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James Bowie Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3881^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

James Bowie Elementary in Baytown, TX, is a PK-5 public school serving 640 students within the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District, a district ranking in the bottom 27th percentile statewide. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20th percentile of Texas elementary schools over the past decade, with its most recent 2025-2026 ranking placing it in the 16th percentile (1-star rating). Over 82% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and while per-student spending ($11,188) is slightly above the state average, academic outcomes remain significantly below district and state averages across nearly all subjects and grade levels.

The most striking differentiator is the school's Gifted and Talented (GT) program, which ranks in the 88th percentile (4 stars) in 2025-2026—a dramatic turnaround from its 14th percentile rank just four years prior. This creates a "two-schools-in-one" dynamic where the GT program is elite while the general education program struggles. In contrast, 5th-grade Science scores are critically low, with only 12.77% of students proficient in 2024-2025, compared to the district (20.79%) and state (29.57%). A notable strength is in Spanish-language instruction, where 4th-grade Spanish Reading STAAR scores (40% proficient) outperformed both the district (28.21%) and state (37.14%) averages. However, Special Education students are in crisis, ranking in the 15th percentile (1 star) after a 2nd percentile ranking the previous year.

Compared to nearby schools, James Bowie is one of the lowest-performing in its vicinity, ranking below Alamo Elementary (42nd), Clark Elementary (38th), Crockett Elementary (53rd), and Stephen F. Austin Elementary (27th). The most striking comparison is to Bob Hope Elementary School-Baytown, a charter school just 1.6 miles away with a similar poverty rate (82.7% free/reduced lunch) that ranks in the 79th percentile (4 stars) and achieves proficiency rates often double or triple those of James Bowie (e.g., 4th-grade Math: 82.35% vs. 26.36%). This demonstrates that the student demographic is not a deterministic factor for low performance and that significantly higher outcomes are attainable for a similar student population in the same neighborhood.

640

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,766

Per pupil spending ?

82.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Clayton Dr
Baytown, TX 77520-3643

(281) 420-4605

District: Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend James Bowie Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cedar Bayou J H
High:	Impact Early College High School
	Sterling High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.8%

African American:

21.3%

White:

15.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg39%

Texas avg50%

3,881^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 15Elementary 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	22.9	3881 of 4627	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	4086 of 4651	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	4149 of 4710	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	3870 of 4647	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	3507 of 4581	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	2780 of 4578	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.2	3619 of 4479	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	3634 of 4359	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.0	3143 of 4329	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.9	2842 of 4286	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.2	2303 of 4320	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.8	2814 of 4260	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.9	2929 of 4221	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.4	2870 of 4206	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	20.0	3733 of 4095	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	26.8	3393 of 3937	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.4	3014 of 3884	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.5	2398 of 3768	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.6	2571 of 3724	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.5	2393 of 3476	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.2	2379 of 3475	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	43.7	2324 of 3465	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	1830 of 2406	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	2179 of 2443	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	2152 of 2443	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	1874 of 2421	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	1916 of 2444	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	2033 of 2515	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	1742 of 2483	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	34.4	3206 of 4461	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.8	2907 of 4331	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.2	3691 of 4295	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	3922 of 4240	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	35.4	2489 of 3668	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	2721 of 3556	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	2709 of 3487	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	2610 of 3446	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	2132 of 3333	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.3	2789 of 3226	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	3982 of 4575	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	4218 of 4658	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	4038 of 4588	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	3253 of 4561	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	3002 of 4499	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	3634 of 4348	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	3712 of 4306	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.5	365 of 3075	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	27.1	2550 of 2958	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.5	1639 of 3006	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	2191 of 3184	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	2389 of 3106	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.9	3192 of 4413	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	3693 of 4465	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	3317 of 4401	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	2854 of 4376	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.6	2090 of 4329	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.8	2906 of 4188	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	3306 of 4168	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	3619 of 4520	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	4076 of 4594	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	3509 of 4521	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	3245 of 4477	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.1	2598 of 4451	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	3102 of 4309	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	3427 of 4264	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	3567 of 4582	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	3842 of 4647	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	3503 of 4585	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	3644 of 4563	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.9	2506 of 4498	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.4	3391 of 4357	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	3475 of 4319	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	3644 of 4301	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	4225 of 4292	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	3762 of 4086	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	2688 of 3952	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	1790 of 3799	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.6	2647 of 3684	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	2975 of 3558	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.0	2755 of 3006	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	2898 of 3108	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	2855 of 3106	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	2901 of 3082	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	2520 of 3082	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	2703 of 3142	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	2686 of 3127	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)88th percentile+72 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)32nd percentile+20 vs school

