James Bowie Elementary School
Public elementary school in Baytown, Texas · Goose Creek CISD · Grades Pre-K–5
James Bowie Elementary School serves 640 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 1318th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 40.56 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 | 482115002115 |
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 | 640 | 24,032 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.8 | 15.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 82.7% | 74.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 68% 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.
James Bowie Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 17 elementary schools in Goose Creek CISD, James Bowie Elementary School is the 9th largest, with 2.7% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.7 miles away and have a median of 547 students, so James Bowie 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 2 with 108 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 18, against an average of 91 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 102 in kindergarten and 98 in grade 5. It also enrolls 18 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 59.8% of enrollment, a lower share than across Goose Creek CISD (65.7%). Black students are next, at 21.3%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
82.7% 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
James Bowie Elementary School has 40.56 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 640 students would have about 43.2 teachers, so James Bowie Elementary School has 2.6 fewer.
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 Ashbel Smith Elementary School, 1.2 miles away in the same district. There are 10 elementary schools within 5 miles and 24 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 59.8% |
| Black | 21.3% |
| White | 15.6% |
| Two or more races | 3.1% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
49.4% of students are girls and 50.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 18 |
| Kindergarten | 102 |
| Grade 1 | 107 |
| Grade 2 | 108 |
| Grade 3 | 101 |
| Grade 4 | 106 |
| Grade 5 | 98 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
200 Clayton Dr., Baytown, TX 77520
Phone: (281)420-4605
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: James Bowie Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashbel Smith Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 1.2 mi | 548 | 14 | 88% |
| Lamar Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 1.4 mi | 498 | 13.3 | 87.8% |
| De Zavala Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 1.5 mi | 527 | 13.7 | 75.5% |
| Bob Hope El School-Baytown | Bob Hope School | 1.6 mi | 370 | 17.6 | 82.7% |
| Stephen F Austin Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 1.8 mi | 792 | 16.1 | 64.9% |
| Carver Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 1.9 mi | 566 | 14.4 | 88.7% |
| Crockett Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 2.2 mi | 545 | 14.2 | 77.1% |
| Clark Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 3.3 mi | 712 | 15.4 | 60.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.