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What's one thing BAYTOWN J H gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
711
Middle
DISTRICT 890 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOOSE CREEK CISD·NCES 482115002107
Baytown Junior High School
7707 BAYWAY DR, BAYTOWN, TX 77520 · (281) 420-4560 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL711 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Texas public middle schools
- CTest 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.
- B-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
576 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 256 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 226 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 229 | 32% |
Student demographics
49%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% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +2.0pp 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 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 26.0% | 27.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 25.0% | 32.0% | 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% | 33.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
34.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Baytown Junior High School
Baytown Junior High School's state test result (34.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baytown Junior High School this school | 711 | 81.0% | 34.6% |
| McDonald Middle School MESQUITE | 787 | 82.2% | 34.3% |
| Cardiff Junior High School KATY | 803 | 82.4% | 44.7% |
| P E Wallace Middle School MOUNT PLEASANT | 698 | 82.2% | 44.6% |
| O W Sadberry Sr Intermediate School BRYAN | 700 | 81.0% | 29.7% |
| Andrew Jackson Middle School GRAND PRAIRIE | 787 | 81.1% | 31.5% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Baytown Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #1,185 of 1,635 | #149 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #1,249 of 1,670 ▲ 82 | #173 of 219 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,269 of 1,670 ▲ 117 | #167 of 219 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #725 of 1,570 | #104 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 711 | #726 of 1,749 | #134 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #1,056 of 1,542 | #139 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.3% | #915 of 1,543 | #120 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.0% | #493 of 1,648 | #127 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.4% | #198 of 942 | #44 of 145 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
711
-313 (-31%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 804
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
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 | 711 | 45 | 15.8:1 | 81% (576) |
| 2023-24 | 711 | 47.1 | 15.1:1 | 86% (611) |
| 2022-23 | 743 | 58.1 | 12.8:1 | 83% (620) |
| 2020-21 | 1,024 | 63 | 16.3:1 | 77% (785) |
| 2017-18 | 966 | 57.9 | 16.7:1 | 79% (762) |
| 2015-16 | 979 | 56 | 17.5:1 | 74% (724) |
| 2010-11 | 688 | 55 | 12.5:1 | 80% (551) |
| 2000-01 | 751 | 43 | 17.5:1 | 61% (461) |
| 1990-91 | 804 | 54 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Baytown Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (966 to 711); teachers down 22% (57.9 to 45).
About Baytown Junior High School
Baytown Junior High School operates as a mid-sized middle school in BAYTOWN, Texas. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 711 students in 2024-25.
The GOOSE CREEK CISD system has 34 schools and 24,032 students.
Federal enrollment data show Baytown Junior High School is 68% Hispanic. Next come 17% Black, 12% White, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 44% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 49%.
Baytown Junior High School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1, with 45 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas, this school's ratio is higher. The school has 81% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Harris County is 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, Baytown Junior High School lands at C, ahead of 33% of Texas public middle schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Baytown Junior High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.6%; the prediction is 39.1%.
In Harris County, the median household earns about $74,983 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Harris County has 1,205 public schools with about 886,911 students, including Baytown Junior High School.
Travis Elementary School sits about 0.1 miles from Baytown Junior High School. Baytown Junior High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Baytown Junior High School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 1,024 to 711, a 31% decrease.
The allk12 page for Baytown Junior High School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Travis Elementary School0.1 mi · 709
- Harlem Elementary School2.1 mi · 575
- Point Alternative Center2.2 mi · 96
- Highlands Junior High School2.9 mi · 885
- High Point School3.1 mi · 19
- Highlands Elementary School3.2 mi · 868
Frequently asked questions
About Baytown Junior High SchoolHow large is Baytown Junior High School?
Baytown Junior High School enrolls approximately 711 students in grades 06-08.
Is Baytown Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Baytown Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Baytown Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Baytown Junior High School is approximately 15.8:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Baytown Junior High School?
Student demographics at Baytown Junior High School are roughly 12% White, 68% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Baytown Junior High School in?
Baytown Junior High School is part of GOOSE CREEK CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.