GOSHEN CREEK EL

Set in SPRINGTOWN, Texas, GOSHEN CREEK EL is a reasonably sized K-5 school, one of the schools within SPRINGTOWN ISD. It hosts 674 students across grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so GOSHEN CREEK EL sits 30% above that benchmark.

SPRINGTOWN ISD runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 4,188 students. GOSHEN CREEK EL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, GOSHEN CREEK EL shows that 75% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 20% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Parker County (around 33%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, GOSHEN CREEK EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.5%; this one delivers 49.5%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Parker County) records that median household income runs about $104,443, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. GOSHEN CREEK EL is one of 51 public schools in Parker County (combined enrollment of about 28,354 students).

Nearest neighbor: SPRINGTOWN H S, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around GOSHEN CREEK EL. On composite proficiency, GOSHEN CREEK EL comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 46.2%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 12%: 602 students in 2018 compared to 674 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 84% to 75%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.