Enrollment
131
Elementary
DISTRICT 454 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GALVESTON ISD·NCES 482028001997
Crenshaw El and Middle School
406 HWY 87, PORT BOLIVAR, TX 77650 · (409) 761-6350 · Galveston County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL131 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+Test 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
8.0:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
101 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 10 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 6 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 12 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 9 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 7 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 19 | 15% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Crenshaw El and Middle School→Ball High School
Based on grade levels within GALVESTON ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 18.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 25.0% | 29.0% | 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 | 48.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 15.0% | 15.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
40.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Crenshaw El and Middle School
Crenshaw El and Middle School's state test result (40.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crenshaw El and Middle School this school | 131 | 77.1% | 40.6% |
| Campbell Elementary School CAMPBELL | 141 | 79.4% | 24.7% |
| Three Way PK-6 STEPHENVILLE | 136 | 71.3% | 28.3% |
| Maxfield Elementary School GORMAN | 108 | 80.6% | 31.6% |
| Meridian Elementary School MERIDIAN | 170 | 80.0% | 23.3% |
| Santa Anna Elementary School SANTA ANNA | 146 | 75.3% | 29.9% |
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 Crenshaw El and Middle School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Galveston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #2,517 of 4,401 | #32 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #3,343 of 4,466 ▲ 218 | #36 of 45 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #2,751 of 4,466 ▼ 177 | #35 of 45 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.5pp | #606 of 3,998 | #7 of 41 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 131 | #4,785 of 4,938 | #49 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.1% | #2,138 of 4,789 | #19 of 49 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
131
-1 (-1%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 125
Student : Teacher
8.0:1
was 7.0:1
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 | 131 | 16.4 | 8.0:1 | 77% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 133 | 16.7 | 8.0:1 | 76% (101) |
| 2022-23 | 136 | 16.1 | 8.4:1 | 74% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 132 | 19 | 7.0:1 | 69% (91) |
| 2017-18 | 156 | 13.2 | 11.8:1 | 95% (148) |
| 2015-16 | 154 | 13 | 11.8:1 | 83% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 114 | 13 | 8.8:1 | 91% (104) |
| 2000-01 | 197 | 23 | 8.6:1 | 56% (111) |
| 1990-91 | 125 | 10 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crenshaw El and Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (156 to 131); teachers up 24% (13.2 to 16.4).
About Crenshaw El and Middle School
Crenshaw El and Middle School operates as a small elementary school in PORT BOLIVAR, Texas. The school had 131 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Texas) has about 519 students.
Crenshaw El and Middle School is in GALVESTON ISD, a district with 7,662 students across 14 schools.
Crenshaw El and Middle School's enrollment is 53% White. Other groups include 41% Hispanic, 2% Black, and 2% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Crenshaw El and Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 54%.
Staffing totals 16.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 8.0:1. That ratio is under the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Crenshaw El and Middle School is 77%. The 57% average for public schools in Galveston County is 20 points lower.
allk12 grades Crenshaw El and Middle School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Crenshaw El and Middle School is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 40.6% actual, 40.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Crenshaw El and Middle School is located in Galveston County, where median household income is about $86,105, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Crenshaw El and Middle School is one of 95 public schools in Galveston County, which together enroll about 62,767 students.
Rosenberg El Laboratory for Learning and Leading is located about 9.9 miles from Crenshaw El and Middle School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Crenshaw El and Middle School is 4th of 8 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (132) and 2024-25 (131). The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 7.0:1 to 8.0:1.
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Galveston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
358,990
Census ACS
Median income
$86,105
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
62,767 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GALVESTON ISD
- Ball High SchoolHigh · 1,905 students
- WeisMiddle · 844 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 785 students
- Austin Elementary SchoolElementary · 784 students
- Oppe Elementary SchoolElementary · 669 students
- Morgan El Magnet SchoolElementary · 572 students
Nearby schools
- Rosenberg El Laboratory for Learning and Leading9.9 mi · 315
- Austin Elementary School10.6 mi · 784
- Austin Middle School10.6 mi · 392
- Moody Early Childhood Center10.7 mi · 161
- Central Middle School11.1 mi · 785
- Morgan El Magnet School11.7 mi · 572
Frequently asked questions
About Crenshaw El and Middle SchoolHow many students attend Crenshaw El and Middle School?
Crenshaw El and Middle School enrolls approximately 131 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Crenshaw El and Middle School serve?
Crenshaw El and Middle School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Crenshaw El and Middle School have?
Crenshaw El and Middle School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Crenshaw El and Middle School?
At Crenshaw El and Middle School, the student body is approximately 53% White, 41% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Crenshaw El and Middle School public or private?
Crenshaw El and Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by GALVESTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.