Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Irving ISD: B

Total students

2,720

Avg. teacher experience

10.4 years

Irving ISD: 9.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

94 %

Irving ISD: 94.7%

Statewide: 90%

MacArthur High School is a high school in Irving, TX, in the Irving ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 2,720 students. 61% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 29.2% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 94% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 2.4% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at MacArthur High School was 926 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 16.6.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $65,817, which is $6,930 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.irvingisd.net

Address

3700 N Mac Arthur Blvd
Irving, TX 75062-3699

Office phone number

(972) 600-7200

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in MacArthur High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

2,720

African American

631 (23.2%)

Irving ISD: 13%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

29 (1.1%)

Irving ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

117 (4.3%)

Irving ISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

1,691 (62.2%)

Irving ISD: 71.4%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

8 (0.3%)

Irving ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

201 (7.4%)

Irving ISD: 8.6%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

43 (1.6%)

Irving ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

23.2%

American Indian

1.1%

Asian

4.3%

Hispanic

62.2%

Pacific Islander

0.3%

White

7.4%

Two or more races

1.6%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

61 %

Irving ISD: 67.6%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

79.3 %

Irving ISD: 86.3%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

28.3 %

Irving ISD: 48.6%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

61.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

79.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

28.3%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

29.2 %

Irving ISD: 50.7%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

12.7 %

Irving ISD: 14%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

8.1 %

Irving ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

29.2%

Gifted and talented

12.7%

Special education

8.1%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

C

Irving ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Irving ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Irving ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Irving ISD: C

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

94 %

Irving ISD: 94.7%

Statewide: 90%

African American

91.7 %

Irving ISD: 92.4%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

100 %

Irving ISD: 90%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

97.1 %

Irving ISD: 95.1%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

93.6 %

Irving ISD: 94.9%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Irving ISD: 83.3%

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Irving ISD: 95.5%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

100 %

Irving ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

91.7%

American Indian

100.0%

Asian

97.1%

Hispanic

93.6%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

100.0%

Two or more races

100.0%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

2.4 %

Irving ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

2.5 %

Irving ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

Irving ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Irving ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

2.6 %

Irving ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

0 %

Irving ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

2.5 %

Irving ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

1.8 %

Irving ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

11.5 %

Irving ISD: 12%

Statewide: 15%

African American

12.1 %

Irving ISD: 13.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

10 %

Irving ISD: 10.9%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

2.3 %

Irving ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

12.3 %

Irving ISD: 12.1%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

20 %

Irving ISD: 25.5%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

7.9 %

Irving ISD: 12.1%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

12.1 %

Irving ISD: 12.7%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

21.9 %

Irving ISD: 28.2%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

16.8 %

Irving ISD: 22.3%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

40 %

Irving ISD: 27.1%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

50 %

Irving ISD: 63%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

19.5 %

Irving ISD: 27.5%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

20 %

Irving ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

33 %

Irving ISD: 26%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

26.7 %

Irving ISD: 28.8%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

39.3 %

Irving ISD: 22.4%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

26.9 %

Irving ISD: 16.5%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

33.3 %

Irving ISD: 30.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

54.5 %

Irving ISD: 39.7%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

35.3 %

Irving ISD: 19.4%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Irving ISD: Masked

Statewide: 43.9%

White

60 %

Irving ISD: 38.4%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

50 %

Irving ISD: 40%

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

926

Irving ISD: 900

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

16.6

Irving ISD: 16.0

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

40.3 %

Irving ISD: 38.1%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

40 %

Irving ISD: 28.8%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

26.5 %

Irving ISD: 20.8%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

40.3%

Math

40.0%

Reading + Math

26.5%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

176.1

African American

39.2 (22.3%)

Irving ISD: 17.4%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Irving ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

10.8 (6.1%)

Irving ISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

34 (19.3%)

Irving ISD: 33.7%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Irving ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

86.3 (49%)

Irving ISD: 43.1%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

5.8 (3.3%)

Irving ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

2 (1.1%)

Irving ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

110 (62.5%)

Irving ISD: 66.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

61.1 (34.7%)

Irving ISD: 31.7%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

3 (1.7%)

Irving ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

15.4

Irving ISD: 14.4

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

10.4 years

Irving ISD: 9.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$65,817

Irving ISD: $64,815

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$58,810

Irving ISD: $56,335

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$61,287

Irving ISD: $60,930

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$66,948

Irving ISD: $65,688

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$66,751

Irving ISD: $67,793

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$73,924

Irving ISD: $72,750

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$81,789

Irving ISD: $81,039

Statewide: $71,111

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