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Tenie Holmes Elementary

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Tenie Holmes Elementary ranks 3110 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

3110^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Tenie Holmes Elementary in Bay City, TX, serves 763 students in grades 3 through 5 within the Bay City Independent School District (Isd), and is a school on a clear upward trajectory after a challenging period. While the school’s overall state ranking was in the 11th percentile in 2022-2023, it has climbed for three consecutive years to the 33rd percentile in 2025-2026, signaling a strong turnaround. This positive momentum is especially notable when compared to nearby schools like Sweeny Elementary and Van Vleck Elementary, which have seen more stagnant results. However, the school still faces challenges, including a high student-to-teacher ratio of 21.2:1, which is the highest among comparable schools—far above the 16.3:1 ratio at the high-performing Blessing Elementary in the Tidehaven Independent School District (Isd).

One of the most remarkable strengths at Tenie Holmes is its exceptional support for English Language Learners (ELL), ranking in the 92nd percentile statewide for this group in 2025-2026—a stark contrast to the school’s overall performance. Additionally, 4th graders achieved a 54.87% proficiency rate in math, which actually exceeded the state average of 49.28%, suggesting a specific instructional strength that could be replicated in other grades and subjects. This success is part of a broader recovery from the pandemic, as the school has bounced back from a low of the 11th percentile in 2022-2023, showing a more pronounced recovery than many of its peers.

Despite these bright spots, the school struggles significantly with serving its African American students, ranking in the 8th percentile for this subgroup in 2025-2026, a persistent challenge that requires targeted attention. The school’s spending of $9,647 per student is lower than several nearby schools, including the high-performing Markham Elementary ($11,370), but also lower than the struggling Van Vleck Elementary ($12,760), indicating that how money is spent matters more than the raw amount. Overall, Tenie Holmes is a school with strong momentum and clear areas for growth, making it a compelling option for families who value a school that is actively improving and excels with diverse learners.

763

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,302

Per pupil spending ?

62.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3200 5th St
Bay City, TX 77414-5515

(979) 401-1400

District: Bay City Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Tenie Holmes Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bay City J H
High:	Bay City High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.7%

White:

15.5%

African American:

12.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 30th percentile in 2016 → 33rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (42% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Reading scores 14 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg42%

Texas avg51%

3,110^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

675^th of 951Bay City Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	3110 of 4627	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.7	3447 of 4651	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	3704 of 4710	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	4147 of 4647	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	3490 of 4581	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	3094 of 4578	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	2864 of 4479	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	2656 of 4359	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.4	3304 of 4329	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.7	2982 of 4286	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.8	3263 of 4320	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.0	2905 of 4260	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.6	3109 of 4221	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.0	2835 of 4206	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.0	2220 of 2406	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	1599 of 1905	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	2342 of 2443	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	2343 of 2443	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	1998 of 2421	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	1857 of 2444	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	2467 of 2515	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	2044 of 2483	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	749 of 814	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	27.0	3681 of 4461	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.0	2720 of 4331	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.8	2340 of 4295	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	2578 of 4240	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	85.2	129 of 1643	92.1%	★★★★★
2025	56.3	1076 of 2918	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	942 of 3668	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	33.5	2599 of 3556	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	2349 of 3487	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.8	2018 of 3446	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	1923 of 3333	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	1524 of 3226	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	3165 of 4575	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.1	2638 of 3744	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	3526 of 4658	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	3999 of 4588	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	3338 of 4561	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	2873 of 4499	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	2851 of 4348	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	2444 of 4306	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	27.9	2388 of 3006	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.9	1748 of 3184	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.6	2724 of 4413	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.7	2626 of 3644	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	3074 of 4465	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.3	3839 of 4401	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	3227 of 4376	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.5	2676 of 4329	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	2604 of 4188	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	2631 of 4168	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	3099 of 4520	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	3561 of 4594	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	4184 of 4521	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	3550 of 4477	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	3066 of 4451	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	2662 of 4309	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	2712 of 4264	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	3011 of 4582	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.4	2932 of 3739	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	3704 of 4647	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	4146 of 4585	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	3684 of 4563	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	3234 of 4498	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	2730 of 4357	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	2843 of 4319	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	651 of 1106	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	920 of 1128	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	720 of 1099	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	724 of 1004	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	816 of 961	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.9	2750 of 4301	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.1	2716 of 3549	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	2788 of 4292	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.7	3689 of 4086	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	3762 of 3952	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	2673 of 3799	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	2454 of 3684	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	2469 of 3558	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	2019 of 3006	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	2529 of 3108	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	2783 of 3106	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	2449 of 3082	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	2417 of 3082	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.3	1597 of 3142	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.8	1319 of 3127	57.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2026)92nd percentile+59 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)41st percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)38th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)36th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)34th percentile~ school

