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Schools in Bolivar Peninsula · High Island Independent School District, Galveston Independent School District

Bolivar Peninsula’s public schools score below 67% of Texas districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 32% of Bolivar Peninsula’s students scored proficient, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Bolivar Peninsula, 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.

#475of 642 Texas townsK–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
46%
▼ 5 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▼ 9 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
▼ 0 pts vs TX 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.8K
▲ 8% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024 · Galveston Independent
Students per teacher
14.4
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
263 students on the public path
In brief

Bolivar Peninsula’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 680 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bolivar Peninsula’s, its schools beat 27%, lower than their 33% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 46% of tested students were proficient in reading and 32% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

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

Spending and class size

High Island Independent spends $21,113 per student and Galveston Independent $13,797, 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Bolivar Peninsula’s grade

C Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 33% of Texas school districts, #475 of 642 Texas towns. 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 33%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (680)Better than 27%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,423 test results and a graduating class of 528 could put Bolivar Peninsula anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Bolivar Peninsula’s students in the tested grades sat them (3,390 in math, 3,457 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B

Bolivar Peninsula runs its own schools through grade 12 (High Island Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the Galveston Independent School District, shared with Galveston and Jamaica Beach. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Bolivar Peninsula

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

High Island Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 132 students, down 23% since 2020–21 · 9.2 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$21,113TX $12,815 · FY2024
B+
Galveston Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 11 schools · 6,383 students, up 21% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$13,797TX $12,815 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, High Island Independent School District57%
State average 51.1% · 83 students tested
Math · PK–12, High Island Independent School District47%
State average 40.9% · 82 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Galveston Independent School District46%
State average 51.1% · 3374 students tested
Math · PK–12, Galveston Independent School District32%
State average 40.9% · 3308 students tested

Bolivar Peninsula vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Bolivar Peninsula’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bolivar PeninsulaCHigh Island Independent PK–12 · Galveston Independent PK–12

Every school in Bolivar Peninsula

2 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).

District schools in Bolivar Peninsulaby address
High Island School
Grades PK–12 · High Island
B
132 students9:1Rate it →
Crenshaw El and Middle
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Port Bolivar
C
131 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Bolivar Peninsula’s schools

Are Bolivar Peninsula’s schools good?

On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Bolivar Peninsula children attend score below 67% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #475 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 27%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bolivar Peninsula in?

Two districts: High Island Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and Galveston Independent School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Galveston and Jamaica Beach.

What is Bolivar Peninsula’s graduation rate?

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

How much does Bolivar Peninsula spend per student?

$21,113 in High Island Independent School District and $13,797 in Galveston 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.