Gccisd Virtual Academy
Public school in Baytown, Texas · Goose Creek CISD · Grades 3–12
Gccisd Virtual Academy serves 79 students in grades 3–12 in Baytown (Harris County). It is one of 33 schools in Goose Creek CISD. By enrollment it is the 324th largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 38.5 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas school (11).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 356 Texas schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 2.05 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, fully virtual |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | 3–12 |
| 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 | 482115022859 |
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 schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 79 | 24,032 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 38.5 | 15.7 | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 62% | 74.3% | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 100% of Texas schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Gccisd Virtual Academy in context
Size
Gccisd Virtual Academy is the only school in Goose Creek CISD. Its 79 students are 0.3% of the district's 24,032. The 8 nearest schools are a median 23 miles away and have a median of 280 students, so Gccisd Virtual Academy is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as fully virtual: its students learn online rather than in a school building.
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 12 with 19 students, and its smallest is grade 3 with 2, against an average of 8 per grade. This year grade 12 has 850% more students than grade 3 (19 against 2). 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 50.6% of enrollment, a lower share than across Goose Creek CISD (65.7%). White students are next, at 29.1%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
62% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 74.3% across Goose Creek CISD and a median of 61.6% for Texas 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
Gccisd Virtual Academy has 2.05 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 38.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 79 students would have about 7.2 teachers, so Gccisd Virtual Academy has 5.1 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas schools (11).
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 school is Dr. Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School, 16.9 miles away in Pasadena ISD. No other school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 50.6% |
| White | 29.1% |
| Black | 17.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |
65.8% of students are girls and 34.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 3 | 2 |
| Grade 4 | 2 |
| Grade 5 | 5 |
| Grade 6 | 8 |
| Grade 7 | 9 |
| Grade 8 | 11 |
| Grade 9 | 4 |
| Grade 10 | 11 |
| Grade 11 | 8 |
| Grade 12 | 19 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5950 N Main, Baytown, TX 77521
Phone: (281)421-4488
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Gccisd Virtual Academy. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School | Pasadena ISD | 16.9 mi | 1,486 | 17 | 80.1% |
| Houston Gateway Academy - Coral Campus | Houston Gateway Academy Inc | 20.2 mi | 961 | 24.1 | 84.5% |
| George I Sanchez Charter | George I Sanchez Charter | 21.6 mi | 726 | 20.8 | 81.1% |
| Community Services-Sec | Houston ISD | 22.3 mi | 83 | 2 | 79.5% |
| Ki Charter - Kingwood | Ki Charter | 23.7 mi | 21 | 7.6 | 28.6% |
| Harris County Juvenile Detention Center | Excel Academy | 23.8 mi | 165 | 11.1 | 98.2% |
| George I Sanchez North | George I Sanchez Charter | 25.4 mi | 394 | 19 | 80.7% |
| Lane School | Aldine ISD | 25.4 mi | 101 | 1.9 | 53.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.