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Impact Early College High School

Public Grades 9-12

139^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 93% of Texas high schools

Summary

Impact Early College High School is a small, specialized high school in Baytown, TX, serving 413 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District. This school stands out as a high-performing academic powerhouse, ranking in the 93rd percentile statewide (139th out of 2,009 high schools) for the 2025-2026 school year, a stark contrast to nearby schools like Sterling High School (35th percentile) and Lee High School (26th percentile). Its test scores are dramatically higher than its neighbors—for example, 90.76% of students are proficient in English I Reading compared to just 41.28% at Sterling and 40.11% at Lee—and it maintains a perfect 100% graduation rate with a 0.0% dropout rate.

What makes Impact truly remarkable is its ability to achieve top-tier results for all students, including those who are economically disadvantaged (64-69% of the student body) and special education students, who rank in the 95th percentile statewide. The school does this with lower per-student spending ($10,586) than its district peers like Sterling ($12,696) and Lee ($12,600), and a higher student-to-teacher ratio (24.3:1) compared to Sterling (16.6:1) and Lee (14.7:1). This suggests that Impact’s success is driven by instructional quality and school culture rather than small class sizes or high spending. However, there is one notable weakness: Algebra I proficiency is surprisingly low at 54.1%, barely above the state average, and dropped to 23.81% in the previous year, indicating a potential challenge in math instruction.

Impact functions as a clear "school of choice" within the district, offering a rigorous college-preparatory environment for a self-selected group of motivated students. Its small enrollment of 413 contrasts sharply with the large, struggling comprehensive high schools nearby, such as Lee (1,747 students) and Sterling (2,150 students). While the school excels in most areas, its performance for "Gifted and Talented" students is its weakest, earning only a 3-star rating (70th percentile), which may reflect the challenge of differentiating instruction for the highest-achieving students in an already demanding early college curriculum. Overall, Impact Early College High School is an exceptional option for families seeking a high-quality, accelerated academic experience in Baytown.

413

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,769

Per pupil spending ?

64.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1415 Market St
Baytown, TX 77520

(281) 420-4802

District: Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District

Feeder schools for Impact Early College High School:

Elementary:	Alamo Elementary
	Ashbel Smith Elementary
	Carver Elementary
	Crockett Elementary
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	De Zavala Elementary
	Harlem Elementary
	Highlands Elementary
	Hopper Pri
	James Bowie Elementary
	Lamar Elementary
	San Jacinto Elementary
	Stephen F Austin Elementary
	Travis Elementary
	Victoria Walker Elementary
Middle:	Baytown J H
	Cedar Bayou J H
	Gentry J H
	Highlands J H
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	Horace Mann J H

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.4%

African American:

10.9%

White:

10.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (86% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Texas high schools

✓100% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school86%

District avg55%

Texas avg62%

139^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Top 7%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5High 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	84.0	139 of 2009	93.1%	★★★★★
2025	77.3	259 of 1974	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	211 of 1990	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	129 of 1961	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	84.1	133 of 1876	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	80.4	208 of 1861	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	88.8	65 of 1857	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.9	87 of 1797	95.2%	★★★★★
2017	91.4	51 of 1777	97.1%	★★★★★
2016	78.9	129 of 1762	92.7%	★★★★★
2015	82.5	52 of 1743	97.0%	★★★★★
2014	84.2	54 of 1734	96.9%	★★★★★
2013	82.7	83 of 1652	95.0%	★★★★★
2012	80.7	79 of 1603	95.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	89.0	78 of 1086	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	65 of 1065	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	64 of 1069	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.7	65 of 1031	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	87.2	68 of 1020	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	87.3	75 of 1024	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	50 of 1013	95.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.4	86 of 556	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	14 of 530	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.8	5 of 525	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	85.6	9 of 507	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	86.7	4 of 488	99.2%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	81.7	138 of 1837	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	77.1	175 of 1829	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	87.6	86 of 1810	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	86.0	101 of 1784	94.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.3	107 of 1195	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	63.8	291 of 1437	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	109 of 1371	92.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	81.7	153 of 1936	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	72.2	311 of 1880	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	210 of 1891	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	159 of 1841	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	78.0	242 of 1815	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.2	88 of 1798	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	82.6	151 of 1781	91.5%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.6	365 of 1206	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	563 of 1182	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	424 of 1172	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.3	679 of 1177	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.0	734 of 1145	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.5	546 of 1137	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	84.0	126 of 1860	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	76.4	214 of 1805	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	86.0	103 of 1820	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	85.3	113 of 1762	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	81.4	157 of 1743	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	53 of 1714	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	80 of 1691	95.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	86.4	118 of 1937	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	77.6	180 of 1884	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	85.9	105 of 1897	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	85.5	106 of 1847	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	84.2	105 of 1848	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	77 of 1818	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	89.7	82 of 1794	95.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.7	152 of 1954	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	79.9	197 of 1891	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	91.0	55 of 1913	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	84.6	139 of 1853	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	80.2	202 of 1840	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	90.0	71 of 1824	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	60 of 1803	96.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	90.3	77 of 1581	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	99.9	11 of 1382	99.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	87.0	65 of 1584	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	87.3	71 of 1556	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	85.3	79 of 1576	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	69.0	321 of 1525	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	76.2	202 of 1510	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.2	190 of 1526	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	92.4	23 of 1539	98.5%	★★★★★

