Photo: Patrick Feller · CC BY 2.0Baytown’s public schools score below 56% of Texas districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Baytown, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Baytown’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 46% of tested students were proficient in reading and 40% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,516 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
13 elementary schools, then four middle and five high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Bob Hope El School-Baytown, Baytown Christian Academy (private), First Baptist Academy (private) and Redeemer Lutheran Children's Center (private) are in town. Gccisd Virtual Academy, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Baytown’s grade
C+: better than 44% of Texas school districts, #372 of 642 Texas towns. Graduation is above the Texas average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Baytown, with each school’s own grade.
Baytown’s public schools are run by Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Baytown vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Baytown’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Baytown | C+ | Goose Creek Consolidated Independent |
| Beach City | A | Barbers Hill Independent |
| Mont Belvieu | A | Barbers Hill Independent |
| Houston | C− | Houston Independent |
Every school in Baytown
29 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (High Point School).
Questions about Baytown’s schools
Are Baytown’s schools good?
On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Baytown children attend score below 56% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #372 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 45%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Baytown in?
Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 24,032 students in 34 schools (2024–25).
Where do Baytown kids go to high school?
One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: Goose Creek Memorial, Sterling H S, Lee H S, Stuart Career Tech H S and Impact Early College H S.
What is Baytown’s graduation rate?
93% of the class of 2023 in Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Baytown spend per student?
$12,516 in Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Baytown?
Yes: Baytown Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 234 students), First Baptist Academy (religious, grades PK–6, 128 students) and Redeemer Lutheran Children's Center (religious, grades , 100 students). Baytown also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Baytown families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Baytown → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.