White (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile~ school

Female (2026)31st percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2021)21st percentile-12 vs school

At Risk (2022)17th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)8th percentile-18 vs school

African American (2026)8th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics43%-4 vs state

Reading40%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Tenie Holmes Elementary	Public	3-5	3200 5th St	Bay City	77414	Matagorda County	Bay City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 401-1400	763	36	21.2	62.9%	118 (15.5%)	95 (12.5%)	532 (69.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.6%)	34.7	3110^th of 4627 public elementary schools	32.8%		29.7	3447^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.9%	337	32.3	46.7	41.3	31.5	54.9	42.0	$7,302
Cherry Elementary	Public	PK-K	2619 8th St	Bay City	77414	Matagorda County	Bay City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 401-1300	432	25	17.4	75.2%	66 (15.3%)	60 (13.9%)	289 (66.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)								(n/a)							$9,949
Roberts Elementary	Public	1-2	4100 Hiram Brandon Dr	Bay City	77414	Matagorda County	Bay City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 401-1500	486	26	18.7	64.6%	82 (16.9%)	66 (13.6%)	317 (65.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.9%)								(n/a)							$8,385
Van Vleck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	178 S 4th St	Van Vleck	77482	Matagorda County	Van Vleck Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 323-5040	447	31	14.4	66.9%	226 (50.6%)	22 (4.9%)	176 (39.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	35.3	3066^th of 4627 public elementary schools	33.7%		35.1	3118^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.0%	52	44.9	39.0	54.6	56.5	26.7	20.8	$7,799
Markham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	299 Ave I N	Markham	77465	Matagorda County	Tidehaven Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 843-4340	255	16	15.9	51.8%	89 (34.9%)	20 (7.8%)	139 (54.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	93.4	232^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	95.0%		95.3	174^th of 4651 public elementary schools	96.3%	58	72.9	66.7	88.0	79.6	75.0	96.0	$8,962
Sweeny Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	905 Sycamore	Sweeny	77480	Brazoria County	Sweeny Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 491-8300	869	55	15.8	55.2%	519 (59.7%)	71 (8.2%)	232 (26.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.9%)	44.3	2429^th of 4627 public elementary schools	47.5%		37.8	2938^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.8%	509	51.4	46.1	37.9	49.5	55.3	37.9	$8,732
Blessing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	231 Fm 616	Blessing	77419	Matagorda County	Tidehaven Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 843-4330	279	17	16.3	64.9%	93 (33.3%)	1 (0.4%)	179 (64.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	96.2	120^th of 4627 public elementary schools	97.4%		88.7	419^th of 4651 public elementary schools	91.0%	299	91.9	76.9	79.5	75.7	82.1	92.3	$9,072
Newgulf Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1867 Burning Stone	Boling	77420	Wharton County	Boling Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 657-2837	559	32	17.2	56.2%	215 (38.5%)	44 (7.9%)	281 (50.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	41.5	2619^th of 4627 public elementary schools	43.4%		58.2	1663^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	64.2%	956	55.3	51.2	54.7	36.8	33.7	37.2	$6,937

Frequently Asked Questions about Tenie Holmes Elementary

What district is Tenie Holmes Elementary in?

Bay City Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Tenie Holmes Elementary?

Students at Tenie Holmes Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 15% White, 12% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Tenie Holmes Elementary a good school?

Tenie Holmes Elementary ranks 3110^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Tenie Holmes Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tenie Holmes Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bay City J H
High : Bay City High School

How many students attend Tenie Holmes Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 763 students attended Tenie Holmes Elementary.

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