Photo: WhisperToMe · Public domainJacinto City’s public schools score below 76% of Texas districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Jacinto City, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Jacinto City’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 47% of tested students were proficient in reading and 37% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
83% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Galena Park Independent spends $13,712 per student and Houston Independent $13,950, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Jacinto City’s grade
C−: better than 24% of Texas school districts, #527 of 642 Texas towns. Both inputs trail the Texas average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Jacinto City, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Jacinto City · depends on your address
Jacinto City El
Grades PK–5 · 689 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Houston
Whittier El
Grades PK–5 · 326 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Houston
Kindergarten in Jacinto City · depends on your address
Jacinto City El
Grades PK–5 · 689 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Houston
Whittier El
Grades PK–5 · 326 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Houston
1st grade in Jacinto City · depends on your address
Jacinto City El
Grades PK–5 · 689 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Houston
Whittier El
Grades PK–5 · 326 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Houston
2nd grade in Jacinto City · depends on your address
Jacinto City El
Grades PK–5 · 689 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Houston
Whittier El
Grades PK–5 · 326 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Houston
3rd grade in Jacinto City · depends on your address
Jacinto City El
Grades PK–5 · 689 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Houston
Whittier El
Grades PK–5 · 326 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Houston
4th grade in Jacinto City · depends on your address
Jacinto City El
Grades PK–5 · 689 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Houston
Whittier El
Grades PK–5 · 326 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Houston
5th grade in Jacinto City · depends on your address
Jacinto City El
Grades PK–5 · 689 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Houston
Whittier El
Grades PK–5 · 326 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Houston
Jacinto City runs its own schools through grade 12 (Galena Park Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the Houston Independent School District, shared with Bellaire, Houston, Southside Place and West University Place. Its middle school is in Houston. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Jacinto City
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Jacinto City vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Jacinto City’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Jacinto City | C− | Galena Park Independent PK–12 · Houston Independent PK–12 |
| Galena Park | C+ | Galena Park Independent |
Every school in Jacinto City
96 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Jacinto City’s schools
Are Jacinto City’s schools good?
On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Jacinto City children attend score below 76% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #527 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 23%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Jacinto City in?
Two districts: Galena Park Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and Houston Independent School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Bellaire, Houston, Southside Place and West University Place.
Where do Jacinto City kids go to high school?
One of 43 high schools, depending on your address: North Shore Senior High, Bellaire H S, Lamar H S, Westside H S, Heights H S, Houston Math Science and Technology Center, Milby H S, Westbury H S, Wisdom H S, Chavez H S, Galena Park H S, Sharpstown H S, Waltrip H S, Madison H S, Sharpstown International School, Austin H S, Sterling H S, T H Rogers School, Northside H S, Debakey H S for Health Prof, Furr H S, North Forest H S, Carnegie Vanguard H S, Washington B T H S, Kinder H S for Performing and Visual Arts, Worthing H S, Scarborough H S, Yates H S, Long Academy, Energy Institute H S, Kashmere H S, Wheatley H S, Young Women's College Prep Academy, North Houston Early College H S, Galena Park Isd Career & Technical Echs, Challenge Early College H S, Houston Academy for International Studies, East Early College H S, South Early College H S, H S for Law and Justice, Eastwood Academy, Jones Futures Academy and Mickey Leland College Prep Acad for Young Men.
What is Jacinto City’s graduation rate?
83% of the class of 2023 in Houston Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Jacinto City spend per student?
$13,712 in Galena Park Independent School District and $13,950 in Houston Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Jacinto City families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.