Summary:
This analysis examines eight elementary schools in the 77520 zip code of Baytown, Texas, serving grades PK-3 through 5th grade, a community where approximately 84% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges.
The most striking finding is the exceptional performance of Bob Hope Elementary School-Baytown, a charter school in the Bob Hope School district, which ranks in the 79th percentile statewide—far outperforming its peers. For example, in 4th-grade Math, Bob Hope achieves 82.35% proficiency, more than double the next best school, Travis Elementary, at 46.03%. In contrast, the seven traditional public schools in the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District average a 17th percentile ranking, placing them in the bottom quintile of Texas elementary schools. Ashbel Smith Elementary faces the greatest challenges, ranking in the 6th percentile with a 0-star rating for two consecutive years, while San Jacinto Elementary shows some improvement, moving from the 12th to the 24th percentile over three years.
Key takeaways include a severe "science gap" across all Goose Creek CISD schools, with the highest proficiency rate at Carver Elementary at just 23.76%, below the state average of 29.57%. Additionally, inconsistent grade-level performance at schools like James Bowie Elementary and De Zavala Elementary suggests student success may depend heavily on individual teachers rather than a cohesive curriculum. The data also reveals that Spanish-language STAAR test takers often perform significantly worse than their English-language peers, highlighting challenges in bilingual education.
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