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Victoria Walker Elementary School
- 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 27 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 122 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 116 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 129 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 135 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (135).
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 28.0% | 23.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% | 32.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 53.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.0% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 61.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 37.0% | 35.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 44% 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%.
Schools most like Victoria Walker Elementary School
Victoria Walker Elementary School's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Walker Elementary School this school | 763 | 64.6% | 44.0% |
| Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary School BAYTOWN | 749 | 64.6% | 37.0% |
| Zwink Elementary School KLEIN | 840 | 63.2% | 49.9% |
| Mitchell Elementary School DALLAS | 787 | 65.4% | 39.1% |
| Ehrhardt Elementary School KLEIN | 713 | 66.1% | 52.9% |
| H C Carleston Elementary School PEARLAND | 714 | 66.9% | 46.4% |
Where Victoria Walker Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,087 of 4,401 | #268 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,405 of 4,466 ▲ 649 | #336 of 625 ▲ 103 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #2,156 of 4,466 ▼ 244 | #277 of 625 ▼ 35 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.0pp | #664 of 3,998 | #85 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 763 | #583 of 4,938 | #163 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #3,374 of 4,622 | #455 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #1,329 of 4,628 | #165 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.6% | #2,860 of 4,789 | #507 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #1,855 of 2,838 | #317 of 441 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 763 | 47.3 | 16.1:1 | 65% (493) |
| 2023-24 | 732 | 46 | 15.9:1 | 63% (461) |
| 2022-23 | 829 | 47.8 | 17.3:1 | 66% (544) |
| 2020-21 | 724 | 48 | 15.1:1 | 58% (418) |
| 2017-18 | 868 | 47.8 | 18.2:1 | 45% (393) |
| 2015-16 | 910 | 50 | 18.2:1 | 45% (409) |
| 2010-11 | 964 | 60 | 16.1:1 | 49% (473) |
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (868 to 763); teachers down 1% (47.8 to 47.3).
About Victoria Walker Elementary School
Victoria Walker Elementary School is a public elementary school run by GOOSE CREEK CISD in BAYTOWN, Texas. It reported 763 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. By comparison, elementary schools in Texas enroll about 519 students on average.
The 34 schools of GOOSE CREEK CISD, including Victoria Walker Elementary School, enroll 24,032 students.
More than half of the students at Victoria Walker Elementary School are Hispanic (57%). The remaining shares are 19% Black, 15% White, 6% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Harris County's population at about 44%. The diversity index for Victoria Walker Elementary School is 61%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Victoria Walker Elementary School comes to 47.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.1:1. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 1.0 fewer students per teacher than here. Victoria Walker Elementary School counts 65% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Victoria Walker Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 40% of Texas public elementary schools.
Victoria Walker Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.0% is 2.1 points below the 46.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Looking at the county, Harris County, median household income comes to about $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county's public schools total 1,205, with about 886,911 students.
Victoria Walker Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Banuelos Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Victoria Walker Elementary School is ahead of the 41.0% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 7.
Under the NCES locale system, Victoria Walker Elementary School is City: Small.
Enrollment rose by 5% across 4 years, from 724 in 2020-21 to 763 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.1:1 to 16.1:1.
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