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Enrollment
869
Middle
DISTRICT 890 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOOSE CREEK CISD·NCES 482115002109
Cedar Bayou Junior High School
2610 ELVINTA ST, BAYTOWN, TX 77520 · (281) 420-4570 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL869 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% 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.
- C-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
16.0:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
682 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 | 279 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 272 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 318 | 37% |
Student demographics
51%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
41.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -2.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 24.0% | 27.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 25.0% | 26.0% | 36.0% |
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 | 41.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
36.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Cedar Bayou Junior High School
Cedar Bayou Junior High School's state test result (36.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Bayou Junior High School this school | 869 | 78.5% | 36.2% |
| Baytown Junior High School BAYTOWN | 711 | 81.0% | 34.6% |
| Corsicana Middle School CORSICANA | 857 | 80.7% | 32.0% |
| McDonald Middle School MESQUITE | 787 | 82.2% | 34.3% |
| Mount Pleasant Junior High School MOUNT PLEASANT | 713 | 78.0% | 44.3% |
| Cardiff Junior High School KATY | 803 | 82.4% | 44.7% |
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 Cedar Bayou Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #1,119 of 1,635 | #142 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,016 of 1,670 ▼ 15 | #138 of 219 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #1,425 of 1,670 ▼ 38 | #187 of 219 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #1,233 of 1,570 | #174 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 869 | #454 of 1,749 | #102 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #1,119 of 1,542 | #144 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.5% | #833 of 1,543 | #108 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.5% | #554 of 1,648 | #133 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.4% | #414 of 942 | #75 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
869
-206 (-19%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 894
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 869 | 54.2 | 16.0:1 | 78% (682) |
| 2023-24 | 907 | 58.5 | 15.5:1 | 78% (708) |
| 2022-23 | 969 | 66 | 14.7:1 | 81% (782) |
| 2020-21 | 1,075 | 69 | 15.6:1 | 65% (702) |
| 2017-18 | 1,052 | 61.3 | 17.2:1 | 69% (726) |
| 2015-16 | 1,059 | 63 | 16.8:1 | 64% (678) |
| 2010-11 | 1,020 | 66 | 15.4:1 | 63% (644) |
| 2000-01 | 859 | 51 | 16.8:1 | 53% (456) |
| 1990-91 | 894 | 46 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cedar Bayou Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (1,052 to 869); teachers down 12% (61.3 to 54.2).
About Cedar Bayou Junior High School
Cedar Bayou Junior High School is a middle school in BAYTOWN, Texas, reachable at (281) 420-4570. Enrollment totals 869 students across grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 643.
Besides Cedar Bayou Junior High School, GOOSE CREEK CISD runs 33 other schools. The district enrolls 24,032 students.
Of every 100 students at Cedar Bayou Junior High School, about 66 are Hispanic. It is also 16% Black, 15% White, and 2% multiracial. Harris County's residents are about 44% Hispanic, 22 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 51%.
There are 54.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Cedar Bayou Junior High School, giving a ratio of 16.0:1. Middle schools in Texas have an average ratio of 14.4:1. By family income, 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Texas public middle schools, Cedar Bayou Junior High School outscored 29%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Cedar Bayou Junior High School is 40.2%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 36.2%.
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 roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Across Harris County, 1,205 public schools serve about 886,911 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, James Bowie Elementary School, is about 0.9 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Cedar Bayou Junior High School ranks 4th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Federal data place Cedar Bayou Junior High School in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school's enrollment decreased 19% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Cedar Bayou Junior High School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Stephen F Austin Elementary SchoolElementary · 792 students
Nearby schools
- James Bowie Elementary School0.9 mi · 640
- Stephen F Austin Elementary School1.0 mi · 792
- Stuart Career Tech High School1.9 mi · 597
- Crockett Elementary School2.0 mi · 545
- Ashbel Smith Elementary School2.0 mi · 548
- Lamar Elementary School2.3 mi · 498
Frequently asked questions
About Cedar Bayou Junior High SchoolHow large is Cedar Bayou Junior High School?
Cedar Bayou Junior High School enrolls approximately 869 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Cedar Bayou Junior High School serve?
Cedar Bayou Junior High School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cedar Bayou Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cedar Bayou Junior High School is approximately 16.0:1 (54 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Cedar Bayou Junior High School?
Cedar Bayou Junior High School reports a student body of 15% White, 66% Hispanic, 16% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Cedar Bayou Junior High School public or private?
Cedar Bayou Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by GOOSE CREEK CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.