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Bay City High School

Q: Is Bay City High School a good school?

Bay City High School ranks 1152 nd of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Bay City High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,042 students attended Bay City High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Bay City High School?

Students at Bay City High School are 69% Hispanic, 15% White, 12% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Bay City High School?

Bay City High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Cherry Elementary Elementary : Roberts Elementary Elementary : Tenie Holmes Elementary Middle : Bay City J H

Public Grades 9-12

1152^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 43% of Texas high schools

Summary

Bay City High School in Bay City, TX, serves 1,042 students in grades 9-12 within the Bay City Independent School District (Isd), located about 75 miles southwest of Houston in a rural setting. The school has shown a clear upward trajectory in its state ranking over the past decade, moving from a 1-star rating to a consistent 2-star rating since 2021, with its most recent ranking placing it in the 43rd percentile—its highest position in recent years.

Bay City High School is significantly larger than its nearby peers, nearly double the size of Sweeny High School (597 students) and over three times the size of Boling High School (328), Tidehaven High School (312), and Van Vleck High School (342). While this larger scale allows for a broader range of course offerings and extracurricular activities, it also presents challenges. The school consistently underperforms on core STAAR End-of-Course exams compared to its neighbors, particularly in Algebra I (36.71% proficiency vs. Tidehaven's 64.58%) and English I & II Reading (47.92% and 52.9%, the lowest among nearby schools). However, U.S. History is a relative bright spot, with a proficiency rate (70.04%) on par with the state average. The school also has a lower graduation rate (92.2%) compared to Boling, Sweeny, and Van Vleck, all of which report rates of 98.6% or higher.

One notable strength is the school's exceptional effectiveness for its Special Education students, who ranked in the 95th percentile (5 stars) in 2024-2025. However, the school faces significant equity gaps, with concerning performance for some student groups. The Algebra I bottleneck is a critical weakness, with proficiency rates stuck in the 27-37% range for the past four years, well below the district average of 56.3%. With a student-teacher ratio of 16.1—higher than all nearby peers—Bay City's challenge is to leverage its larger size and resources to create effective, targeted interventions that can match the personalized outcomes of its smaller, higher-performing neighbors like Tidehaven and Sweeny.

1,042

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,665

Per pupil spending ?

50.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 7th St
Bay City, TX 77414

(979) 401-1100

District: Bay City Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Bay City High School:

Elementary:	Cherry Elementary
	Roberts Elementary
	Tenie Holmes Elementary
Middle:	Bay City J H

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.2%

White:

15.5%

African American:

12.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2026

Strengths

✓92% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (56% vs 62% meeting standards)

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

!Algebra I scores 17 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg58%

Texas avg62%

1,152^nd of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 27 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)

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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	43.1	1152 of 2009	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.3	1248 of 1974	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	1039 of 1990	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	1065 of 1961	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	1095 of 1876	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	1117 of 1861	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.3	1397 of 1857	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	1386 of 1797	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.7	1337 of 1777	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.3	1492 of 1762	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.5	1307 of 1743	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.5	1366 of 1734	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.8	1170 of 1652	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.3	1131 of 1603	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.7	1257 of 1672	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.2	1212 of 1568	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	51.0	957 of 1539	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.0	914 of 1510	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.9	922 of 1497	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.7	894 of 1430	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	56.0	733 of 1429	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	58.9	694 of 1427	51.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	780 of 1086	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.0	563 of 834	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	765 of 1065	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	726 of 1069	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	715 of 1031	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.8	779 of 1020	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	872 of 1024	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	910 of 1013	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	332 of 428	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	34.4	1188 of 1837	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	1105 of 1829	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.6	1599 of 1810	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	1562 of 1784	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.1	607 of 1195	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.9	727 of 1153	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	561 of 1437	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	426 of 1371	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	462 of 1278	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.3	626 of 1195	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	753 of 1136	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	730 of 1113	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.4	1150 of 1936	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.6	1087 of 1504	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	1151 of 1880	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	1138 of 1891	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	1115 of 1841	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	1107 of 1815	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	1344 of 1798	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	1311 of 1781	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	0.0	962 of 964	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	72.1	108 of 1182	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	72.5	149 of 1172	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.2	173 of 1177	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	43.3	861 of 1145	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.5	839 of 1137	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.3	889 of 1860	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.1	904 of 1453	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	837 of 1805	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	795 of 1820	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.7	853 of 1762	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.3	849 of 1743	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.6	1255 of 1714	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	1320 of 1691	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	1202 of 1937	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.2	757 of 1513	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.5	967 of 1884	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	969 of 1897	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	1014 of 1847	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.4	1064 of 1848	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.5	1428 of 1818	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	1541 of 1794	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.6	1131 of 1954	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.9	995 of 1515	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	1007 of 1891	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	931 of 1913	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.9	1058 of 1853	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	1117 of 1840	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	1449 of 1824	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	1558 of 1803	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	520 of 713	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.3	561 of 598	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	696 of 731	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	402 of 677	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	410 of 664	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.0	237 of 588	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.0	427 of 604	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.0	204 of 582	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	591 of 1581	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	88.0	62 of 1299	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	32.9	1088 of 1548	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.9	692 of 1478	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.0	773 of 1418	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.2	511 of 1382	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.9	1171 of 1357	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	1212 of 1347	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.6	681 of 1584	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	758 of 1556	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	671 of 1576	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	888 of 1525	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.1	896 of 1510	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	991 of 1526	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	1083 of 1539	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)63rd percentile+20 vs school

