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How has CARVER EL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
566
Elementary
DISTRICT 619 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOOSE CREEK CISD·NCES 482115002108
CARVER EL
610 S PRUETT, BAYTOWN, TX 77520 · (281) 420-4600 · Harris County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL566 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
502 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
38.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +9.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
24.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 9 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 15 points.
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
27.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
566
-170 (-23%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 16.4:1
% White
6%
was 7%
% Hispanic
69%
was 70%
% Black
22%
was 21%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CARVER EL
CARVER EL is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in BAYTOWN, Texas, part of GOOSE CREEK CISD. The school caters to 566 students in grades K through 5.
GOOSE CREEK CISD comprises 34 schools with combined enrollment of 24,032 students; CARVER EL is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, CARVER EL shows that 69% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 22% Black, 6% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CARVER EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.1%; this one delivers 27.8%.
In the area at large, Harris County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. CARVER EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).
Nearest neighbor: BOB HOPE EL SCHOOL-BAYTOWN, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CARVER EL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CARVER EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 38.6%.
The campus sits in a downtown setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CARVER EL has decreased 23%, going from 736 students in 2018 to 566 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.
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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 H SHigh · 2,150 students
- LEE H SHigh · 1,747 students
- E F GREEN JUNIOR SCHOOLMiddle · 1,095 students
- GENTRY J HMiddle · 1,013 students
- HIGHLANDS J HMiddle · 885 students
Other schools in BAYTOWN
- GOOSE CREEK MEMORIALHigh · 2,335 students
- STERLING H SHigh · 2,150 students
- LEE H SHigh · 1,747 students
- E F GREEN JUNIOR SCHOOLMiddle · 1,095 students
- GENTRY J HMiddle · 1,013 students
- CEDAR BAYOU J HMiddle · 869 students
Nearby schools
- BOB HOPE EL SCHOOL-BAYTOWN0.5 mi · 370
- IMPACT EARLY COLLEGE H S0.6 mi · 413
- LAMAR EL0.8 mi · 498
- ASHBEL SMITH EL0.8 mi · 548
- LEE H S0.8 mi · 1,747
- HORACE MANN J H0.9 mi · 765
Frequently asked questions
About CARVER ELWhat is the total enrollment at CARVER EL?
CARVER EL enrolls approximately 566 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does CARVER EL serve?
CARVER EL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at CARVER EL?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at CARVER EL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CARVER EL?
At CARVER EL, the student body is approximately 6% White, 69% Hispanic, 22% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is CARVER EL in?
CARVER EL is part of GOOSE CREEK CISD.
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