Summary:
There are three elementary schools in zip code 77414 (Bay City, TX), serving Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade within the Bay City Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the 29th percentile statewide and serving a community with significant economic challenges.
Tenie Holmes Elementary (grades 3-5) is the only school with standardized test data, making it the key indicator of academic performance. It shows a promising upward trend, improving from the 21st to the 33rd percentile in state rankings over two years. In the most recent year, 4th-grade math was a standout, with 54.87% of students proficient—exceeding the state average of 49.28%. However, reading remains a significant challenge, with 3rd-grade proficiency at just 32.27% compared to the state's 51.08%. Cherry Elementary (PK-K) serves the highest-need population, with 75.23% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and it receives the highest per-student spending at $10,908. Roberts Elementary (grades 1-2) sits in the middle, with a moderate 64.61% free/reduced lunch rate and a student-teacher ratio of 18.7, but lacks recent academic ranking data.
A clear "pipeline" effect emerges: as grade levels increase, student-teacher ratios rise and per-student spending drops—from Cherry's 17.4 students per teacher and $10,908 per student to Tenie Holmes's 21.2 students per teacher and $9,647 per student. This suggests the district prioritizes resources for its youngest learners, but it creates a resource gap for the testing grades. The high economic disadvantage across all schools (62.91% to 75.23%) is a defining factor, making Tenie Holmes's recent improvement in state ranking a notable achievement. The lack of test data for Cherry and Roberts means families cannot assess how well early-grade investments prepare students for the high-stakes testing environment at Tenie Holmes.
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