Ginger McNabb Elementary School

Spring, TX 77373

Phone: (281) 891-8693
Fax: (281) 528-5980
District: Spring Independent School District

6

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades PK,KG,1,2,3,4,5 • 743 students

Ginger McNabb Elementary School, a public school located in Spring, TX, serves grades PK-5 in the Spring Independent School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 6 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.

Ginger McNabb Elementary School is a public school located in Spring, TX. 743 students attend Ginger McNabb Elementary School.

School Ratings

Category Rating Details
Test Scores 6/10 The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) data from Texas Education Agency.
Student Growth 6/10 The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Percentage of students meeting growth target data from Texas Education Agency.

Worrisome patterns of chronic student absenteeism have been identified.

Posted: March 31, 2025

The front staff including the principal are so unprofessional don’t not recommend this school to anyone by the reviews I am not the only one who has experienced this from the front staff attitudes slamming the front window to throwing papers!!

Posted: March 31, 2025

Posted: March 31, 2025

Posted: May 10, 2019

Posted: May 10, 2019

The teachers we dealt with had trouble forming grammatically correct sentences. How are they supposed to teach my children. Most of them act like they hate children.

Posted: May 10, 2019

No, this school is challenged by the economic and demographic of its bulk population. You tell which children lack a stable, caring, moral home. These poison the water and infect the character of others.

Posted: May 10, 2019

The principle is unapproachable and never greeted me. She is usually nowhere to be seen and scowling when she did appear.

Posted: May 10, 2019

Children that are challenged in anyway are overlooked and not catered to or evaluated.

Posted: May 10, 2019

The children acting like wild animals have zero consequences and are allowed to disrupt and terrorize the children trying to learn.

Posted: May 10, 2019

Awful! I saw unmentionable things at this school. My child fell behind while in attendance here. I advise parents to transfer out within district or move for your child's sake. This school no doubt will get on many wonderful future prisoners.

Posted: April 27, 2018

The teachers are not given enough credit for how hard they work.

Posted: April 27, 2018

It is discussed in school but nothing ever comes of it.

Posted: April 27, 2018

Leadership blames the teachers for every problem that happens in school.

Posted: April 27, 2018

The teachers do their job well in this category.

Posted: April 27, 2018

Bullying between students is at it's worst. Students constantly put each other down, despite the counselors efforts.

Posted: April 27, 2018

This school is way off track of where it should be. The principal needs to stop placing blame on others and go back to the drawing board to fix the discipline issues this school has.

Posted: April 27, 2018

Most teachers don't send homework. The ones that do, send too much.

Posted: April 5, 2018

They have a healthy balance of class help and homework.

Posted: April 5, 2018

Most of the teachers are awesome. The principal has worked hard to retain the good ones.

Posted: April 5, 2018

Schools in general do not have good discipline policies. This school tries. It’s getting better but their hands are tied by the district and state.

Posted: April 5, 2018

The new principal has made a huge difference.

Posted: April 5, 2018

Posted: April 5, 2018

Posted: April 5, 2018

Under the new leadership, this school is making a huge difference in our kid’s lives.

Posted: January 31, 2017

Terrible, Nobody likes the Rise and Shine thing there!

Posted: January 31, 2017

They don't control the kids at all!

Posted: January 31, 2017

I heard most teachers are horrible there!

Posted: January 31, 2017

I don't know anything bad about the homework..

Posted: January 31, 2017

I am in Klein ISD, and I heard stories about this school and other schools in Spring ISD, and I HATED the district and this school once I heard the stories! If you are sending you child to school, send them to Klein ISD!

Posted: January 17, 2017

McNabb Elementary has no control over the Kids or classroom!! I was allowed a 30min observation in the class room. I was shocked the teacher is great but the students mock her leave the classroom without permission,another child was sitting in a desk away from the class asleep the entire time, not to mention kids out of there seats,under the tables and what not. Im going to noin PTO. to learn more about my daughtes education

Posted: January 17, 2017

To many teacher changes in the first grade this is the 3rd teacher my daughter has had this year. How can you have a good learning environment with poor foundation. Makes me wonder why all the teachers resign or quite

Posted: January 16, 2017

Posted: January 16, 2017

No no no no bad school. Teachers can not control there students

Posted: October 17, 2015

Posted: October 17, 2015

Posted: October 17, 2015

Posted: October 17, 2015

The new principal and assistant principal are working so hard to change the issues at this school. It is shameful that people would judge after they just arrived.

