Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary

Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary sits in Baytown, a working-class industrial city on the eastern edge of the Houston metro where petrochemical plants line the Ship Channel and tight-knit neighborhoods have a strong sense of community pride. The school lands right around the middle of the pack statewide, with science being a relative bright spot — not surprising given how connected the local economy is to the energy industry. Families looking for a solid neighborhood school in an affordable part of Greater Houston, where kids grow up with a real sense of place, will feel right at home here.