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Ashbel Smith El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

403 E James, Baytown, TX 77520 · (281) 420-4615 · Part of Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District

Baytown’s School Grade C+ better than 44% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
548
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
88%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Ashbel Smith El

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 33% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 13.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Baytown kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

Where Baytown kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Ashbel Smith ElYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency28%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts28%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

403 E James, Baytown

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K21
Kindergarten74
Grade 191
Grade 289
Grade 388
Grade 494
Grade 591
Enrollment over time
633’20
602’21
582’22
554’23
548’24

Down 13.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 82%Black 8%White 7%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ashbel Smith El from Baytown families.

Other schools in Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District

The district →
Victoria Walker El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Baytown
B
763 students16:1
Jessie Lee Pumphrey El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Baytown
749 students17:1
James Bowie El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Baytown
C+
640 students16:1
San Jacinto El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Baytown
C+
567 students15:1
Lamar El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Baytown
C+
498 students13:1
Sheila Liles Early Learning Academy
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Baytown
334 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Baytown’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.