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What's one thing ART AND PAT GOFORTH EL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
765
Elementary
DISTRICT 646 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEAR CREEK ISD·NCES 481428008573
Art and Pat Goforth Elementary School
2610 WEBSTER RD, LEAGUE CITY, TX 77573 · (281) 284-6000 · Galveston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL765 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
189 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 100 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 126 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 132 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 136 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
67.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +9.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +0.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 9 points since 2020, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 42.0% | 25.0% | 21.0% | 12.0% |
| Mathematics | 31.0% | 27.0% | 24.0% | 18.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 67.0% | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 68.0% |
| 2022-23 | 62.0% | 62.0% |
| 2021-22 | 68.0% | 54.0% |
| 2020-21 | 58.0% | 58.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Art and Pat Goforth Elementary School
Art and Pat Goforth Elementary School's state test result (58.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art and Pat Goforth Elementary School this school | 765 | 24.7% | 58.8% |
| Katy Elementary School KATY | 699 | 27.6% | 59.3% |
| Kaufman Elementary School SPRING | 859 | 25.8% | 66.6% |
| Meadow Wood Elementary School HOUSTON | 686 | 28.1% | 60.3% |
| Deerwood Elementary School KINGWOOD | 641 | 23.7% | 51.5% |
| Kay Granger Elementary School KELLER | 637 | 21.7% | 64.2% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Art and Pat Goforth Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Galveston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #825 of 4,401 | #14 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,045 of 4,466 ▼ 184 | #19 of 45 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #873 of 4,466 ▲ 14 | #14 of 45 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #2,748 of 3,998 | #26 of 41 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 765 | #572 of 4,938 | #6 of 49 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #3,742 of 4,622 | #38 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #1,184 of 4,628 | #17 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.7% | #4,337 of 4,789 | #39 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.0% | #1,687 of 2,838 | #22 of 29 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
765
-17 (-2%) vs 2020
+32% since 2010-11, when it was 581
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 16.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 765 | 45.8 | 16.7:1 | 25% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 811 | 50.3 | 16.1:1 | 25% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 846 | 50 | 16.9:1 | 26% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 782 | 48 | 16.3:1 | 20% (157) |
| 2017-18 | 890 | 48.4 | 18.4:1 | 23% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 757 | 41 | 18.5:1 | 21% (157) |
| 2010-11 | 581 | 50 | 11.6:1 | 26% (152) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Art and Pat Goforth Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (890 to 765); teachers down 5% (48.4 to 45.8).
About Art and Pat Goforth Elementary School
A mid-sized elementary school in LEAGUE CITY, Texas, Art and Pat Goforth Elementary School is part of CLEAR CREEK ISD. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 765 students. That compares with an average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
Art and Pat Goforth Elementary School belongs to CLEAR CREEK ISD, a district of 46 schools and 39,684 students.
Of every 100 students at Art and Pat Goforth Elementary School, about 56 are White. The school is also 21% Hispanic, 10% Black, 6% Asian, and 6% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Art and Pat Goforth Elementary School scores 63%.
Classroom staffing at Art and Pat Goforth Elementary School totals 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.7:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Federal data show 25% of students (189) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Galveston County average 57%.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Art and Pat Goforth Elementary School outscored 59%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Art and Pat Goforth Elementary School are 4.3 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (58.8% actual, 63.1% predicted).
In the surrounding county, Galveston County, median household income comes to about $86,105, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 95 public schools and about 62,767 students.
League City Intermediate School, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Art and Pat Goforth Elementary School places 5th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Under the NCES locale system, Art and Pat Goforth Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 782 in 2020-21 and 765 in 2024-25.
People who know Art and Pat Goforth Elementary School can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Galveston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
358,990
Census ACS
Median income
$86,105
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
62,767 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CLEAR CREEK ISD
- Clear Springs High SchoolHigh · 2,668 students
- Clear Falls High SchoolHigh · 2,508 students
- Clear Lake High SchoolHigh · 2,500 students
- Clear Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,469 students
- Clear Brook High SchoolHigh · 2,303 students
- Westbrook Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,160 students
Other schools in LEAGUE CITY
- Clear Springs High SchoolHigh · 2,668 students
- Clear Falls High SchoolHigh · 2,508 students
- Clear Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,469 students
- League City Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,046 students
- Bayside Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 978 students
- Victory Lakes Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 944 students
Nearby schools
- League City Intermediate School0.2 mi · 1,046
- Clear Creek High School1.2 mi · 2,469
- Clear Creek Intermediate School1.5 mi · 653
- League City Elementary School1.6 mi · 692
- I W and Eleanor Hyde Elementary School1.7 mi · 600
- Lloyd R Ferguson Elementary School1.7 mi · 700
Frequently asked questions
About Art and Pat Goforth Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Art and Pat Goforth Elementary School?
Art and Pat Goforth Elementary School enrolls approximately 765 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Art and Pat Goforth Elementary School serve?
Art and Pat Goforth Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Art and Pat Goforth Elementary School have?
Art and Pat Goforth Elementary School employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
How diverse is Art and Pat Goforth Elementary School?
Art and Pat Goforth Elementary School reports a student body of 56% White, 21% Hispanic, 10% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Art and Pat Goforth Elementary School?
Art and Pat Goforth Elementary School is overseen by CLEAR CREEK ISD in Galveston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.