Macarthur High School
4400 Aldine Mail Rt, Houston, TX 77039. 28.1% of its 769 graduates (Class of 2024) enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year.
Of the 81 graduates at Texas public universities, 42% earned a first-year GPA of 3.0 or higher.
The path from Macarthur
How Texas measures this- 1
After graduation, Class of 2024
Texas public university 10.5%Texas public 2-year college 16.6%Texas private college 0.9%Not found in Texas colleges 62.3%ID not trackable 9.6%Texas reports enrollment only at Texas public and private colleges. Graduates who went to college in another state appear as "not found," so the true college-going rate is higher than shown. Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Report of 2023-2024 High School Graduates' Enrollment and Academic Performance in Texas Public Higher Education.
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How they did in their first year of college
First-year GPA of graduates at Texas public colleges, by number of students.
College type Under 2.0 2.0–2.49 2.5–2.99 3.0–3.49 3.5+ Share 3.0+ Texas public university 16 11 20 17 17 42% Texas public 2-year college 49 17 15 26 21 36.7% - 3
What those choices lead to
Texas does not report which individual colleges each school's graduates attend. Here is how a typical college of each type in Texas performs.
College type in Texas Colleges Graduation rate Avg. net price / yr Median earnings, 10 yrs Median debt Public universities 38 47% $13,638 $57,404 $18,750 Public 2-year and community colleges 58 31% $5,533 $43,299 $9,500 Private nonprofit colleges 39 50% $22,962 $58,159 $22,000 Medians across colleges of each type with at least 500 undergraduates. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. All Texas colleges.
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Colleges closest to Macarthur
College Distance Graduation rate Avg. net price / yr Median earnings, 10 yrs Tulsa Welding School-Houston 6.1 mi 69% $25,251 $48,394 Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. 7.9 mi 65% $29,144 $58,939 University of Houston-Downtown 9.5 mi 30% $9,828 $57,404 The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest 10.4 mi 49% $35,447 $37,336 Houston City College 11.4 mi 17% $4,575 $42,369 University of St Thomas 12.0 mi 67% $15,446 $64,410
Where it is
Nearby high schools: Avalos P-Tech School (1.0 mi, 58.3% to college) · Yes Prep - North Central (1.9 mi, 73% to college) · Yes Prep North Forest (2.2 mi, 50% to college) · Hall Success Academy (2.9 mi, 14.1% to college) · Yes Prep - Northline (3.5 mi, 67.3% to college)
Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Aldine ISD's attendance zone for an address.
Compared with the district and state
| Measure | Macarthur | Aldine ISD | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year | 28.1% | 36.7% | 48.3% |
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Quick answers
- What percent of Macarthur High School graduates go to college?
- 28.1% of the Class of 2024 at Macarthur High School enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year, compared with 48.3% in Texas. Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Report of 2023-2024 High School Graduates' Enrollment and Academic Performance in Texas Public Higher Education.
