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C+

Dickinson Independent School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Texas City and Dickinson, and parts of League City and La Marque.

Texas City’s School Grade C better than 27% of Texas State school districts

Students
12,554
Schools
19
Spent per student
$12,563
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Debt
$448.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Dickinson Independent School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 44% of Texas State districts
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 7.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $448.1M, about $35,692 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 44% of the 1,191 Texas State school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CTexas City 59,733C+Dickinson 21,908

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Texas City. Grade by grade →

K–46 elementary schoolsThis district
6–85 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Texas City H STexas City Independent School District

Test scores vs. TX

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency38%
State average 40.9% · 6,564 students tested
Reading / language arts44%
State average 51.1% · 6,783 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 90.3% · 782 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,563 per student · 2% below TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 35%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 45%State 44%Federal 11%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
11,631’20
11,933’21
12,360’22
12,592’23
12,554’24

Up 7.9% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 53%White 26%Black 15%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

19 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas State’s other public schools.

Louis G Lobit El
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · League City
B+
774 students16:1
Hughes Road El
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Dickinson
B−
585 students16:1
San Leon El
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Dickinson
C
540 students15:1
Calder Road El
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Dickinson
A−
534 students15:1
Bay Colony El
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Dickinson
B+
509 students15:1
Jake Silbernagel El
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Dickinson
B−
509 students13:1
Kenneth E Little El
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Bacliff
C
505 students14:1
Elva C Lobit Middle
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · League City
C
669 students17:1
John and Shamarion Barber Middle
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Dickinson
A−
614 students14:1
Dunbar Middle
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Dickinson
C−
558 students13:1
Dickinson J H
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Texas City
1,060 students14:1
R D McAdams J H
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dickinson
B−
891 students13:1
Eugene 'Gene' Kranz J H
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dickinson
A−
877 students12:1
Galveston Co Detention CTR
High · Grades 6–12 · Dickinson
24 students9:1
Dickinson Continuation Center
High · Grades 8–12 · Dickinson
C−
78 students13:1
Transforming Lives Cooperative (TLC)
Secondary · Grades 8–11 · Dickinson
9 students6:1
Coastal Alternative Program (CAP)
Secondary · Grades 8–11 · Santa Fe
7 students1:1
Dickinson H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Dickinson
B
3,810 students16:1
Galveston Co J J A E P
Secondary · Grades 9 · Dickinson
1 students1:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Clear Creek Independent School DistrictClear Lake Shores, Friendswood, Kemah
$10,905per student
Friendswood Independent School DistrictFriendswood
$10,864per student
Galveston Independent School DistrictGalveston
$13,797per student
Hitchcock Independent School DistrictHitchcock
$15,421per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Texas State.