Ashbel Smith Elementary School
Public elementary school in Baytown, Texas · Goose Creek CISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Ashbel Smith Elementary School serves 548 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Baytown (Harris County). It is one of 33 schools in Goose Creek CISD. By enrollment it is the 2046th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 39.02 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Goose Creek CISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482115002106 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Goose Creek CISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 548 | 24,032 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14 | 15.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 88% | 74.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 34% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Ashbel Smith Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 17 elementary schools in Goose Creek CISD, Ashbel Smith Elementary School is the 13th largest, with 2.3% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1 miles away and have a median of 556 students, so Ashbel Smith Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 4 with 94 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 21, against an average of 78 per grade. This year grade 5 has 23% more students than kindergarten (91 against 74). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 21 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 82.5% of enrollment, a higher share than across Goose Creek CISD (65.7%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
88% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 74.3% across Goose Creek CISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Ashbel Smith Elementary School has 39.02 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 548 students would have about 37 teachers, so Ashbel Smith Elementary School has 2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, small, which means it is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest other elementary school is Bob Hope El School-Baytown, 0.6 miles away in Bob Hope School. There are 10 elementary schools within 5 miles and 27 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 82.5% |
| Black | 8.2% |
| White | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
48.4% of students are girls and 51.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 21 |
| Kindergarten | 74 |
| Grade 1 | 91 |
| Grade 2 | 89 |
| Grade 3 | 88 |
| Grade 4 | 94 |
| Grade 5 | 91 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
403 E James, Baytown, TX 77520
Phone: (281)420-4615
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ashbel Smith Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Hope El School-Baytown | Bob Hope School | 0.6 mi | 370 | 17.6 | 82.7% |
| Lamar Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 0.7 mi | 498 | 13.3 | 87.8% |
| De Zavala Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 0.7 mi | 527 | 13.7 | 75.5% |
| Carver Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 0.8 mi | 566 | 14.4 | 88.7% |
| James Bowie Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 1.2 mi | 640 | 15.8 | 82.7% |
| San Jacinto Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 2.4 mi | 567 | 15.2 | 89.8% |
| Crockett Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 2.9 mi | 545 | 14.2 | 77.1% |
| Stephen F Austin Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 3.0 mi | 792 | 16.1 | 64.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.