ASHBEL SMITH EL

ASHBEL SMITH EL is one of the middle-of-the-pack primary schools in BAYTOWN, Texas, overseen by GOOSE CREEK CISD, with 548 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 34 schools in GOOSE CREEK CISD (24,032 students total), ASHBEL SMITH EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, ASHBEL SMITH EL reports that 82% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder consists of 8% Black, 7% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 88% of students at ASHBEL SMITH EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, ASHBEL SMITH EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.5%; this one delivers 23.8%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Harris County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ASHBEL SMITH EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

HORACE MANN J H is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ASHBEL SMITH EL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ASHBEL SMITH EL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 36.3%.

ASHBEL SMITH EL operates from a metropolitan location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 30%: 784 students in 2018 compared to 548 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the ASHBEL SMITH EL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.