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Schools in Bayou Vista · Texas City Independent School District

Bayou Vista’s public schools score below 89% of Texas districts on tests and graduation

In Bayou Vista, 37% of tested students read at a proficient level, below the Texas average (51%). The grade covers the public school district serving Bayou Vista, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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.

Reading proficiency
37%
▼ 14 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
▼ 11 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80%
▼ 10 pts vs TX 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.4K
▲ 28% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
6,549 students on the public path
In brief

Bayou Vista’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 275 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bayou Vista’s, its schools beat 1%, lower than their 11% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 30% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,390 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Six elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Bayou Vista’s grade

C− Test scoresD− Graduation

D: better than 11% of Texas school districts. Both inputs trail the Texas average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 11%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (275)Better than 1%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 4,356 test results and a graduating class of 595 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Bayou Vista’s students in the tested grades sat them (4,277 in math, 4,435 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bayou Vista, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–46 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to B+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−

Bayou Vista’s public schools are run by Texas City Independent School District, which also serves La Marque, Texas City and Tiki Island. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Texas City Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 15 schools · 7,711 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$16,390TX $12,815 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 51.1% · 4435 students tested
Math30%
State average 40.9% · 4277 students tested

Bayou Vista vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Bayou Vista’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bayou VistaDTexas City Independent
HitchcockCHitchcock Independent
La MarqueDTexas City Independent PK–12 · Hitchcock Independent PK–12

Every school in Bayou Vista

10 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).

Also serving Bayou Vistain other towns
Manuel Guajardo Jr. El
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Texas City
B+
501 students14:1Rate it →
Hayley El
Elementary · Grades K–5 · La Marque
D−
484 students14:1Rate it →
Simms El
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Texas City
C−
482 students15:1Rate it →
Roosevelt-Wilson El
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Texas City
B−
460 students13:1Rate it →
Kohfeldt El
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Texas City
C+
429 students15:1Rate it →
Heights El
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Texas City
C+
412 students12:1Rate it →
Giles Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Texas City
D
553 students14:1Rate it →
Blocker Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Texas City
B−
802 students14:1Rate it →
Texas City H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Texas City
B−
1,689 students14:1Rate it →
La Marque H S
High · Grades 9–12 · La Marque
C−
737 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Bayou Vista’s schools

Are Bayou Vista’s schools good?

On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Bayou Vista children attend score below 89% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 1%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bayou Vista in?

Texas City Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 7,711 students in 15 schools (2024–25).

Where do Bayou Vista kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Texas City H S and La Marque H S.

What is Bayou Vista’s graduation rate?

80% of the class of 2023 in Texas City Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.

How much does Bayou Vista spend per student?

$16,390 in Texas City Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.