GALENA PARK ISD CAREER & TECHNICAL ECHS

HOUSTON · TX · GALENA PARK ISD · Public

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Most similar nearby schools

NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGH → ACCELERATED CENTER FOR EDUCATION (ACE) → HIGHPOINT → HIGHPOINT SCHOOL EAST (DAEP) → HIGHPOINT EAST → KASE ACADEMY → ENDEAVOR HS-JOE FRANK CAMPBELL LEARNING CENTER → CHANNELVIEW H S →

📋 At a glance

Programs & features

✅ Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
✅ Gifted & talented program

Academic signals

🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 44% of US high schools
📝 SAT/ACT participation: 56th percentile by test-taker volume

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How GALENA PARK ISD CAREER & TECHNICAL ECHS compares for families

Solid mid-tier academic profile.

▸ LocallyTX students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGH, ACCELERATED CENTER FOR EDUCATION (ACE), HIGHPOINT and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

56th percentile by test-taker volume

SAT/ACT test-takers

11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test

Test-taking intensity

17.5

takers per 100 students in grades 9-12

Compared against

18,426

US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

🏛️ Federal Title I context

High-poverty school

Title I Schoolwide eligible

86.2%

FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).

0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days

4.1%

Below 10% — strong attendance culture. Chronic absence is a leading indicator of dropout and disengagement; a low rate signals families staying connected to the school.

Students absent 15+ days

Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor

244:1

Below the ASCA 250:1 recommendation — strong capacity for college planning, course selection, and student supports.

Counselor FTE

2.0

Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.

Teacher FTE

Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 92 in 2021 to 102 in 2024 — over 3 years.

+10.9%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +2.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 487 students:

2025

498

2027

520

2029

543

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue upside

At $14,782 per student in district revenue, the 56 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $827,792/year in additional funding.

District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.

Nearby high schools — the local competition

The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.

School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGH HOUSTON	Public	0.5	4,284	-5.4%
ACCELERATED CENTER FOR EDUCATION (ACE) HOUSTON	Public	1.4	230	—
HIGHPOINT HOUSTON	Public	2.2	24	—
HIGHPOINT SCHOOL EAST (DAEP) HOUSTON	Public	2.2	8	—
HIGHPOINT EAST HOUSTON	Public	2.2	29	—
KASE ACADEMY HOUSTON	Public	3.2	104	+28.4%
ENDEAVOR HS-JOE FRANK CAMPBELL LEARNING CENTER CHANNELVIEW	Public	3.6	98	—
CHANNELVIEW H S CHANNELVIEW	Public	3.7	2,917	+0.9%