Located in Houston, Mac Gregor Elementary School offers educational instruction for students in kindergarten through grade five. Operational since 1922, the school organizes classes in English, math, history and social studies. Its library stocks encyclopedias, dictionaries, newspapers, biographical sources and reference materials. Mac Gregor Elementary School also offers classes in physical education and music. In addition, the school provides variety of hands-on activities, experiments, and projects enable students to develop scientific inquiry and critical thinking skills. Its extracurricular schedule includes the use of weather instruments, activities in campus arboretums and caring for plants and animals. Mac Gregor Elementary School is a part of the Houston Independent School District, which is one of the largest public school systems in the United States.