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

15.3%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2018-2019 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

14.6 %

Galena Park ISD: 33.5%

Statewide: 19.7%

Career and Technical

82.5 %

Galena Park ISD: 30.7%

Statewide: 26.3%

Gifted and Talented

5.8 %

Galena Park ISD: 6.1%

Statewide: 8.1%

Special Education

10.4 %

Galena Park ISD: 9%

Statewide: 9.6%

Bilingual/ESL

14.6%

Career and technical

82.5%

Gifted and talented

5.8%

Special education

10.4%

Academics

Accountability ratings

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

Overall

B

Galena Park ISD: B

Student achievement

B

Galena Park ISD: B

School progress

B

Galena Park ISD: A

Closing the gaps

C

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 2019 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2014-2015 who received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2018. (Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.)

All students

89.7 %

Galena Park ISD: 90.9%

Statewide: 90%

African American

94.2 %

Galena Park ISD: 94.6%

Statewide: 86.5%

American Indian

Masked

Galena Park ISD: Masked

Statewide: 85.1%

Asian

100 %

Galena Park ISD: 100%

Statewide: 96.4%

Hispanic

88.1 %

Galena Park ISD: 90.1%

Statewide: 88.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Galena Park ISD: N/A

Statewide: 86.4%

White

89.1 %

Galena Park ISD: 88%

Statewide: 93.6%

Two or more races

90.9 %

Galena Park ISD: 90.9%

Statewide: 91.4%

African American

94.2%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

89.1%

Two or more races

90.9%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 for the 2017-2018 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

2.6 %

Galena Park ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 1.9%

American Indian

0 %

Galena Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

1.3 %

Galena Park ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 2.8%

Asian

0 %

Galena Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

3 %

Galena Park ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 2.3%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Galena Park ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.7%

White

5.8 %

Galena Park ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

0 %

Galena Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.6%

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 2017-2018 school year.

All students

11.2 %

Galena Park ISD: 12%

Statewide: 25.8%

African American

5.9 %

Galena Park ISD: 5.8%

Statewide: 17%

American Indian

Masked

Galena Park ISD: Masked

Statewide: 21.9%

Asian

46.4 %

Galena Park ISD: 44.8%

Statewide: 60.9%

Hispanic

12 %

Galena Park ISD: 12.9%

Statewide: 23.5%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Galena Park ISD: N/A

Statewide: 20.2%

White

15.1 %

Galena Park ISD: 14.5%

Statewide: 27.8%

Two or more races

16.7 %

Galena Park ISD: 16%

Statewide: 28.9%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2017-2018 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

62.9 %

Galena Park ISD: 60.1%

Statewide: 50.7%

African American

59.4 %

Galena Park ISD: 55.9%

Statewide: 29.2%

American Indian

N/A

Galena Park ISD: N/A

Statewide: 51%

Asian

46.2 %

Galena Park ISD: 46.2%

Statewide: 74.6%

Hispanic

65 %

Galena Park ISD: 61.1%

Statewide: 38.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Galena Park ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.5%

White

61.1 %

Galena Park ISD: 61.9%

Statewide: 64.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Galena Park ISD: Masked

Statewide: 62.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for the Class of 2018, 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

1058

Galena Park ISD: 1049

Statewide: 1036

ACT

The average ACT composite score for the Class of 2018. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

18.4

Galena Park ISD: 18.3

Statewide: 20.6

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 the Class of 2018.

Reading

27.6 %

Galena Park ISD: 27.8%

Statewide: 58.2%

Math

47.6 %

Galena Park ISD: 46.4%

Statewide: 46%

Reading + Math

19.9 %

Galena Park ISD: 20%

Statewide: 42.1%

Reading

27.6%

Math

47.6%

Reading + Math

19.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

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

Total teacher FTEs

289.5

African American

117.8 (40.7%)

Galena Park ISD: 31.1%

Statewide: 10.6%

American Indian

2 (0.7%)

Galena Park ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

13 (4.5%)

Galena Park ISD: 4.6%

Statewide: 1.7%

Hispanic

55.4 (19.1%)

Galena Park ISD: 35.8%

Statewide: 27.7%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Galena Park ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

93.3 (32.2%)

Galena Park ISD: 26.5%

Statewide: 58.4%

Two or more races

8 (2.8%)

Galena Park ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 1.1%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

8 (2.8%)

Galena Park ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

170.3 (58.8%)

Galena Park ISD: 71%

Statewide: 73.6%

Master's

101.2 (34.9%)

Galena Park ISD: 26.3%

Statewide: 24.3%

Doctorate

10 (3.5%)

Galena Park ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 0.7%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2018-2019.

Students per teacher

15.7

Galena Park ISD: 16.4

Statewide: 15.1

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2018-2019 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

9.6 years

Galena Park ISD: 9.9 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

$58,009

Galena Park ISD: $58,021

Statewide: $54,122

Beginner

$53,890

Galena Park ISD: $52,247

Statewide: $47,218

1 to 5 years

$55,103

Galena Park ISD: $55,581

Statewide: $50,408

6 to 10 years

$57,137

Galena Park ISD: $57,459

Statewide: $52,786

11 to 20 years

$59,529

Galena Park ISD: $59,344

Statewide: $56,041

20+ years

$67,188

Galena Park ISD: $65,626

Statewide: $62,039

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