At Risk (2022)28th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)28th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2026)24th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)15th percentile~ school

Female (2026)13th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading40%-14 vs state

Mathematics31%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (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	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 Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
James Bowie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Clayton Dr	Baytown	77520	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4605	640	41	15.7	82.7%	100 (15.6%)	136 (21.3%)	383 (59.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	22.9	3881^st of 4627 public elementary schools	16.1%		18.9	4086^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.1%	205		40.0					35.6	39.1	45.1	28.8	26.4	37.8	$8,766
Ashbel Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	403 E James	Baytown	77520	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4615	548	39	14.0	88.0%	37 (6.8%)	45 (8.2%)	452 (82.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	13.6	4365^th of 4627 public elementary schools	5.7%		15.9	4242^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	8.8%	123		20.0					23.7	23.9	35.0	21.6	32.4	35.0	$8,226
Lamar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	816 N Pruett St	Baytown	77520	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4625	498	37	13.3	87.8%	35 (7.0%)	64 (12.9%)	385 (77.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)								(n/a)													$9,990
De Zavala Elementary	Public	K-5	305 Tri City Beach Rd	Baytown	77520	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4920	527	38	13.7	75.5%	98 (18.6%)	102 (19.4%)	307 (58.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	23.3	3859^th of 4627 public elementary schools	16.6%		22.6	3880^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.6%	21			20.0			0.0	27.3	38.0	43.9	30.3	27.9	45.5	$8,493
Bob Hope Elementary School-Baytown	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	304 N Pruett St	Baytown	77520	Harris County	Bob Hope School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(409) 983-3244	370	21	17.5	82.7%	21 (5.7%)	55 (14.9%)	280 (75.7%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	74.3	962^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	79.2%					(n/a)							56.8	73.5		40.5	82.4		$14,751
Stephen F Austin Elementary	Public	K-5	3022 Massey Tompkins	Baytown	77521	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4620	792	49	16.1	64.9%	157 (19.8%)	75 (9.5%)	538 (67.9%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.8%)	31	3367^th of 4627 public elementary schools	27.2%		41.4	2683^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	42.3%	684	0.0			0.0			40.2	54.6	47.5	26.0	29.1	40.0	$8,094
Carver Elementary	Public	K-5	610 S Pruett	Baytown	77520	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4600	566	39	14.4	88.7%	36 (6.4%)	124 (21.9%)	388 (68.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.5%)	20	4039^th of 4627 public elementary schools	12.7%		24.1	3790^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.5%	249	42.1	12.5	17.7	0.0	12.5	12.5	34.0	32.5	48.1	22.4	28.2	36.5	$8,354
Crockett Elementary	Public	K-5	4500 Barkaloo Rd	Baytown	77521	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4645	545	38	14.1	77.1%	59 (10.8%)	95 (17.4%)	377 (69.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	48.5	2192^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	52.6%		52.4	1998^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.0%	194	50.0	50.0	25.0	28.6	0.0	12.5	47.2	54.8	60.0	43.2	40.9	41.9	$8,896
Clark Elementary	Public	K-5	6033 N Hwy 146	Baytown	77521	Chambers County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4800	712	46	15.4	60.7%	193 (27.1%)	110 (15.4%)	357 (50.1%)	14 (2.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.6%)	38.1	2880^th of 4627 public elementary schools	37.8%		46	2383^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	48.8%	497							45.2	49.3	55.6	38.5	32.2	39.1	$8,176
San Jacinto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Market St	Baytown	77520	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4670	567	37	15.1	89.8%	36 (6.3%)	69 (12.2%)	443 (78.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	28.9	3502^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	24.3%		34.1	3181^st of 4651 public elementary schools	31.6%	321							51.7	33.3	43.5	35.2	29.8	34.8	$9,481

Frequently Asked Questions about James Bowie Elementary

What district is James Bowie Elementary in?

Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District

How many students attend James Bowie Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 640 students attended James Bowie Elementary.

Is James Bowie Elementary a good school?

James Bowie Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.1% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of James Bowie Elementary attend?

Students who attend James Bowie Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cedar Bayou J H
High : Impact Early College High School
High : Sterling High School

What is the racial makeup of James Bowie Elementary?

Students at James Bowie Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 21% African American, 16% White, 3% Two or more races.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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