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Cedar Bayou J H

Q: Is Cedar Bayou J H a good school?

Cedar Bayou J H ranks 1693 rd of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1693^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 27% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Cedar Bayou J H is a middle school in Baytown, TX, serving 869 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District, a district that ranks in the bottom third of Texas. The school serves a predominantly low-income community, with about 78% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and has experienced a significant decline in its overall state ranking over the last five years, falling from the 55th percentile in 2019 to the 27th percentile today.

The most striking feature of Cedar Bayou J H is its exceptional performance in Algebra I, which stands in stark contrast to its struggles in other subjects. In the 2025-2026 school year, 96.43% of students taking the Algebra I End-of-Course exam were proficient—nearly double the district average of 46.32% and far exceeding the state average of 54.03%. This suggests a highly effective advanced math track for a select group of students. However, the rest of the school struggles significantly, with on-grade-level Reading proficiency rates around 37-38% and Mathematics proficiency rates ranging from 24% to 47%, well below state averages. The school also shows a notable strength in 8th-grade Math, where 47.14% of students were proficient in 2025-2026, essentially tied with the state average and well above the district average of 33.27%.

Compared to nearby schools, Cedar Bayou J H consistently underperforms in core subjects relative to E F Green Junior School, which is just 5.5 miles away and has a lower poverty rate of 64%. The most dramatic contrast is with Barbers Hill Middle South and Barbers Hill Middle North, located 7.8 miles away in the Barbers Hill Independent School District (Isd), where proficiency rates in Reading (74-80%) and Math (63-77%) are roughly double those at Cedar Bayou. This difference is likely driven by significantly different socioeconomic demographics, as Barbers Hill schools have a very low free/reduced lunch rate of 0-32% compared to Cedar Bayou's 78%. The school's biggest challenge is translating the success of its Algebra I program into broader improvements across all grade levels and subjects.

869

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,401

Per pupil spending ?

78.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2610 Elvinta St
Baytown, TX 77522-3826

(281) 420-4570

District: Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Cedar Bayou J H usually attend:

High:	Impact Early College High School
	Sterling High School

Feeder schools for Cedar Bayou J H:

Elementary:

James Bowie Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.1%

African American:

16.1%

White:

15.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (34% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2016

!Reading scores 18 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg35%

Texas avg47%

1,693^rd of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 26 pts since 2016

From top 47% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Middle Schools in the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District

690^th of 951Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	1693 of 2335	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.0	1696 of 2344	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	1688 of 2372	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.2	1349 of 2330	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	1114 of 2254	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.3	1124 of 2252	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	985 of 2193	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	1141 of 2080	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.4	1238 of 2027	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.2	924 of 1987	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.5	1013 of 2043	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.6	792 of 1987	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.9	941 of 1973	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.1	731 of 1951	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.6	878 of 1895	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.1	745 of 1803	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.0	923 of 1763	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.2	934 of 1718	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.8	966 of 1684	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.7	841 of 1585	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	53.2	805 of 1582	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.7	918 of 1573	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	1065 of 1295	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.4	776 of 1280	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	669 of 1273	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	499 of 1251	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.2	545 of 1213	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.4	499 of 1193	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	557 of 1167	52.3%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	40.5	1263 of 2182	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	1271 of 2118	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	1004 of 2058	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.8	1258 of 2008	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	1072 of 1390	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	1294 of 1770	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	1149 of 1720	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	904 of 1643	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	852 of 1592	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	793 of 1445	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.2	1223 of 1376	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	1671 of 2240	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	1549 of 2242	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	1308 of 2241	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	1097 of 2221	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.2	1052 of 2151	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	855 of 2047	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.8	942 of 2008	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.2	1156 of 1497	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	1157 of 1481	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.7	938 of 1488	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.6	892 of 1501	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	920 of 1446	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.0	722 of 1430	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.9	1178 of 2141	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	1340 of 2119	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.7	911 of 2116	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	762 of 2077	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.6	656 of 2043	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	765 of 1935	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	919 of 1895	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	1497 of 2253	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	1569 of 2235	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.8	1149 of 2251	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.8	960 of 2220	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.5	913 of 2172	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	780 of 2073	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.9	995 of 2039	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	1636 of 2253	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	1592 of 2246	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.1	1291 of 2245	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	1123 of 2228	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.6	1125 of 2168	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	1019 of 2069	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.1	1307 of 2030	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	96.6	2 of 125	98.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.5	533 of 806	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.6	781 of 818	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	786 of 817	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	759 of 813	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	665 of 743	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.9	365 of 753	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.2	1294 of 1956	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	1118 of 1891	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	1333 of 1815	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.8	906 of 1757	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.0	849 of 1712	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	629 of 1626	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.7	1018 of 1597	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	1511 of 1731	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	1354 of 1733	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	1193 of 1749	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	1002 of 1723	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	1193 of 1700	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.1	721 of 1684	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.0	947 of 1673	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Migrant (2018)98th percentile+53 vs school

Hispanic (2026)45th percentile+17 vs school

At Risk (2022)42nd percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)34th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)34th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)27th percentile~ school

