Harlem El, Baytown TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Harlem El

Harlem Elementary is a kindergarten through fifth-grade school in Baytown, serving a substantial population of students in grades distributed fairly evenly across the span, with roughly equal cohorts at each grade level. The school is located on Interstate 10 East and operates as part of Goose Creek CISD.

The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a large Black enrollment and smaller White and multiracial populations. A very substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating high economic need in the school's attendance zone. The school does not report counts or rates for English learners or special education students in the available data.

Academic performance data is available for grades four and five on state assessments, with limited third-grade results due to small tested cohorts. Fourth-grade students show modest performance, with less than half meeting proficiency in English language arts and in math. Fifth graders score lower still, with proficiency below where fourth-grade peers stand in both subjects, and science proficiency remains considerably below half. The pattern across both grades suggests students are approaching state standards at higher rates than they are meeting them, meaning more students are making progress toward proficiency than have reached it. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index places it above the midpoint among elementary schools in Harris County, though the absolute performance levels are modest. Parents may want to ask the school about curriculum and intervention strategies in math and science, where performance gaps appear widest.

Baytown itself is an industrial city about a short drive east of Houston, anchored by major petrochemical facilities and oil refining operations. The town has an older downtown arts district with a sculpture trail and revitalized cultural amenities, while residential neighborhoods and public schools occupy separate campuses away from the downtown core. New development is underway, including a mixed-use marketplace project and new single-family subdivisions. Housing in the zip code is moderately priced, with home values and rents stable or declining slightly year over year. The community is supported by an extensive trail network and parks system, making outdoor recreation accessible even though everyday walkability outside the arts district remains car-dependent.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 437%

School 37% · District 19% · ▲ 18 pts above district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 527%

School 27% · District 32% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 448%

School 48% · District 24% · ▲ 24 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 538%

School 38% · District 58% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Science

Grade 521%

School 21% · District 21%

▼ 2 pts below state median · even with county median

This schoolGOOSE CREEK CISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income27%Higher-income46%19 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income49%Higher-income40%9 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income35%Higher-income64%29 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income26%Higher-income36%10 pp gap