Harlem Elementary School
Public elementary school in Baytown, Texas · Goose Creek CISD · Grades K–5
Harlem Elementary School serves 575 students in grades K–5 in Baytown (Harris County). It is one of 33 schools in Goose Creek CISD. By enrollment it is the 1801st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.6 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 ÷ 39.49 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–5 |
| District | Goose Creek CISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482115002111 |
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 | 575 | 24,032 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.6 | 15.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87.1% | 74.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 46% 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.
Harlem Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 17 elementary schools in Goose Creek CISD, Harlem Elementary School is the 10th largest, with 2.4% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.6 miles away and have a median of 748 students, so Harlem Elementary 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 1 with 109 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 81, against an average of 96 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 97 in kindergarten and 101 in grade 5.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 68.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Goose Creek CISD (65.7%). Black students are next, at 20.9%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
87.1% 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
Harlem Elementary School has 39.49 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 575 students would have about 38.9 teachers, so Harlem Elementary School has about as many as that.
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 suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Banuelos Elementary School, 1.6 miles away in the same district. There are 9 elementary schools within 5 miles and 35 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 68.3% |
| Black | 20.9% |
| White | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 3.3% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
47.8% of students are girls and 52.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 97 |
| Grade 1 | 109 |
| Grade 2 | 93 |
| Grade 3 | 94 |
| Grade 4 | 81 |
| Grade 5 | 101 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3333 Interstate 10 E, Baytown, TX 77521
Phone: (281)420-4910
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Harlem Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banuelos Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 1.6 mi | 769 | 16.2 | 72.7% |
| Victoria Walker Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 1.7 mi | 763 | 16.1 | 64.6% |
| Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 2.3 mi | 749 | 17 | 64.6% |
| Travis Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 2.3 mi | 709 | 16 | 77.9% |
| Alamo Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 2.9 mi | 746 | 15.5 | 75.5% |
| Highlands Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 2.9 mi | 868 | 15.6 | 79.6% |
| Hopper Primary School | Goose Creek CISD | 3.0 mi | 239 | 14 | 79.5% |
| Crockett Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 3.8 mi | 545 | 14.2 | 77.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.