Summary:
Kemah, Texas, is served by a single public school, Lavace Stewart Elementary, which educates students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade within the highly-rated Clear Creek Independent School District (ISD).
As the only school in the city, Lavace Stewart Elementary presents a mixed profile of strengths and challenges. The school has shown a slight upward trend in its overall state ranking, moving from the 54th to the 61st percentile over the last three years. A standout strength is its exceptional 3rd-grade Spanish-language STAAR performance, where 80% of students were proficient in Reading and 60% in Math—far exceeding both district and state averages. However, this performance drops dramatically in 4th and 5th grades, with Spanish Reading proficiency falling to just 15% by 5th grade. In English-language assessments, the school shows a positive trend in Math, with proficiency improving from 44% in 3rd grade to 54% in 5th grade, surpassing the state average. Conversely, English Reading proficiency declines from 62% to 51% over the same period. A critical area of weakness is 5th-grade Science, where only 19% of students were proficient, significantly below the state average of 30%.
With over 60% of students economically disadvantaged, the school serves a high-needs population. While it performs adequately by state standards, it consistently scores below its high-performing district averages in most subjects. This contrast makes Lavace Stewart Elementary a school of notable contrasts: excelling in early-grade bilingual education and showing improvement in math, while facing significant challenges in upper-grade reading and science. The school's strong early intervention programs appear effective, but sustaining academic growth through the upper elementary grades remains a key area for development.
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