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Galena Park Independent School District
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Houston, Texas
District details
Superintendent: John C. Moore, Jr.
# of school board members: 7
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Galena Park Independent School District is a school district in Texas.

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Superintendent

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John C. Moore, Jr., is the superintendent of the Galena Park Independent School District. Moore was appointed superintendent of the district in May 2020. Moore's previous career experience includes working in Galena Park ISD as a teacher, coach, assistant principal, principal, assistant superintendent, and associate superintendent.[1]

Past superintendents

  • Angi Williams was the superintendent of the Galena Park Independent School District from 2011 to 2020.[1] William's previous career experience includes working as a counselor and administrator with the district.[2]

School board

The Galena Park Independent School District board of trustees consists of seven members elected to three-year terms. All board members are elected at large by position.[3]

Elections

See also: Galena Park Independent School District, Texas, elections

Members of the board are elected annually in May to overlapping three-year terms.[3]

Two seats on the board were up for general election on May 3, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was February 14, 2025.

Ballotpedia covered school board elections in 367 school districts in 29 states in 2024. Those school districts had a total student enrollment of 12,203,404 students. Click here to read an analysis of those elections.


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Public participation in board meetings

The Galena Park Independent School District board of trustees maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[4]


School board meetings

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $59,457,000 $2,774 18%
Local: $145,585,000 $6,793 45%
State: $120,355,000 $5,616 37%
Total: $325,397,000 $15,183
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $324,690,000 $15,150
Total Current Expenditures: $278,357,000 $12,988
Instructional Expenditures: $156,241,000 $7,290 48%
Student and Staff Support: $34,102,000 $1,591 11%
Administration: $31,895,000 $1,488 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $56,119,000 $2,618 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $24,083,000 $1,123
Construction: $20,364,000 $950
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $3,175,000 $148
Interest on Debt: $18,368,000 $857


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2024-2025[6] $65,500 $76,950
2023-2024[7] $64,450 $84,620
2020[8] $59,000 $79,845

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[9]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 32 70-74 24 33 21-39 30-34 36
2018-2019 52 80-84 45 53 40-59 55-59 53
2017-2018 49 80-84 43 50 21-39 40-44 54
2016-2017 80 >=95 76 80 >=80 90-94 83
2015-2016 77 90-94 72 77 80-89 75-79 82
2014-2015 74 90-94 69 75 60-69 80-84 74
2013-2014 80 >=95 74 81 80-89 80-89 78
2012-2013 82 90-94 78 83 70-79 85-89 80
2011-2012 89 90-94 84 90 80-89 85-89 89
2010-2011 89 >=95 86 89 >=80 90

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 33 70-74 30 33 21-39 40-44 39
2018-2019 40 75-79 37 40 40-59 45-49 46
2017-2018 39 65-69 35 39 21-39 40-44 43
2016-2017 70 85-89 68 70 >=80 70-74 77
2015-2016 69 85-89 67 68 70-79 80-84 74
2014-2015 71 85-89 70 71 70-79 80-84 74
2013-2014 72 85-89 71 72 60-69 80-84 78
2012-2013 76 90-94 78 76 70-79 80-84 80
2011-2012 90 90-94 89 90 80-89 90-94 92
2010-2011 90 >=95 91 89 60-79 94

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 89 >=50 90-94 89 PS >=80 80-84
2017-2018 89 >=80 90-94 88 PS >=50 85-89
2016-2017 87 >=80 89 86 >=50 >=50 85-89
2015-2016 89 >=80 90 89 PS >=50 80-84
2014-2015 88 >=50 88 88 PS >=50 80-84
2013-2014 89 >=80 89 89 PS >=80 85-89
2012-2013 88 >=50 88 89 PS >=80 80-84
2011-2012 88 >=80 91 88 >=50 >=80 80-84
2010-2011 87 >=90 90 85 PS >=80 85-89


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 21,105 -1.4
2022-2023 21,392 -0.2
2021-2022 21,431 -2.3
2020-2021 21,918 -2.3
2019-2020 22,428 0.6
2018-2019 22,289 -1.4
2017-2018 22,591 -0.9
2016-2017 22,784 1.0
2015-2016 22,549 -0.8
2014-2015 22,725 0.7
2013-2014 22,572 2.0
2012-2013 22,113 1.1
2011-2012 21,861 0.8
2010-2011 21,680 0.7
2009-2010 21,536 0.9
2008-2009 21,350 1.1
2007-2008 21,114 -0.8
2006-2007 21,275 0.0
2005-2006 21,271 2.2
2004-2005 20,805 1.7
2003-2004 20,454 2.2
2002-2003 20,013 3.3
2001-2002 19,346 2.4
2000-2001 18,885 2.0
1999-2000 18,506 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Galena Park Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.5 5.4
Black 14.6 12.8
Hispanic 81.1 53.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 0.7 3.1
White 2.9 25.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Galena Park Independent School District had 1,395.33 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.13.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 52.48
Kindergarten: 86.45
Elementary: 553.79
Secondary: 632.70
Total: 1,395.33

Galena Park Independent School District employed 71.96 district administrators and 193.77 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 71.96
District Administrative Support: 100.10
School Administrators: 193.77
School Administrative Support: 151.38
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 312.99
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 41.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 45.72
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 20.11
Library/Media Support: 1.98
Student Support Services: 101.04
Other Support Services: 832.19


Schools

The Galena Park Independent School District operates 25 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Cimarron El644PK-5
Cloverleaf El824PK-5
Cobb 6th Grade Campus9816-6
Cunningham Middle8977-8
Dr Shirley J Williamson El641PK-5
Galena Park El602PK-5
Galena Park H S1,8869-12
Galena Park Isd Career & Technical Echs4949-12
Galena Park Middle9046-8
Green Valley El591PK-5
Highpoint School East (Daep)1010-12
Jacinto City El690PK-5
James B Havard El704PK-5
Juvenile Justice Aep0
Macarthur El583PK-5
Normandy Crossing El618PK-5
North Shore El891PK-5
North Shore Middle1,2527-8
North Shore Senior High4,5349-12
Purple Sage El455PK-5
Pyburn El461PK-5
Sam Houston El740PK-5
Tice El679PK-5
Woodland Acres El440PK-5
Woodland Acres Middle5846-8

Contact information

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Galena Park Independent School District
14705 Woodforest Blvd.
Houston, TX 77015
Phone: 832-386-1000


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 North Channel Star, "Galena Park I.S.D. names John Moore lone finalist for Superintendent Position," April 23, 2020
  2. ↑ Galena Park Independent School District, "Superintendent's Corner," archived January 18, 2013
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Galena Park Independent School District, "Board Members - Elections," accessed August 3, 2021
  4. ↑ Galena Park Independent School District, "Board Meetings - Public Participation," accessed August 3, 2021
  5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
  6. ↑ Galena Park Independent School District, "2024-2025 Teachers and Nurses (RN) Salary Schedule," accessed April 21, 2025
  7. ↑ Galena Park Independent School District, "2023-2024 Teacher/Nurse (RN) Salary Schedule," accessed August 3, 2021
  8. ↑ Galena Park Independent School District, "2020-2021 Teacher Step Schedule," accessed August 3, 2021
  9. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
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