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)

White (2026)96th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)94th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)93rd percentile~ school

African American (2026)93rd percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)92nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)91st percentile~ school

Asian (2026)85th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)70th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History95%+24 vs state

Biology94%+23 vs state

English I Reading91%+35 vs state

English II Reading82%+22 vs state

Algebra I54%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	Total
Impact Early College High School	Public	9-12	1415 Market St	Baytown	77520	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 420-4802	413	17	24.3	64.4%	42 (10.2%)	45 (10.9%)	299 (72.4%)	19 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	84	139^th of 2009 public high schools	93.1%		77.3	259^th of 1974 public high schools	86.9%	120	54.1	93.9	90.8	82.2	94.5	$6,769
Lee High School	Public	9-12	1809 Market St	Baytown	77520	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 420-4535	1,747	119	14.7	74.1%	161 (9.2%)	222 (12.7%)	1,318 (75.4%)	13 (0.7%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (1.5%)	29.4	1491^st of 2009 public high schools	25.8%		30.6	1379^th of 1974 public high schools	30.1%	112	38.8	58.1	40.1	45.6	56.4	$9,011
Peter E Hyland Center	Public	10-12	1906 Decker Dr	Baytown	77520	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 420-4555	107	14	7.8	84.1%	14 (13.1%)	26 (24.3%)	66 (61.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)			22.2	21.7	47.4	$22,823
Stuart Career Technical High School	Public	9-12	300 Ymca Dr	Baytown	77521	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 420-4800	597	38	15.8	73.5%	103 (17.3%)	58 (9.7%)	424 (71.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	49.7	955^th of 2009 public high schools	52.5%		41.7	1116^th of 1974 public high schools	43.5%	161	32.0	69.3	55.6	68.1	67.7	$10,260
Sterling High School	Public	9-12	300 W Baker Rd	Baytown	77521	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 420-4500	2,150	129	16.6	71.0%	388 (18.0%)	366 (17.0%)	1,318 (61.3%)	33 (1.5%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	39 (1.8%)	37.4	1306^th of 2009 public high schools	35.0%		38.3	1207^th of 1974 public high schools	38.9%	99	45.4	64.9	41.3	46.9	65.8	$8,625
High Point School	Public	7-12	4544 Interstate 10 E	Baytown	77521	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 420-4800	19			68.4%	4 (21.1%)	6 (31.6%)	8 (42.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)								(n/a)
The Academy Of Viola Dewalt High School	Public	9-12	401 N 2nd St	La Porte	77571	Harris County	La Porte Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 604-6900	163	20	8.1	47.2%	77 (47.2%)	10 (6.1%)	72 (44.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	15.8	1713^th of 2009 public high schools	14.7%		6.6	1833^rd of 1974 public high schools	7.1%	120	18.2	44.4	18.8	26.5	51.8	$13,177
La Porte High School	Public	9-12	301 E Fairmont Pkwy	La Porte	77571	Harris County	La Porte Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 604-7500	2,090	125	16.7	41.0%	701 (33.5%)	157 (7.5%)	1,147 (54.9%)	31 (1.5%)	7 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	46 (2.2%)	53.6	855^th of 2009 public high schools	57.4%		56.1	762^nd of 1974 public high schools	61.4%	93	49.2	77.6	50.6	58.0	76.3	$9,792
Goose Creek Memorial	Public	9-12	6001 E Wallisville Rd	Baytown	77521	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 421-4400	2,335	145	16.0	65.5%	314 (13.4%)	440 (18.8%)	1,451 (62.1%)	62 (2.7%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (2.7%)	42.4	1176^th of 2009 public high schools	41.5%		37.5	1226^th of 1974 public high schools	37.9%	50	36.5	68.3	44.8	53.7	70.1	$7,992
Point Alternative Center	Public	6-12	401 Jones Rd	Highlands	77562	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 420-4630	96	12	7.9	71.9%	15 (15.6%)	24 (25.0%)	54 (56.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)								(n/a)						$17,914

Frequently Asked Questions about Impact Early College High School

What district is Impact Early College High School in?

Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District

How many students attend Impact Early College High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended Impact Early College High School.

Is Impact Early College High School a good school?

Yes. Impact Early College High School ranks in the top 6.9% of Texas high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Impact Early College High School?

Students at Impact Early College High School are 72% Hispanic, 11% African American, 10% White, 5% Asian.

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