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Lamar Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

Summary

Lamar Elementary is a public elementary school in Baytown, Texas, serving 508 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District, which is ranked 701 out of 961 school districts in the state.

Lamar Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools over the past 10 years, with significantly lower performance on STAAR tests compared to state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of Lamar Elementary students proficient or better in STAAR Reading for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades was 46.27%, 30.14%, and 24.32%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 52.02%, 53.73%, and 57.83%. The school's STAAR Mathematics proficiency rates were also below state averages. Lamar Elementary spends approximately $11,830 per student, which is higher than the state average but lower than the district average.

Compared to nearby schools within the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District, such as Alamo Elementary and Crockett Elementary, Lamar Elementary's academic performance is generally lower. For example, Alamo Elementary's STAAR Reading proficiency rates for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades were significantly higher than Lamar Elementary's in the 2024-2025 school year. The nearby Bob Hope Elementary School-Baytown, a charter school, also outperforms Lamar Elementary in STAAR Reading and Mathematics for 3rd grade.

498

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,990

Per pupil spending ?

87.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

816 N Pruett St
Baytown, TX 77520-4529

(281) 420-4625

District: Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Lamar Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Horace Mann J H
High:	Impact Early College High School
	Lee High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.3%

African American:

12.9%

White:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (28% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

!Reading scores 21 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg36%

Texas avg47%

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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
2025	20.8	3980 of 4651	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	3895 of 4710	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	2970 of 4647	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	2424 of 4581	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	2888 of 4578	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	3100 of 4479	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	2781 of 4359	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.6	2253 of 4329	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.8	2162 of 4286	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.8	3123 of 4320	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.2	4068 of 4260	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.6	3816 of 4221	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	20.0	3852 of 4206	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	38.7	3014 of 4095	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	62.6	1610 of 3937	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.7	1567 of 3884	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.0	1243 of 3768	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	45.2	2451 of 3724	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.9	1682 of 3476	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.1	1673 of 3475	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	51.7	1923 of 3465	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	36.6	1641 of 2443	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	1844 of 2443	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.5	1223 of 2421	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	1130 of 2444	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	1325 of 2515	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	1276 of 2483	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	54.4	1791 of 4461	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.8	2988 of 4331	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	2389 of 4295	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	2769 of 4240	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	24.4	3101 of 3668	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.9	1222 of 3556	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.7	1064 of 3487	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.6	1967 of 3446	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	1968 of 3333	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	2175 of 3226	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	27.1	3664 of 4658	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.7	2495 of 4588	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	2891 of 4561	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	3071 of 4499	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	2925 of 4348	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	2951 of 4306	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	48.0	2016 of 2980	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.4	741 of 2958	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	21.7	2556 of 3006	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	2908 of 3184	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	40.0	2318 of 3106	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	27.5	3583 of 4465	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.8	2012 of 4401	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	1556 of 4376	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.2	2301 of 4329	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	2314 of 4188	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	2380 of 4168	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	31.7	3479 of 4594	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.7	1999 of 4521	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.8	1378 of 4477	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.3	2148 of 4451	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.8	2571 of 4309	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	2290 of 4264	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	21.5	3961 of 4647	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	3245 of 4585	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.4	2037 of 4563	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.6	2633 of 4498	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	3178 of 4357	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.7	2568 of 4319	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	26.4	3489 of 4292	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	3060 of 4086	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	3578 of 3952	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	2517 of 3799	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.3	2813 of 3684	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	2792 of 3558	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	24.7	2612 of 3108	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	2691 of 3082	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	2705 of 3082	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	2387 of 3142	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	1947 of 3127	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)60th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2024)33rd percentile+16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)32nd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)24th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2024)21st percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2024)20th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)19th percentile~ school

White (2024)16th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)15th percentile~ school

Male (2024)15th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading33%-21 vs state

Mathematics29%-17 vs state

Science15%-14 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Alamo Elementary	Public	K-5	6100 N Main	Baytown	77521	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4595	746	48	15.4	75.5%	90 (12.1%)	152 (20.4%)	470 (63.0%)	15 (2.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)	40.5	2706^th of 4627 public elementary schools	41.5%		40.4	2749^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.9%	43	0.0		50.0	20.0		33.3	41.5	55.7	59.4	35.9	37.4	35.5	$8,038

Frequently Asked Questions about Lamar Elementary

What district is Lamar Elementary in?

Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District

What schools do graduates of Lamar Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lamar Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Horace Mann J H
High : Impact Early College High School
High : Lee High School

How many students attend Lamar Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 498 students attended Lamar Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lamar Elementary?

Students at Lamar Elementary are 77% Hispanic, 13% African American, 7% White, 2% Two or more races.

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

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

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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