Carver Elementary School
Public elementary school in Baytown, Texas · Goose Creek CISD · Grades K–5
Carver Elementary School serves 566 students in grades K–5 in Baytown (Harris County). It is one of 33 schools in Goose Creek CISD. By enrollment it is the 1889th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.4 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | 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 | 482115002108 |
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 | 566 | 24,032 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 15.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 88.7% | 74.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 42% 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.
Carver Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 17 elementary schools in Goose Creek CISD, Carver Elementary School is the 12th largest, with 2.4% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.4 miles away and have a median of 547 students, so Carver 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 5 with 107 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 79, against an average of 94 per grade. This year grade 5 has 35% more students than kindergarten (107 against 79). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 68.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Goose Creek CISD (65.7%). Black students are next, at 21.9%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
88.7% 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
Carver Elementary School has 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 566 students would have about 38.2 teachers, so Carver Elementary School has 1 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, 0.5 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 | 68.6% |
| Black | 21.9% |
| White | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
44.2% of students are girls and 55.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 79 |
| Grade 1 | 89 |
| Grade 2 | 104 |
| Grade 3 | 87 |
| Grade 4 | 100 |
| Grade 5 | 107 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
610 S Pruett, Baytown, TX 77520
Phone: (281)420-4600
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Carver 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 | 0.5 mi | 370 | 17.6 | 82.7% |
| Lamar Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 0.8 mi | 498 | 13.3 | 87.8% |
| Ashbel Smith Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 0.8 mi | 548 | 14 | 88% |
| De Zavala Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 1.1 mi | 527 | 13.7 | 75.5% |
| San Jacinto Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 1.7 mi | 567 | 15.2 | 89.8% |
| James Bowie Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 1.9 mi | 640 | 15.8 | 82.7% |
| Crockett Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 3.3 mi | 545 | 14.2 | 77.1% |
| Stephen F Austin Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 3.7 mi | 792 | 16.1 | 64.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.