CEDAR BAYOU J H

CEDAR BAYOU J H is an average-sized middle school in BAYTOWN, Texas, part of GOOSE CREEK CISD. The school serves 869 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so CEDAR BAYOU J H sits 35% larger than that benchmark.

Within GOOSE CREEK CISD, which oversees 34 schools and 24,032 students, CEDAR BAYOU J H is one campus in the system.

Demographically, CEDAR BAYOU J H reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 66% of enrollment. Other groups include 16% Black, 15% White, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, CEDAR BAYOU J H shows 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.0:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, CEDAR BAYOU J H sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.6%; this one delivers 38.0%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), CEDAR BAYOU J H is one campus in the mix.

JAMES BOWIE EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CEDAR BAYOU J H. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CEDAR BAYOU J H at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 34.5%.

CEDAR BAYOU J H operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 7-year window. CEDAR BAYOU J H's enrollment has fell 17% since 2018, when it stood at 1,052 (now 869). The White share of enrollment fell from 20% to 15% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

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