JAMES H ROSS EL

As a mid-tier elementary campus in LEAGUE CITY, Texas, JAMES H ROSS EL teaches 510 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by CLEAR CREEK ISD.

Across the 46 schools in CLEAR CREEK ISD (39,684 students total), JAMES H ROSS EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, JAMES H ROSS EL logs that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 37% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Galveston County (around 57%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), JAMES H ROSS EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.3%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Galveston County put median household income runs about $86,105, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Galveston County runs 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,767 students), of which JAMES H ROSS EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: HENRY BAUERSCHLAG EL, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JAMES H ROSS EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 60.1%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 18%: 623 students in 2018 compared to 510 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 28% to 37%.

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