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What's the most underrated thing about JAMES H ROSS EL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
510
Elementary
DISTRICT 646 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEAR CREEK ISD·NCES 481428000910
James H Ross Elementary School
2401 W MAIN ST, LEAGUE CITY, TX 77573 · (281) 284-4500 · Galveston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of Texas public elementary schools
- B+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.
- DThree-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
15.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
246 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 25 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +2.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 2 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 33.0% | 23.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 27.0% | 28.0% | 29.0% | 16.0% |
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 | 61.0% | 55.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 67.0% |
| 2021-22 | 71.0% | 71.0% |
| 2020-21 | 59.0% | 59.0% |
% 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
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 James H Ross Elementary School
James H Ross Elementary School's state test result (53.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James H Ross Elementary School this school | 510 | 48.2% | 53.0% |
| Highland Park Elementary School NEDERLAND | 547 | 50.1% | 59.5% |
| Smith Elementary School LUBBOCK | 491 | 46.2% | 71.3% |
| Clear Lake City Elementary School HOUSTON | 507 | 49.7% | 56.4% |
| O'Bryant Primary School BELLVILLE | 563 | 49.4% | 42.5% |
| Hill Elementary School ARLINGTON | 557 | 47.0% | 48.4% |
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 James H Ross Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Galveston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,190 of 4,401 | #23 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,295 of 4,466 ▼ 171 | #22 of 45 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,331 of 4,466 ▲ 339 | #19 of 45 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.0pp | #392 of 3,998 | #5 of 41 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 510 | #2,426 of 4,938 | #30 of 49 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #2,850 of 4,622 | #27 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #1,044 of 4,628 | #13 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.2% | #3,651 of 4,789 | #34 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.1% | #1,332 of 2,838 | #19 of 29 |
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
510
-52 (-9%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 820
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 510 | 33 | 15.4:1 | 48% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 571 | 36.3 | 15.7:1 | 49% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 567 | 39.1 | 14.5:1 | 48% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 562 | 41 | 13.7:1 | 41% (229) |
| 2017-18 | 623 | 38.8 | 16.1:1 | 53% (330) |
| 2015-16 | 691 | 37 | 18.7:1 | 39% (268) |
| 2010-11 | 700 | 44 | 15.9:1 | 34% (236) |
| 2000-01 | 808 | 51 | 15.8:1 | 23% (186) |
| 1990-91 | 820 | 46 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James H Ross Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (623 to 510); teachers down 15% (38.8 to 33).
About James H Ross Elementary School
A mid-sized elementary school in LEAGUE CITY, Texas, James H Ross Elementary School is part of CLEAR CREEK ISD. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 510 students.
The district for James H Ross Elementary School is CLEAR CREEK ISD, with 46 schools and 39,684 students.
White students account for 46% of enrollment at James H Ross Elementary School, more than any other group. Smaller groups are 37% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. County-wide, 60% of Galveston County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
The school's 33 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is similar, at 15.1:1. Income data for the school show 48% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Galveston County, the average is 57%.
James H Ross Elementary School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 58% of Texas public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 53.1% at James H Ross Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 53.0%.
Census data for Galveston County show the median household earns about $86,105 a year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Galveston County number 95, with about 62,767 students.
Of the public schools around it, James H Ross Elementary School is closest to Henry Bauerschlag Elementary School, about 1.1 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, James H Ross Elementary School is 5th of 6 nearby schools with test data.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment fell 9% over 4 years, reaching 510 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.7:1 to 15.4:1 over the same years.
This community page is for conversations about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 CLEAR CREEK ISD
- Clear Springs High SchoolHigh · 2,668 students
- Clear Falls High SchoolHigh · 2,508 students
- Clear Lake High SchoolHigh · 2,500 students
- Clear Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,469 students
- Clear Brook High SchoolHigh · 2,303 students
- Westbrook Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,160 students
Other schools in LEAGUE CITY
- Clear Springs High SchoolHigh · 2,668 students
- Clear Falls High SchoolHigh · 2,508 students
- Clear Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,469 students
- League City Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,046 students
- Bayside Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 978 students
- Victory Lakes Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 944 students
Nearby schools
- Henry Bauerschlag Elementary School1.1 mi · 737
- Creekside Intermediate School1.1 mi · 917
- Clear Springs High School1.2 mi · 2,668
- Darwin L Gilmore Elementary School1.5 mi · 676
- Clear Path Alternative School1.7 mi · 118
- League City Elementary School2.2 mi · 692
Frequently asked questions
About James H Ross Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at James H Ross Elementary School?
James H Ross Elementary School enrolls approximately 510 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does James H Ross Elementary School serve?
James H Ross Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at James H Ross Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at James H Ross Elementary School is approximately 15.4:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at James H Ross Elementary School?
Student demographics at James H Ross Elementary School are roughly 46% White, 37% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is James H Ross Elementary School in?
James H Ross Elementary School is part of CLEAR CREEK ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.