White (2026)57th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)52nd percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)49th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)41st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile-5 vs school

At Risk (2022)35th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)28th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)27th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)22nd percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)<1st percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History70%~ state avg

Biology66%-5 vs state

English II Reading53%-7 vs state

English I Reading48%-8 vs state

Algebra I37%-17 vs state

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by a citizen
Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Diverse curriculum. Great Career & Technology education. Excellent teachers, particularly strong in math, science and fine arts. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, October 31, 2010

The entire school seems to be on a downward slide as far as safety for the children,leadership direction from administrators,educational standards and athletics. In the past this school was highly recognized and respected with all kinds of awards both academic and athletic. The school has been on a steady decline for years with Parents moving their children to surrounding schools and appears to be no improvement in the near future. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	Total
Bay City High School	Public	9-12	400 7th St	Bay City	77414	Matagorda County	Bay City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 401-1100	1,042	65	16.1	50.7%	161 (15.5%)	125 (12.0%)	721 (69.2%)	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	22 (2.1%)	43.1	1152^nd of 2009 public high schools	42.7%		36.3	1248^th of 1974 public high schools	36.8%	96	36.7	65.9	47.9	52.9	70.0	$10,665
Van Vleck High School	Public	9-12	8980 Sh 35 N	Van Vleck	77482	Matagorda County	Van Vleck Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 245-4664	342	32	10.8	47.7%	167 (48.8%)	37 (10.8%)	125 (36.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	45.9	1069^th of 2009 public high schools	46.8%		47	991^st of 1974 public high schools	49.8%	78	0.0	50.7	52.6	60.7	83.3	$12,833
Tidehaven High School	Public	9-12	205 Fm 1095	El Maton	77440	Matagorda County	Tidehaven Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 843-4310	312	25	12.3	57.7%	111 (35.6%)	13 (4.2%)	181 (58.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	72	383^rd of 2009 public high schools	80.9%		62.1	623^rd of 1974 public high schools	68.4%	240	64.6	83.3	75.4	71.3	76.4	$14,764
Sweeny High School	Public	9-12	600 E Ashley Wilson Rd	Sweeny	77480	Brazoria County	Sweeny Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 491-8100	597	50	11.9	45.9%	341 (57.1%)	66 (11.1%)	159 (26.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.9%)	61.5	645^th of 2009 public high schools	67.9%		50.1	906^th of 1974 public high schools	54.1%	261	43.3	86.4	61.9	59.2	79.0	$12,208
Boling High School	Public	9-12	407 Atlantic St	Boling	77420	Wharton County	Boling Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 657-2816	328	22	14.6	47.0%	111 (33.8%)	34 (10.4%)	181 (55.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	47.5	1022^nd of 2009 public high schools	49.1%		40.6	1148^th of 1974 public high schools	41.8%	126	18.4	69.0	62.9	55.7	71.4	$12,427

Frequently Asked Questions about Bay City High School

How many students attend Bay City High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,042 students attended Bay City High School.

Is Bay City High School a good school?

Bay City High School ranks 1152^nd of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Bay City High School?

Students at Bay City High School are 69% Hispanic, 15% White, 12% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Bay City High School in?

Bay City Independent School District (Isd)

What schools feed into Bay City High School?

Bay City High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cherry Elementary
Elementary : Roberts Elementary
Elementary : Tenie Holmes Elementary
Middle : Bay City J H

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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