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Enrollment
769
Elementary
DISTRICT 619 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOOSE CREEK CISD·NCES 482115013012
Banuelos Elementary School
7770 EASTPOINT BLVD, BAYTOWN, TX 77521 · (281) 420-4800 · Harris County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL769 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
559 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 140 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 119 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 129 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 129 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 133 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (140) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (133).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 12 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 25.0% | 27.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 28.0% | 21.0% | 35.0% |
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 | 45.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 52.0% | 47.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
38.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Banuelos Elementary School
Banuelos Elementary School's state test result (38.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banuelos Elementary School this school | 769 | 72.7% | 38.7% |
| Oak Forest Elementary School HUMBLE | 732 | 73.6% | 33.3% |
| Noble Reed CRANDALL | 800 | 70.8% | 39.8% |
| Alamo Elementary School BAYTOWN | 746 | 75.5% | 43.9% |
| Owens Elementary School HOUSTON | 779 | 73.4% | 44.1% |
| Pershing Park Elementary School KILLEEN | 934 | 73.3% | 32.4% |
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 Banuelos Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #2,758 of 4,401 | #370 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,406 of 4,466 ▲ 736 | #337 of 625 ▲ 111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #3,142 of 4,466 ▼ 313 | #437 of 625 ▼ 52 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #2,620 of 3,998 | #417 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 769 | #557 of 4,938 | #155 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #3,452 of 4,622 | #466 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.1% | #1,785 of 4,628 | #232 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.7% | #2,409 of 4,789 | #466 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #2,048 of 2,838 | #345 of 441 |
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
769
-57 (-7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 769 | 47.4 | 16.2:1 | 73% (559) |
| 2023-24 | 746 | 48 | 15.5:1 | 76% (567) |
| 2022-23 | 765 | 49.3 | 15.5:1 | 79% (602) |
| 2020-21 | 826 | 50 | 16.5:1 | 64% (529) |
| 2017-18 | 851 | 47 | 18.1:1 | 55% (467) |
| 2015-16 | 772 | 44 | 17.6:1 | 53% (406) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Banuelos Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (851 to 769); teachers up 1% (47 to 47.4).
About Banuelos Elementary School
Families in BAYTOWN, Texas, are served by Banuelos Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 769 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Texas) has about 519 students.
Banuelos Elementary School reports to GOOSE CREEK CISD, which has 34 schools and 24,032 students.
Banuelos Elementary School is 60% Hispanic by enrollment. Other students are 25% Black, 9% White, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Harris County residents are about 44% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 56% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 47.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.2:1. This ratio sits 1.1 above the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Roughly 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Harris County average 70%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Banuelos Elementary School is 4.0 points below its prediction. Actual: 38.7%. Predicted: 42.6%.
Census Bureau estimates for Harris County show that the median household income is $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Banuelos Elementary School is one of 1,205 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Victoria Walker Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Banuelos Elementary School at 5th of 7.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal data show a 7% enrollment decrease, from 826 in 2020-21 to 769 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Banuelos Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GOOSE CREEK CISD
- Goose Creek MemorialHigh · 2,335 students
- Sterling High SchoolHigh · 2,150 students
- Lee High SchoolHigh · 1,747 students
- E F Green Junior SchoolMiddle · 1,095 students
- Gentry Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,013 students
- Highlands Junior High SchoolMiddle · 885 students
Other schools in BAYTOWN
- Goose Creek MemorialHigh · 2,335 students
- Sterling High SchoolHigh · 2,150 students
- Lee High SchoolHigh · 1,747 students
- E F Green Junior SchoolMiddle · 1,095 students
- Gentry Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,013 students
- Cedar Bayou Junior High SchoolMiddle · 869 students
Nearby schools
- Victoria Walker Elementary School0.1 mi · 763
- High Point School0.7 mi · 19
- E F Green Junior School1.1 mi · 1,095
- Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary School1.1 mi · 749
- Goose Creek Memorial1.3 mi · 2,335
- Harlem Elementary School1.6 mi · 575
Frequently asked questions
About Banuelos Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Banuelos Elementary School?
Banuelos Elementary School enrolls approximately 769 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Banuelos Elementary School serve?
Banuelos Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Banuelos Elementary School?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Banuelos Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Banuelos Elementary School?
At Banuelos Elementary School, the student body is approximately 9% White, 60% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Banuelos Elementary School?
Banuelos Elementary School is overseen by GOOSE CREEK CISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.