Photo: Djetelina at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Bacliff’s public schools outscore 72% of Texas districts
In Bacliff, 48% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Bacliff, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Bacliff’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 629 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bacliff’s, its schools beat 81%, higher than their 72% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 58% and math 48% across both districts in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Dickinson Independent spends $12,563 per student and Clear Creek Independent $10,905, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Bacliff’s grade
B+: better than 72% of Texas school districts, #141 of 642 Texas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Texas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bacliff, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Bacliff
Kenneth E Little El
Grades PK–3 · 505 students · 14:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Bacliff
Kenneth E Little El
Grades PK–3 · 505 students · 14:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Bacliff
Kenneth E Little El
Grades PK–3 · 505 students · 14:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Bacliff
Kenneth E Little El
Grades PK–3 · 505 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Bacliff runs its own schools through grade 12 (Dickinson Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the Clear Creek Independent School District, shared with Clear Lake Shores, El Lago, Friendswood, Kemah, League City, Nassau Bay, Seabrook, Taylor Lake Village and Webster. Its middle school is in Friendswood. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Bacliff
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Bacliff vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Bacliff’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Bacliff | B+ | Dickinson Independent PK–12 · Clear Creek Independent PK–12 |
| Texas City | C | Dickinson Independent PK–12 · Texas City Independent PK–12 |
| Kemah | A− | Clear Creek Independent |
| League City | A− | Clear Creek Independent |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Clear Creek Independent with Bacliff for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Bacliff
21 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Bacliff’s schools
Are Bacliff’s schools good?
By Texas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Bacliff children attend outscore 72% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #141 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 81%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Bacliff in?
Two districts: Dickinson Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and Clear Creek Independent School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Clear Lake Shores, El Lago, Friendswood, Kemah, League City, Nassau Bay, Seabrook, Taylor Lake Village and Webster.
Where do Bacliff kids go to high school?
One of 7 high schools, depending on your address: Dickinson H S, Clear Springs H S, Clear Falls H S, Clear Lake H S, Clear Creek H S, Clear Brook H S and Clear Horizons Early College H S.
What is Bacliff’s graduation rate?
97% of the class of 2023 in Clear Creek Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Bacliff spend per student?
$12,563 in Dickinson Independent School District and $10,905 in Clear Creek Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Bacliff families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.