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What advice would you give to incoming students at LAVACE STEWART EL?
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Enrollment
660
Elementary
DISTRICT 646 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEAR CREEK ISD·NCES 481428000912
Lavace Stewart Elementary School
330 HWY 2094, KEMAH, TX 77565 · (281) 284-4700 · Galveston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL660 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+Test 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.
- A-Three-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
15.0:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
400 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 | 60 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (112).
Student demographics
52%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
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +23.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 30.0% | 23.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 28.0% | 29.0% | 24.0% |
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 | 55.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 37.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Lavace Stewart Elementary School
Lavace Stewart Elementary School's state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lavace Stewart Elementary School this school | 660 | 60.6% | 39.6% |
| Parkway Elementary School MONAHANS | 646 | 59.4% | 42.0% |
| League City Elementary School LEAGUE CITY | 692 | 57.5% | 49.9% |
| Barrett Elementary School CROSBY | 640 | 59.8% | 38.4% |
| Morningside Elementary School NEW BRAUNFELS | 665 | 57.6% | 47.8% |
| Willow Creek Elementary School SAGINAW | 641 | 57.4% | 44.9% |
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 Lavace Stewart Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Galveston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #2,641 of 4,401 | #34 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,026 of 4,466 ▲ 391 | #28 of 45 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,902 of 4,466 ▲ 639 | #24 of 45 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.5pp | #1,006 of 3,998 | #14 of 41 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 660 | #1,186 of 4,938 | #15 of 49 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #2,444 of 4,622 | #23 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.5% | #2,178 of 4,628 | #39 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.6% | #3,085 of 4,789 | #26 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.5% | #813 of 2,838 | #12 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
660
-34 (-5%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 538
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 660 | 44 | 15.0:1 | 61% (400) |
| 2023-24 | 713 | 45.8 | 15.6:1 | 65% (465) |
| 2022-23 | 740 | 46.8 | 15.8:1 | 67% (496) |
| 2020-21 | 694 | 47 | 14.8:1 | 55% (384) |
| 2017-18 | 874 | 52 | 16.8:1 | 60% (526) |
| 2015-16 | 825 | 45 | 18.3:1 | 58% (480) |
| 2010-11 | 587 | 48 | 12.2:1 | 63% (368) |
| 2000-01 | 528 | 40 | 13.2:1 | 50% (264) |
| 1990-91 | 538 | 39 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lavace Stewart Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (874 to 660); teachers down 15% (52 to 44).
About Lavace Stewart Elementary School
Lavace Stewart Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school found in KEMAH, Texas. In all, 660 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 27% larger than the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas.
CLEAR CREEK ISD has 39,684 students spread across 46 schools.
More than half of enrollment at Lavace Stewart Elementary School is Hispanic: 61%. Next come 32% White, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. The county population is about 26% Hispanic. The diversity index for Lavace Stewart Elementary School is 52%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Lavace Stewart Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1, with 44 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is close to this figure. The school has 61% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Lavace Stewart Elementary School outscored 35%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 47.8% at Lavace Stewart Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.6%.
The county, Galveston County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $86,105, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 95 public schools and about 62,767 students.
Measured in a straight line, I W and Eleanor Hyde Elementary School is about 1.4 miles from Lavace Stewart Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Lavace Stewart Elementary School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Lavace Stewart Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 694 (2020-21) to 660 (2024-25).
People who know Lavace Stewart Elementary School can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Nearby schools
- I W and Eleanor Hyde Elementary School1.4 mi · 600
- Lloyd R Ferguson Elementary School1.6 mi · 700
- Bay Elementary School1.7 mi · 519
- Seabrook Intermediate School2.1 mi · 901
- Clear Falls High School2.2 mi · 2,508
- Bayside Intermediate School2.3 mi · 978
Frequently asked questions
About Lavace Stewart Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lavace Stewart Elementary School?
Lavace Stewart Elementary School enrolls approximately 660 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lavace Stewart Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lavace Stewart Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lavace Stewart Elementary School have?
Lavace Stewart Elementary School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lavace Stewart Elementary School?
At Lavace Stewart Elementary School, the student body is approximately 32% White, 61% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Lavace Stewart Elementary School in?
Lavace Stewart Elementary School is part of CLEAR CREEK ISD.
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