📍 816 N Pruett St, Baytown, Harris County, 77520
Lamar el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Baytown, Harris County. The school has 543 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Goose Creek Cisd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lamar el enrolls 543 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Hispanic or Latino, 14% Black or African American and 6.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 417 | 77% |
| Black or African American | 77 | 14% |
| White | 36 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
482 of the school's 543 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 434 qualify for free lunch and 48 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lamar el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 6, state house district 144.
Lamar el is one of 34 schools in GOOSE CREEK CISD, based in BAYTOWN, Texas. The district serves 24,032 students district-wide and employs 1,681 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 543 students, Lamar el is smaller than the district average of about 707 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small