Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District
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Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District (GCCISD) is a school district
headquartered in Baytown
, Texas
, United States
.
The district has 14 elementary schools (K-5), 5 junior high schools (6-8), 3 high schools (9-12), a career center, and two alternative centers for education. The district serves all of Baytown, Highlands
, Coady
, McNair
, outlying areas of East Harris County
, and a small portion of West Chambers County. The two local high schools, Robert E. Lee (opened in 1920's) and Ross S. Sterling (opened in 1967) have long had a friendly rivalry between them. Lee High School has the unique distinction of having two campuses as a result of overcrowding.
Following several years of research and debate, voters passed a $120 million bond referendum in 2005 to improve present facilities, replace several existing schools and build new ones. Included in this package is a third high school (which was included in a 1999 referendum, but never materialized) named Goose Creek Memorial that opened in Fall 2008. Additionally, Victoria Walker Elementary was opened in fall 2007, with plans for a 16th elementary to be drawn. Both new schools are situated in the north area of Baytown which has seen the most growth in recent years. Highlands Junior High and Bowie Elementary were replaced under the bond program. After the opening of Goose Creek Memorial, Lee High School will be reformated to a smaller campus and the auxiliary campus will be converted to its original purpose as an alternative educational center. Additionally, the district added new classrooms and improved its football stadium.
GCCISD's Stallworth Stadium
is the home for varsity football and soccer for GCCISD as well as for the annual Bayou Bowl
. It seats approximately 16,000 fans, making it one of the largest high school sports venues in the nation.
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable
" by the Texas Education Agency
.
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
headquartered in Baytown
Baytown, Texas
Baytown is a city within Harris County and partially in Chambers County in the Gulf Coast region of the U.S. state of Texas. Located within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area, it lies along both State Highway 146 and Interstate 10. As of 2010, Baytown had an population of 71,802...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, United States
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.
The district has 14 elementary schools (K-5), 5 junior high schools (6-8), 3 high schools (9-12), a career center, and two alternative centers for education. The district serves all of Baytown, Highlands
Highlands, Texas
Highlands is a census-designated place located along the Union Pacific Railroad, north of Interstate 10, and west of Farm to Market Road 2100 in an industrialized area of unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 7,089 at the 2000 census. Highlands is the hometown of...
, Coady
Coady, Texas
Coady is an unincorporated area in east central Harris County, Texas, United States.-External links:...
, McNair
McNair, Texas
McNair is an area in east central Harris County, Texas, United States.The community originated as an African-American community.Much of it is unincorporated; portions are within Baytown.-Education:...
, outlying areas of East Harris County
Harris County, Texas
As of the 2010 Census, the population of the county was 4,092,459, White Americans made up 56.6% of Harris County's population; non-Hispanic whites represented 33.0% of the population. Black Americans made up 18.9% of the population. Native Americans made up 0.7% of Harris County's population...
, and a small portion of West Chambers County. The two local high schools, Robert E. Lee (opened in 1920's) and Ross S. Sterling (opened in 1967) have long had a friendly rivalry between them. Lee High School has the unique distinction of having two campuses as a result of overcrowding.
Following several years of research and debate, voters passed a $120 million bond referendum in 2005 to improve present facilities, replace several existing schools and build new ones. Included in this package is a third high school (which was included in a 1999 referendum, but never materialized) named Goose Creek Memorial that opened in Fall 2008. Additionally, Victoria Walker Elementary was opened in fall 2007, with plans for a 16th elementary to be drawn. Both new schools are situated in the north area of Baytown which has seen the most growth in recent years. Highlands Junior High and Bowie Elementary were replaced under the bond program. After the opening of Goose Creek Memorial, Lee High School will be reformated to a smaller campus and the auxiliary campus will be converted to its original purpose as an alternative educational center. Additionally, the district added new classrooms and improved its football stadium.
GCCISD's Stallworth Stadium
Stallworth Stadium
Stallworth Stadium is a stadium in Baytown, Texas. It is primarily used for American football and soccer, and is the home field of the Robert E. Lee High School, and Ross S. Sterling High School...
is the home for varsity football and soccer for GCCISD as well as for the annual Bayou Bowl
Bayou Bowl
The Bayou Bowl is an annual high school football [z[All-star game|all-star]] bowl game in which the best graduated seniors from Texas and Louisiana play against each other...
. It seats approximately 16,000 fans, making it one of the largest high school sports venues in the nation.
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable
Texas Education Agency accountability ratings system
The Texas Education Agency accountability ratings system rates all public schools, charter schools, and school districts in the State of Texas.The criteria are the same for schools and districts, and are discussed below...
" by the Texas Education Agency
Texas Education Agency
The Texas Education Agency is a branch of the state government of Texas in the United States responsible for public education. The agency is headquartered in the William B...
.
High Schools (Grades 9-12)
- AAAAA
- Ross S. Sterling High SchoolSterling High School (Baytown, Texas)Ross S. Sterling High School is a secondary school located in Baytown, Texas.Sterling, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District. The school was built in 1966 to accommodate the growing population of Baytown. The campus has over and is...
(Baytown)
- Ross S. Sterling High School
- AAAA
- Goose Creek Memorial High SchoolGoose Creek Memorial High SchoolGoose Creek Memorial High School is a secondary school in an unincorporated area in Harris County, Texas, United States in fall 2008. The school is north of Baytown at 6001 East Wallisville Road, 77521....
(Unincorporated Harris County) (opened fall 2008) - Robert E. Lee High SchoolRobert E. Lee High School (Baytown, Texas)Robert E. Lee High School is a secondary school in Baytown, Texas, that serves grades 9 through 12. Lee is one of three high schools in the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District, which serves all of Baytown and Highlands, Texas. The other two are Ross S. Sterling High School and...
(Baytown) (Moved down to 4A in the 2010-2011 school year)
- Goose Creek Memorial High School
- Others
- Impact Early College High School (At Lee College)
Junior High Schools (Grades 6-8)
- Baytown Junior High School (Baytown)
- Cedar Bayou Junior High School (Baytown)
- George H. Gentry Junior High School (Unincorporated Harris County)
- Highlands Junior High School (Unincorporated Harris County)
- Horace Mann Junior High School (Baytown)
Elementary Schools (Grades PK-5)
- Grades PK-5
- Alamo Elementary School (Baytown)
- James Bowie Elementary School (Baytown)
- George Washington Carver Elementary School (Baytown)
- David Crockett Elementary School (Unincorporated Harris County)
- 2003 National Blue Ribbon School
- Lorenzo de Zavala Elementary School (Baytown)
- Harlem Elementary School (Unincorporated Harris County)
- Mirabeau B. Lamar Elementary School (Baytown)
- San Jacinto Elementary School (Baytown)
- Ashbel Smith Elementary School (Baytown)
- William B. Travis Elementary School (Baytown)
- Victoria Walker Elementary School (Baytown)
- Grades K-5
- Stephen F. Austin Elementary School (Baytown)
- Grades 2-5
- Highlands Elementary School (Unincorporated Harris County)
- Grades PK-1
- Bonnie P. Hopper Elementary School (Unincorporated Harris County)