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Galena Park Independent School District, Texas, elections

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Galena Park Independent School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 21,105 (2023-2024)
Schools: 25 (2023-2024)
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Galena Park Independent School District is a school district in Texas (Harris County). During the 2024 school year, 21,105 students attended one of the district's 25 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

Elections

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Galena Park Independent School District, Position 3

General election

General election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 3

Incumbent Linda Clark-Sherrard won election in the general election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 3 on May 3, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Linda Clark-Sherrard (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
502

Total votes: 502
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Galena Park Independent School District, Position 4

General election

General election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 4

Incumbent Ramon Garza defeated Wanda Heath Johnson in the general election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 4 on May 3, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Ramon Garza (Nonpartisan)
 
64.6
 
548
Image of Wanda Heath Johnson
Wanda Heath Johnson (Nonpartisan)
 
35.4
 
300

Total votes: 848
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Galena Park Independent School District, Position 1

General election

General election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 1

Incumbent Adrian Stephens won election in the general election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 1 on May 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Adrian Stephens (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
1,195

Total votes: 1,195
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Galena Park Independent School District, Position 2

General election

General election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 2

Amanda Erebia defeated incumbent Wanda Heath Johnson in the general election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 2 on May 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Amanda Erebia (Nonpartisan)
 
51.2
 
842
Image of Wanda Heath Johnson
Wanda Heath Johnson (Nonpartisan)
 
48.8
 
804

Total votes: 1,646
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Galena Park Independent School District, Position 5

General election

General election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 5

Jose Jimenez defeated Dianna Williams in the general election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 5 on May 6, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jose Jimenez
Jose Jimenez (Nonpartisan)
 
77.8
 
484
Dianna Williams (Nonpartisan)
 
22.2
 
138

Total votes: 622
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Galena Park Independent School District, Position 6

General election

General election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 6

Incumbent Noe Esparza won election in the general election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 6 on May 6, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Noe Esparza (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
495

Total votes: 495
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Galena Park Independent School District, Position 7

General election

General election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 7

Incumbent Norma Hernandez won election in the general election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 7 on May 6, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Norma Hernandez (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
518

Total votes: 518
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Galena Park Independent School District, Position 3

General election

General election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 3

Linda Clark-Sherrard defeated incumbent Jeff Miller and Juan Flores in the general election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 3 on May 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Linda Clark-Sherrard (Nonpartisan)
 
53.4
 
599
Jeff Miller (Nonpartisan)
 
37.1
 
416
Juan Flores (Nonpartisan)
 
9.5
 
106

Total votes: 1,121
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Galena Park Independent School District, Position 4

General election

General election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 4

Incumbent Ramon Garza won election in the general election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 4 on May 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Ramon Garza (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
944

Total votes: 944
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Galena Park Independent School District, Position 1

General election

The general election was canceled. Adrian Stephens (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Galena Park Independent School District, Position 2

General election

The general election was canceled. Wanda Heath Johnson (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Galena Park Independent School District, Position 5

General election

General election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 5

Herbert Sanchez defeated Trent Johnson and Ken Wimbley in the general election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 5 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Herbert Sanchez
Herbert Sanchez (Nonpartisan)
 
42.1
 
7,723
Trent Johnson (Nonpartisan)
 
33.3
 
6,113
Ken Wimbley (Nonpartisan)
 
24.5
 
4,501

Total votes: 18,337
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Galena Park Independent School District, Position 6

General election

General election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 6

Incumbent Noe Esparza defeated Kristina Zatopek in the general election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 6 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Noe Esparza (Nonpartisan)
 
56.2
 
10,260
Image of Kristina Zatopek
Kristina Zatopek (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
43.8
 
8,011

Total votes: 18,271
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Galena Park Independent School District, Position 7

General election

The general election was canceled. Norma Hernandez (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Galena Park Independent School District, Position 3

General election

General election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 3

Incumbent Jeff Miller defeated Randy Orr and Herbert Sanchez in the general election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 3 on May 4, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jeff Miller (Nonpartisan)
 
64.3
 
408
Image of Randy Orr
Randy Orr (Nonpartisan)
 
18.9
 
120
Image of Herbert Sanchez
Herbert Sanchez (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
16.9
 
107

Total votes: 635
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Galena Park Independent School District, Position 4

General election

General election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 4

Incumbent Ramon Garza defeated Kristina Zatopek and Andrea Henry in the general election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 4 on May 4, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Ramon Garza (Nonpartisan)
 
71.0
 
454
Image of Kristina Zatopek
Kristina Zatopek (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
22.8
 
146
Andrea Henry (Nonpartisan)
 
6.1
 
39

Total votes: 639
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Galena Park Independent School District, Position 1

General election

The general election was canceled. Adrian Stephens (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Galena Park Independent School District, Position 2

General election

The general election was canceled. Wanda Heath Johnson (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Galena Park Independent School District, Position 5

General election

General election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 5

Incumbent Wilfred J. Broussard, Jr. won election in the general election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 5 on May 6, 2017.

Candidate
Image of Wilfred J. Broussard,  Jr.
Wilfred J. Broussard, Jr. (Nonpartisan)

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Galena Park Independent School District, Position 6

General election

General election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 6

Incumbent Minnie Rivera won election in the general election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 6 on May 6, 2017.

Candidate
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Minnie Rivera (Nonpartisan)

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Galena Park Independent School District, Position 7

General election

General election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 7

Incumbent Dawn Fisher won election in the general election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 7 on May 6, 2017.

Candidate
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Dawn Fisher (Nonpartisan)

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Galena Park Independent School District, Position 1

General election

General election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 1

Incumbent Joe Stephens won election in the general election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 1 on November 8, 2016.

Candidate
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Joe Stephens (Nonpartisan)

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Galena Park Independent School District, Position 2

General election

General election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 2

Incumbent Wanda Heath Johnson won election in the general election for Galena Park Independent School District, Position 2 on May 9, 2015.

Candidate
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Wanda Heath Johnson (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

The Galena Park Independent School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Ramon GarzaPosition 42028
Linda Clark-SherrardPosition 320222028
Amanda ErebiaPosition 220242027
Adrian StephensPosition 120182027
Jose JimenezPosition 520232026
Noe EsparzaPosition 620192026
Norma HernandezPosition 720192026

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Overlapping state house districts

Galena Park Independent School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Texas House of Representatives District 143Ana HernandezDemocratic Party 85% 32%
Texas House of Representatives District 142Harold Dutton Jr.Democratic Party 15% 5%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

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

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. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

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 (%)
2021-2022 43 70-79 35 45 <50 40-49 50
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 (%)
2021-2022 45 70-79 40 46 >=50 40-44 55
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 (%)
2021-2022 88 >=50 91 88 PS >=50 75-79
2020-2021 92 >=80 93 92 PS >=50 80-89
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

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

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

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

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

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

School board meetings

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School board meeting articles (click to collapse)

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