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C+

James Bowie El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

200 Clayton Dr, Baytown, TX 77520 · (281) 420-4605 · Part of Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District

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

Directions
Students
640
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
83%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about James Bowie El

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 35% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 14.2% 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–5James Bowie ElYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency28%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts31%
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 ↗

200 Clayton Dr, Baytown

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K18
Kindergarten102
Grade 1107
Grade 2108
Grade 3101
Grade 4106
Grade 598
Enrollment over time
746’20
734’21
613’22
602’23
640’24

Down 14.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 60%Black 21%White 16%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about James Bowie 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
San Jacinto El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Baytown
C+
567 students15:1
Ashbel Smith El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Baytown
C
548 students14:1
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.