Lamar Elementary School
Public elementary school in Baytown, Texas · Goose Creek CISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Lamar Elementary School serves 498 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 2560th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.3 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 ÷ 37.4 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 | 482115002116 |
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 | 498 | 24,032 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.3 | 15.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87.8% | 74.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 23% 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.
Lamar Elementary School in context
Size
Lamar Elementary School is the 16th largest of Goose Creek CISD's 17 elementary schools; its 498 students are 2.1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 557; Lamar 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 91 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 2, against an average of 71 per grade. This year grade 5 has 10% fewer students than kindergarten (78 against 87). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 2 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 77.3% here and 65.7% across Goose Creek CISD. Black students are next, at 12.9%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
87.8% of its students are eligible 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
With 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers for 498 students, Lamar Elementary School has 13.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 498 students would have about 33.6 teachers, so Lamar Elementary School has 3.8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Lamar Elementary School is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. The nearest other elementary school is Bob Hope El School-Baytown, 0.3 miles away in Bob Hope School. Within 10 miles there are 28 other elementary schools, 12 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 77.3% |
| Black | 12.9% |
| White | 7% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
45.4% of students are girls and 54.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 2 |
| Kindergarten | 87 |
| Grade 1 | 76 |
| Grade 2 | 91 |
| Grade 3 | 81 |
| Grade 4 | 83 |
| Grade 5 | 78 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
816 N Pruett St, Baytown, TX 77520
Phone: (281)420-4625
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lamar 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 | 0.3 mi | 370 | 17.6 | 82.7% |
| Ashbel Smith Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 0.7 mi | 548 | 14 | 88% |
| Carver Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 0.8 mi | 566 | 14.4 | 88.7% |
| De Zavala Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 1.4 mi | 527 | 13.7 | 75.5% |
| James Bowie Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 1.4 mi | 640 | 15.8 | 82.7% |
| San Jacinto Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 2.0 mi | 567 | 15.2 | 89.8% |
| Crockett Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 2.6 mi | 545 | 14.2 | 77.1% |
| Stephen F Austin Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 3.0 mi | 792 | 16.1 | 64.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.