Macarthur High School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 77 in student achievement, 82 in school progress and 73 in closing performance gaps. It scored 79 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.

On the other hand, Irving High School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 79 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 76 in closing performance gaps and 82 overall in post-secondary readiness.

A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.

Both schools garnered only four distinction designations or awards for outstanding performance. For Macarthur High School these are in Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and post-secondary while Irving High School secured in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, Social Studies and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Macarthur High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 68.72% of student population, followed by African Americans (17.35%), Whites or Caucasians (7.00%), Asians (3.54%), Native Americans (1.57%) and Two or More Races (1.53%).

At Irving High School, Hispanics make up 75.73% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (9.04%), Native Americans (7.32%), African Americans (5.65%), Asians (1.55%) and Two or More Races (0.67%).

Based on household incomes, the Macarthur High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 79.67% compared to 83.77% at Irving High School.

In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, Macarthur High School has 1082 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 43.56% of student population. Irving High School has significantly more ELLs at 1328 or about 55.56% of student population.

Macarthur High School’s bilingual students comprise 44.28%, gifted and talented students, 12.84%, while 8.33% are in the special education program. Irving High School bilingual students comprise 54.39%, gifted and talented students, 12.05%, and 7.66% are in the special education program.

Macarthur High School's 154 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 10.5 years. Irving High School's 152 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 10 years.

Of its teaching staff, Macarthur High School has five teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 13 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 55 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 31 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 33 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 18 beginning teachers. Irving High School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 49 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 32 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 49 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including ten beginning teachers.

Macarthur High School has 12 special education teachers assisted by 10 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Irving High School has ten special education teachers and 10 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.