Photo: WhisperToMe · Public domainJamaica Beach’s public schools score below 68% of Texas districts on tests and graduation
In Jamaica Beach, 32% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Jamaica Beach, 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 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.
Jamaica Beach’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 467 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Jamaica Beach’s, its schools beat 21%, lower than their 32% 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
The district spends $13,797 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 21% since 2020–21. 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.
What’s behind Jamaica Beach’s grade
C: better than 32% of Texas school districts. Both inputs trail the Texas average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Jamaica Beach, with each school’s own grade.
5th grade in Jamaica Beach · depends on your address
Weis
Grades 5–6 · 844 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Galveston
Crenshaw El and Middle
Grades PK–8 · 131 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Port Bolivar
6th grade in Jamaica Beach · depends on your address
Weis
Grades 5–6 · 844 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Galveston
Crenshaw El and Middle
Grades PK–8 · 131 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Port Bolivar
7th grade in Jamaica Beach · depends on your address
Central Middle
Grades 7–8 · 785 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Galveston
Crenshaw El and Middle
Grades PK–8 · 131 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Port Bolivar
8th grade in Jamaica Beach · depends on your address
Central Middle
Grades 7–8 · 785 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Galveston
Crenshaw El and Middle
Grades PK–8 · 131 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Port Bolivar
9th grade in Jamaica Beach
Ball H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,905 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Galveston
10th grade in Jamaica Beach
Ball H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,905 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Galveston
11th grade in Jamaica Beach
Ball H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,905 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Galveston
12th grade in Jamaica Beach
Ball H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,905 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Galveston
Jamaica Beach’s public schools are run by Galveston Independent School District, which also serves Galveston. 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.
Well below the state in reading
Jamaica Beach vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Jamaica Beach’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Jamaica Beach | C | Galveston Independent |
Every school in Jamaica Beach
7 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 Jamaica Beach’s schools
Are Jamaica Beach’s schools good?
On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Jamaica Beach children attend score below 68% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 21%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Jamaica Beach in?
Galveston Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 6,383 students in 11 schools (2024–25).
Where do Jamaica Beach kids go to high school?
Ball H S in Galveston, with 1,905 students; its own test results earn a C+.
What is Jamaica Beach’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 Jamaica Beach spend per student?
$13,797 in Galveston Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Jamaica Beach families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Jamaica Beach → They have their own page.
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.