Posted: October 6, 2015

Posted: October 6, 2015

Posted: October 6, 2015

Posted: October 6, 2015

My child has gone here for about a month. There have been 4 or 5 physical fights that have occurred that we personally know about. Who knows how many more have actually occurred? This is not a safe environment. E-mails go mostly unanswered by teachers. The front office staff is as sweet as they come and the counselor is wonderful but I am largely unimpressed with this school thus far.

Posted: September 5, 2015

The new principal Mrs. Reichardt is worse than the old one. She's never available when I call and the assistant principal Mrs. Taylor is always in a meeting. Don't send your kids here unless you have absolutely have to, which you don't because the district can transfer your kids upon request. My kids are in the 4th and 3rd and I am going to ask for a transfer immediately. I'm completely dissatisfied with this school.

Posted: September 5, 2015

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Posted: December 12, 2014

I have taught at this school and it was a horrible experience. Administration is not supportive, pushes tons of work onto the teachers, and has unrealistic expectations. Morale is incredibly low. Turnover is very high each year. Students are passed along whether or not they are meeting grade level expectations. This school should be performing at a much higher level, but the administration is holding it back.

Posted: September 17, 2014

My daughter is in Mrs. Southwell's afternoon Pre-K program and I absolutely love it! My daughter loves school and excited everyday to go there, which makes me happy as well! The front office staff is very pleasant all the time. I've never met the Principal but the Assistant Principal I met at the school sign up day and she seemed great. I was a little nervous after reading reviews before signing her up, and maybe its a little different for Pre-K students but so far I am very happy with the school and Mrs. Southwell for sure!

Posted: August 5, 2014

I was a teacher at this school for the 2013-2014 school year. It was the worst year of my life. There is no discipline for the students who consistently act up and this keeps others from learning and it keeps the teacher from doing their job. The administration pretty much does WHATEVER THEY WANT and passes their work off to the teachers. The way the school is run is just sad. The Great Expectations program is made up of eight expectations that students and adults 'live by' and use to make their life better. It's a joke. Everyone hates Rise & Shine in the morning. It's supposed to be motivating for the students, but it's boring. I won't lie. It's not even just this school - as a parent, I would never let my child attend McNabb Elementary NOR any school in Spring ISD. Stay far away.

Posted: March 30, 2014

Front office staff and vice principal are extremely unhelpful. Unless you call the district you will wait years to speak to the principal. The school places emphasis on non educational activities such as a morning meeting for the entire school and games in class. This is fine and the kids enjoy it. However it is not ok when the students are so incredibly far behind. My child is in third grade and still has no idea concerning Multiplication. When I was in school over 20 years ago I learned Multiplication in second grade. My child failed the Practice Star Test performed at the school. I asked what would be done if she failed the real one and what was being done to help her. Their answer well it isn't a big deal she will still pass. Meaning they will continue to push her along with her being below grade level and never learning or being able to transfer to any other school with hopes of succeeding. One other comment. Be very careful and trust none of the faculty at this school. They all group together gossip and connive. No parent that cared for their child's success should allow them to attend here.

Posted: October 3, 2013

I have always found the teachers and administration to be very helpful. The school my child goes to doesn't sound anything like most of the comments written on this site. My child is happy to go to school at McNabb. I think it is a great school!

Posted: September 14, 2013

My child has attended this school for the past three years. We are moving to another school district. We were lucky to have come across some wonderful teachers, but due to other students behaviors and limitations I do not feel that my child is receivin the education that is due. I would never recommend this school.

Posted: June 23, 2013

McNabb is a great school filled with teachers and an administration who truly care about what is best for each and every student.

Posted: August 26, 2012

Run! If you have to work a second job to stay somewhere else, to keep your child far away from this school I suggest you do it. The teachers and staff are rude and unwelcoming. They are unorganized to say the least. I have been using this site for over a year now and it wasn't until today that I decided to write a review for a school. I have never in all my years heard of a school that does not send homework. This school relies on in class group projects to grade children. To rely on someone else's child to make sure my child gets a passing grade really rubbed me the wrong way. The lunch program is also unsatisfactory. Most schools that I know of offer free lunch for the first week or two while the lunch applications are being processed. Not this one. Can you imagine the bind that would someone in if they truly relied on the lunch program for their child's lunch? Teachers huddle together like giddy children and outright talk about parents. The least you could do is wait until they are no longer in your presence. Heed my warning parents....RUN FAR AWAY FROM THIS SCHOOL.

Posted: June 6, 2012

Great school in a great area! The school is run well and the teachers are very caring.

Posted: May 29, 2012

Parents are not welcome at this school. The best interest of the kids is not the driving factor in the decision making at McNabb. The teachers are good, but the administration is holding them back.

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