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Bayshore Elementary School

800 MCCABLE RD, LA PORTE, TX 77571 · (281) 604-4600 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL420 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of Texas public elementary schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • A-Three-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

Enrollment
420
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
234 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K4110%
Kindergarten5714%
Grade 15613%
Grade 25814%
Grade 37718%
Grade 46215%
Grade 56916%

This year's kindergarten class (57) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).

Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
17141%
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
18243%
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
4110%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
61%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
184%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
20449%
Female
21651%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Bayshore Elementary School→James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus
Based on grade levels within LA PORTE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +11.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 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 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading28.0%26.0%28.0%18.0%
Mathematics16.0%28.0%27.0%29.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2654.0%44.0%
2024-2560.0%42.0%
2023-2455.0%45.0%
2022-2343.0%24.0%
2021-2228.0%34.0%
2020-2128.0%33.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Bayshore Elementary School

Bayshore Elementary School's state test result (48.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Bayshore Elementary School this school42055.7%48.8%
Gladys Polk Elementary School
RICHWOOD
39654.8%71.0%
Anahuac Primary School
ANAHUAC
40656.9%N/A
Jennie Reid Elementary School
LA PORTE
40353.6%55.2%
Whiteside Elementary School
LUBBOCK
43450.9%64.3%
Franklin Elementary School
WICHITA FALLS
44252.3%50.9%
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 Bayshore Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Harris County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
48.8%#1,547 of 4,401#183 of 624
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
44.0%#2,424 of 4,466
▲ 39
#345 of 625
▲ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
54.0%#2,059 of 4,466
▼ 628
#269 of 625
▼ 101
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+15.5pp#834 of 3,998#113 of 603
Enrollment
ranked largest first
420#3,327 of 4,938#531 of 682
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.8:1#3,785 of 4,622#517 of 657
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
63.5%#1,110 of 4,628#137 of 657
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
55.7%#3,330 of 4,789#541 of 671
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-28.0%#607 of 2,838#121 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 2024-25
Enrollment
420
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 496
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254202516.8:156% (234)
2023-2437827.113.9:164% (241)
2022-2339426.115.1:166% (262)
2020-214273014.2:155% (234)
2017-1858336.116.2:158% (340)
2015-165333316.1:162% (328)
2010-115323614.8:170% (371)
2000-015243216.4:145% (238)
1990-914962917.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bayshore Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 28% (583 to 420); teachers down 31% (36.1 to 25).

About Bayshore Elementary School

A small elementary school in LA PORTE, Texas, Bayshore Elementary School is part of LA PORTE ISD. It teaches 420 students in pre-K through 5.

Enrollment across the 13 schools in LA PORTE ISD totals 7,099 students.

The biggest share of students at Bayshore Elementary School, 43%, is Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 41% White, 10% Black, and 4% multiracial. That is in line with Harris County, where about 44% of residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for Bayshore Elementary School is 63%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Its ratio of 16.8:1 is based on 25 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 1.7 fewer students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 56%. Public schools in Harris County average 70%.

Bayshore Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 64% of Texas public elementary schools.

Based on student poverty, the model expects 49.9% at Bayshore Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 48.8%.

American Community Survey estimates for Harris County show that median household income comes to about $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county's public schools total 1,205, with about 886,911 students.

Bayshore Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is La Porte High School, about 1.8 miles away. The five-mile area around Bayshore Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Bayshore Elementary School ranks 6th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 48.8% against a local average of 54.3%.

Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment went from 427 in 2020-21 to 420 in 2024-25, a change of 7 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.2:1 to 16.8:1 over the same years.

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Harris County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Bayshore Elementary School
District
LA PORTE ISD
Address
800 MCCABLE RD, LA PORTE, TX 77571
Phone
(281) 604-4600
County
Harris County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
420
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
16.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
234 (56%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
482619002954
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Bayshore Elementary. Bayshore Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 4.

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Frequently asked questions

About Bayshore Elementary School
How many students attend Bayshore Elementary School?
Bayshore Elementary School enrolls approximately 420 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bayshore Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bayshore Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bayshore Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bayshore Elementary School is approximately 16.8:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bayshore Elementary School?
At Bayshore Elementary School, the student body is approximately 41% White, 43% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Bayshore Elementary School public or private?
Bayshore Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by LA PORTE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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