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MCGOWEN EL

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Regular School · HOUSTON, TX

MCGOWEN EL is a regular school school in HOUSTON, Texas, serving grades PK–05 with 386 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.8:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
386
Teachers (FTE)
26.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
14.8:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 234 61%
Hispanic/Latino 147 38%
White 2 1%
Two or more races 2 1%
Asian 1 0%
Total enrollment 386 204M / 182F

English Language Learners: 75 (19% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 10-14% 36.4% 125
Reading Proficiency 15-19% 41.3% 132
Science Proficiency <=10% 44

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.58 grade levels
Math
+0.31 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
20 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
20
5.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
110
28.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 386 100%

Contact & Location

6820 HOMESTEAD RD

HOUSTON, TX 77028

Phone: (713)636-6979

http://www.houstonisd.org

District

HOUSTON ISD

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,112

District enrollment: 189,934

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NCES ID

482364002495

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD