Schools in Zip Code 77520

The 14 schools in zip code 77520 (Baytown, TX) serve grades PK-12 and are primarily part of the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District, with the exception of Bob Hope Elementary School-Baytown from the Bob Hope School charter district, and the area is characterized by high economic disadvantage, with an average free/reduced lunch rate of about 80%.

The standout performer is Impact Early College High School, ranked in the 93rd percentile statewide with exceptional STAAR EOC proficiency rates (e.g., 93.91% in Biology) and a 100% graduation rate, despite 64.41% of its students being economically disadvantaged. In stark contrast, Peter E Hyland Center is an alternative high school ranked in the 8th percentile with critically low proficiency rates (e.g., 6.67% in English I Reading) and an 85.8% graduation rate, despite having the highest per-student spending ($25,539) and smallest class sizes. At the elementary level, the charter school Bob Hope Elementary School-Baytown is a bright spot, ranked in the 79th percentile with 4th-grade reading and math proficiency rates (73.53% and 82.35%) far exceeding district averages, while schools like Carver Elementary and Ashbel Smith Elementary rank in the 13th and 6th percentiles, respectively.

A key finding is the "middle school math paradox": while general 6th-grade math proficiency is low (20-24%), all three middle schools—Cedar Bayou J H, Horace Mann J H, and Baytown J H—achieve 86-97% proficiency on the Algebra I EOC exam, far above the district average of 46%. This suggests strong acceleration programs for top students, but a struggling general curriculum. Overall, the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District ranks in the 27th percentile statewide, and the data reveals a systemic struggle at the elementary level that likely impacts later grades, with the charter school offering a notably different and more successful model for a similarly disadvantaged population.