Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District (GCCISD) is a school district headquartered in Baytown, Texas, United States. The district has 18 elementary schools, 6 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 district has a total enrollment of 23,765 students and 1,534 staff. The district's total actual budget for 2019-2020 is US$293.9 million. In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.

History

Goose Creek Independent School District was organized in 1919 and served the tri-cities of Pelly, Goose Creek, and Baytown. The district launched its first building program in 1921 with the passing of a $200,000 bond issue for the purchase of land and construction of five schools. In 1938 the Highlands community, previously in Crosby ISD, joined the Goose Creek district. Robert E. Lee High School opened in 1928 and was named in honor of Robert E. Lee, the military commander of the Confedererate Army. In 1954, Goose Creek ISD consolidated with Cedar Bayou ISD to form Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District (GCCISD). GCCISD became desegregated in 1967 and George Washington Carver High School was closed. In 2002 the district changed scheduling for all schools.

Academic Performance

2022-2023 TAPR report; According to the 03/01/2024 Baytown Sun article, "Goose Creek ISD Underwhelms In Performance Report" "Based on the Texas Academic Performance Reports that were presented at the Feb. 5 school board meeting, the scores from standardized academic tests indicate Goose Creek ISD is behind the region and state in academics for the 2022-2023 reporting period. The administration did not give a reason for this disparity." The full TAPR report from the TEA can be viewed here.

Infrastructure

For 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 reformatted 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.

Student demographics

For the 2018–2019 school year the district reported a total enrollment of 23,765

Ethnicity

Risk factors

Coverage area

Cities

GCCISD covers all of the following municipalities:

Board members

As of mid-2020, the members of the GCCISD Board of Trustees are: Contact page https://www.gccisd.net/page/BOARD.home

The Goose Call podcast

In August 2020, Goose Creek CISD introduced the Goose Call audio podcast to discuss important issues in the district. The podcast is mainly discuss the COVID-19 and return to school. The Goose Call is hosted by Matthew Bolinger and Kendall David and produced by Carrie Pryor-Newman. It is available on iTunes and Podbean.

Episodes

Schools

High Schools (Grades 9-12)

5-A '''Non-UIL Affiliated Campuses

Junior High Schools (Grades 6-8)

Elementary Schools (Grades PK-5)

Grades PK-5 Grades 1-5 Grades PK-1