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Enrollment
749
Elementary
DISTRICT 619 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOOSE CREEK CISD·NCES 482115014255
Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary School
9165 GARTH RD, BAYTOWN, TX 77521 · (281) 421-4460 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL749 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
17.0:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
484 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 215 | 29% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -7.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -16.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 7 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 32.0% | 29.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 27.0% | 28.0% | 31.0% |
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 | 50.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.0% | 57.0% |
% 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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary School
Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary School's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary School this school | 749 | 64.6% | 37.0% |
| Mitchell Elementary School DALLAS | 787 | 65.4% | 39.1% |
| H C Carleston Elementary School PEARLAND | 714 | 66.9% | 46.4% |
| Victoria Walker Elementary School BAYTOWN | 763 | 64.6% | 44.0% |
| IDEA Converse Academy CONVERSE | 743 | 61.9% | 37.8% |
| Zwink Elementary School KLEIN | 840 | 63.2% | 49.9% |
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 Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #2,940 of 4,401 | #410 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,738 of 4,466 ▲ 914 | #384 of 625 ▲ 152 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #2,513 of 4,466 ▲ 406 | #340 of 625 ▲ 54 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.5pp | #275 of 3,998 | #29 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 749 | #637 of 4,938 | #180 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #3,893 of 4,622 | #535 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.7% | #1,529 of 4,628 | #201 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.6% | #2,859 of 4,789 | #506 of 671 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 749 | 44 | 17.0:1 | 65% (484) |
| 2023-24 | 665 | 40.7 | 16.4:1 | 69% (456) |
| 2022-23 | 555 | 38.4 | 14.4:1 | 75% (419) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary School.
About Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary School
Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school located in BAYTOWN, Texas. It enrolled 749 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students each.
GOOSE CREEK CISD has 24,032 students spread across 34 schools.
Hispanic students are the majority at Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary School, with 59% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 21% Black, 13% White, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. Pick two students at random and there is a 59% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary School employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 17.0:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 65%.
Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 17% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary School would be expected to post about 46.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 37.0%.
Federal survey data for Harris County show that the median household income is $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. There are 1,205 public schools in Harris County, enrolling about 886,911 students in all.
E F Green Junior School is located about 0.7 miles from Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary School. The five-mile area around Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary School comes in 6th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
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Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GOOSE CREEK CISD
- Goose Creek MemorialHigh · 2,335 students
- Sterling High SchoolHigh · 2,150 students
- Lee High SchoolHigh · 1,747 students
- E F Green Junior SchoolMiddle · 1,095 students
- Gentry Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,013 students
- Highlands Junior High SchoolMiddle · 885 students
Other schools in BAYTOWN
- Goose Creek MemorialHigh · 2,335 students
- Sterling High SchoolHigh · 2,150 students
- Lee High SchoolHigh · 1,747 students
- E F Green Junior SchoolMiddle · 1,095 students
- Gentry Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,013 students
- Cedar Bayou Junior High SchoolMiddle · 869 students
Nearby schools
- E F Green Junior School0.7 mi · 1,095
- Goose Creek Memorial1.0 mi · 2,335
- Victoria Walker Elementary School1.0 mi · 763
- Banuelos Elementary School1.1 mi · 769
- High Point School1.8 mi · 19
- Harlem Elementary School2.3 mi · 575
Frequently asked questions
About Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary School?
Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary School enrolls approximately 749 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary School serve?
Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary School have?
Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
How diverse is Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary School?
Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary School reports a student body of 13% White, 59% Hispanic, 21% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary School?
Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary School is overseen by GOOSE CREEK CISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.