HARLEM EL

HARLEM EL is an elementary-level community of moderately sized scale in BAYTOWN, Texas, run under GOOSE CREEK CISD, works with 575 students in grades K through 5.

HARLEM EL is one of 34 schools operated by GOOSE CREEK CISD, a district that caters to 24,032 students overall.

Demographically, HARLEM EL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 68% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 21% Black, 7% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, HARLEM EL reports 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HARLEM EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.6%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Harris County) logs that median household earnings sit near $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), HARLEM EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is HIGH POINT SCHOOL, roughly 1.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HARLEM EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 38.3%.

HARLEM EL operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. HARLEM EL's enrollment has contracted 11% since 2018, when it stood at 649 (now 575). Hispanic enrollment moved from 64% to 68% across the same window.

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