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What's the biggest difference between SAN JACINTO EL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
567
Elementary
DISTRICT 619 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOOSE CREEK CISD·NCES 482115002120
San Jacinto Elementary School
2700 MARKET ST, BAYTOWN, TX 77520 · (281) 420-4670 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL567 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% 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.
- 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.
- FThree-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
15.2:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
509 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 | 209 | 37% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
37%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
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 28.0% | 26.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 20.0% | 29.0% | 36.0% |
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 | 45.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 53.0% |
| 2021-22 | 54.0% | 49.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
38.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 San Jacinto Elementary School
San Jacinto Elementary School's state test result (38.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jacinto Elementary School this school | 567 | 89.8% | 38.8% |
| Royalwood Elementary School HOUSTON | 607 | 90.1% | 39.3% |
| Delmas F Morton Elementary School GRAND PRAIRIE | 578 | 89.1% | 29.6% |
| Ortiz Elementary School ABILENE | 523 | 91.0% | 19.8% |
| Stevens Elementary School HOUSTON | 556 | 90.6% | 27.4% |
| Mark Twain Elementary School RICHARDSON | 531 | 89.1% | 38.9% |
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 San Jacinto Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #2,754 of 4,401 | #369 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #3,446 of 4,466 ▼ 728 | #517 of 625 ▼ 136 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #3,140 of 4,466 ▼ 778 | #435 of 625 ▼ 130 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -13.0pp | #216 of 3,998 | #23 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 567 | #1,885 of 4,938 | #389 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #2,638 of 4,622 | #350 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.0% | #3,184 of 4,628 | #446 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.8% | #1,102 of 4,789 | #269 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.6% | #483 of 1,307 | #48 of 148 |
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
567
+177 (+45%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 754
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 567 | 37.3 | 15.2:1 | 90% (509) |
| 2023-24 | 562 | 43.7 | 12.8:1 | 90% (507) |
| 2022-23 | 657 | 45 | 14.6:1 | 91% (596) |
| 2020-21 | 390 | 28 | 13.9:1 | 84% (329) |
| 2017-18 | 482 | 32.1 | 15.0:1 | 86% (416) |
| 2015-16 | 507 | 32 | 15.8:1 | 84% (426) |
| 2010-11 | 485 | 34 | 14.3:1 | 89% (432) |
| 2000-01 | 662 | 42 | 15.8:1 | 89% (589) |
| 1990-91 | 754 | 43 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for San Jacinto Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (482 to 567); teachers up 16% (32.1 to 37.3).
About San Jacinto Elementary School
San Jacinto Elementary School is a public medium-sized elementary school in BAYTOWN, Texas. Its 567 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
The 34 schools of GOOSE CREEK CISD, including San Jacinto Elementary School, enroll 24,032 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at San Jacinto Elementary School, at 78%. The next largest groups are 12% Black, 6% White, and 2% multiracial. In Harris County overall, about 44% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 37% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 15.2:1. That is close to the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 90%. That is 20 points above the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
The allk12 Grade for San Jacinto Elementary School is C+. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 38% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
San Jacinto Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.8%, compared with a predicted 35.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in Harris County, the median household income is $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. In all, Harris County has 1,205 public schools and roughly 886,911 students.
The next-closest public school is Lee High School, about 0.9 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, San Jacinto Elementary School is behind the 43.9% nearby average, ranking 4th of 8.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
San Jacinto Elementary School enrolled 390 in 2020-21 and 567 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. Students per teacher rose from 13.9 in 2020-21 to 15.2 in 2024-25.
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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
Other San Jacinto Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 2 states are named San Jacinto Elementary. San Jacinto Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 9.
- San Jacinto Elementary SchoolDEER PARK, TX · 862 students
- San Jacinto Elementary SchoolCONROE, TX · 658 students
- San Jacinto Elementary SchoolODESSA, TX · 656 students
- San Jacinto Elementary SchoolLIBERTY, TX · 451 students
- San Jacinto Elementary SchoolDALLAS, TX · 437 students
Nearby schools
- Lee High School0.9 mi · 1,747
- Impact Early College High School1.2 mi · 413
- Peter E Hyland Center1.5 mi · 107
- Carver Elementary School1.7 mi · 566
- Bob Hope Elementary School-Baytown1.9 mi · 370
- Lamar Elementary School2.0 mi · 498
Frequently asked questions
About San Jacinto Elementary SchoolHow many students attend San Jacinto Elementary School?
San Jacinto Elementary School enrolls approximately 567 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does San Jacinto Elementary School serve?
San Jacinto Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at San Jacinto Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at San Jacinto Elementary School is approximately 15.2:1 (37 FTE teachers).
How diverse is San Jacinto Elementary School?
San Jacinto Elementary School reports a student body of 6% White, 78% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees San Jacinto Elementary School?
San Jacinto 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.