Female (2026)25th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)23rd percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)23rd percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)18th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)13th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I96%+42 vs state

Reading38%-18 vs state

Mathematics33%-6 vs state

Social Studies18%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)					STAAR Mathematics (2026)					STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Cedar Bayou J H	Public	6-8	2610 Elvinta St	Baytown	77522	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 420-4570	869	54	16.0	78.5%	130 (15.0%)	140 (16.1%)	574 (66.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.4%)	30.8	1693^rd of 2335 public middle schools	27.5%		31	1696^th of 2344 public middle schools	27.6%	3	96.4			37.2	37.1	38.3			24.1	29.8	47.1	18.4	$8,401
Horace Mann J H	Public	6-8	310 S Hwy 146	Baytown	77522	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4585	765	49	15.7	84.6%	48 (6.3%)	87 (11.4%)	604 (79.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.7%)	23.9	1944^th of 2335 public middle schools	16.7%		20.8	2003^rd of 2344 public middle schools	14.5%	59	96.9			34.8	37.9	45.6			20.7	24.4	20.6	16.1	$8,757
Gentry J H	Public	6-8	1919 E Archer Rd	Baytown	77522	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 420-4590	1,013	61	16.5	67.5%	180 (17.8%)	158 (15.6%)	620 (61.2%)	16 (1.6%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	32 (3.2%)	35.5	1548^th of 2335 public middle schools	33.7%		36	1524^th of 2344 public middle schools	35.0%	24	89.4			49.6	43.3	47.3			21.6	24.3	37.4	24.6	$8,279
E F Green Junior School	Public	6-8	5737 E Wallisville Rd	Baytown	77522	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 420-4800	1,095	58	18.7	64.2%	152 (13.9%)	224 (20.5%)	632 (57.7%)	49 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	34 (3.1%)	34.5	1582^nd of 2335 public middle schools	32.2%		44	1262^nd of 2344 public middle schools	46.2%	320	98.4			42.9	47.4	50.4			24.4	32.8	28.0	18.2	$7,118
Baytown J H	Public	6-8	7707 Bayway Dr	Baytown	77522	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4560	711	45	15.8	81.0%	83 (11.7%)	118 (16.6%)	485 (68.2%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)	36.4	1514^th of 2335 public middle schools	35.2%		28.2	1790^th of 2344 public middle schools	23.6%	276	88.9			37.0	41.4	50.0			20.8	33.1	33.3	32.7	$8,305
Barbers Hill Middle South	Public	7-8	7717 Eagle Dr	Mont Belvieu	77580	Chambers County	Barbers Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 576-2221	587	45	13.1		335 (57.1%)	40 (6.8%)	189 (32.2%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	87.6	185^th of 2335 public middle schools	92.1%		87.1	204^th of 2344 public middle schools	91.3%	19	99.1				74.8	74.6				63.4	77.5	42.0	$12,380
Barbers Hill Middle North	Public	7-8	9600 Eagle Dr	Mont Belvieu	77580	Chambers County	Barbers Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 576-2221	570	47	12.0		341 (59.8%)	20 (3.5%)	164 (28.8%)	11 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.1%)	92.3	112^th of 2335 public middle schools	95.2%		89.3	160^th of 2344 public middle schools	93.2%	48	100.0				78.8	80.9				73.7	67.9	51.6	$13,412
Barbers Hill Intermediate North	Public	4-6	9600 Eagle Dr	Mont Belvieu	77580	Chambers County	Barbers Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 576-2221	924	70	13.1	26.6%	564 (61.0%)	50 (5.4%)	240 (26.0%)	25 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	40 (4.3%)								(n/a)		80.2	85.7	79.4			77.0	83.0	68.7				$11,532
Barbers Hill Intermediate South	Public	4-6	9600 Eagle Dr	Mont Belvieu	77580	Chambers County	Barbers Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 576-2221	972	81	12.0	32.4%	523 (53.8%)	58 (6.0%)	340 (35.0%)	13 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.8%)								(n/a)		69.2	79.3	73.1			71.2	72.1	72.3				$10,764
Highlands J H	Public	6-8	1212 E Wallisville Rd	Highlands	77522	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 420-4695	885	56	15.8	85.3%	129 (14.6%)	109 (12.3%)	619 (69.9%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.8%)	24.5	1912^th of 2335 public middle schools	18.1%		32	1667^th of 2344 public middle schools	28.9%	245	100.0			38.3	34.9	44.2			25.5	18.0	34.2	12.2	$8,386

Frequently Asked Questions about Cedar Bayou J H

Is Cedar Bayou J H a good school?

Cedar Bayou J H ranks 1693^rd of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Cedar Bayou J H?

In the 2024-25 school year, 869 students attended Cedar Bayou J H.

What is the racial makeup of Cedar Bayou J H?

Students at Cedar Bayou J H are 66% Hispanic, 16% African American, 15% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Cedar Bayou J H in?

Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District

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Students who attend Cedar Bayou J H usually go on to attend Impact Early College High School

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