Crenshaw El and Middle School
Public elementary school in Port Bolivar, Texas · Galveston ISD · Grades Pre-K–8
Crenshaw El and Middle School serves 131 students in grades Pre-K–8 in Port Bolivar (Galveston County). It is one of 10 schools in Galveston ISD. By enrollment it is the 4623rd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 8 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 ÷ 16.4 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–8 |
| District | Galveston ISD |
| County | Galveston County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482028001997 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Galveston ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 131 | 6,383 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 8 | 14.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 77.1% | 77.6% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 0% 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.
Crenshaw El and Middle School in context
Size
Crenshaw El and Middle School is the smallest of Galveston ISD's 5 elementary schools; its 131 students are 2.1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 13.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 448; Crenshaw El and Middle School is smaller than most of them.
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 6 with 19 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 6, against an average of 13 per grade. This year grade 8 has 217% more students than kindergarten (19 against 6). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 10 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 53.4% here and 23.6% across Galveston ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 41.2%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
77.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 77.6% across Galveston ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 16.4 full-time-equivalent teachers for 131 students, Crenshaw El and Middle School has 8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 131 students would have about 8.9 teachers, so Crenshaw El and Middle School has 7.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Crenshaw El and Middle School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other elementary school is Austin Elementary School, 10.6 miles away in the same district. No other elementary school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 53.4% |
| Hispanic | 41.2% |
| Black | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
58% of students are girls and 42% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 10 |
| Kindergarten | 6 |
| Grade 1 | 17 |
| Grade 2 | 12 |
| Grade 3 | 9 |
| Grade 4 | 17 |
| Grade 5 | 7 |
| Grade 6 | 19 |
| Grade 7 | 15 |
| Grade 8 | 19 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
406 Hwy 87, Port Bolivar, TX 77650
Phone: (409)761-6350
Website: gisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Crenshaw El and Middle School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Elementary School | Galveston ISD | 10.6 mi | 784 | 14.4 | 95% |
| Roosevelt-Wilson Elementary School | Texas City ISD | 12.7 mi | 460 | 13.1 | 73.3% |
| Ambassadors Preparatory Academy | Ambassadors Preparatory Academy | 13.1 mi | 167 | 10.5 | 83.8% |
| Burnet Elementary School | Galveston ISD | 13.2 mi | 562 | 14.2 | 92.3% |
| Parker Elementary School | Galveston ISD | 13.9 mi | 436 | 12.7 | 84.2% |
| Kohfeldt Elementary School | Texas City ISD | 14.1 mi | 429 | 14.6 | 88.3% |
| Manuel Guajardo Jr. Elementary School | Texas City ISD | 14.2 mi | 501 | 14 | 69.7% |
| Heights Elementary School | Texas City ISD | 14.7 mi | 412 | 12.4 | 86.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Galveston ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aim College & Career Prep | High | 8–12 | 101 |
| Austin Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 784 |
| Ball High School | High | 9–12 | 1,905 |
| Burnet Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 562 |
| Central Middle School | Middle | 7–8 | 785 |
| Moody Early Childhood Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 161 |
| Oppe Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 669 |
| Parker Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 436 |
| Weis | Middle | 5–6 | 844 |