Cherry Elementary School
- Elementary school in Bay City ISD
- Bay City, TX
- Early education - Kindergarten
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Bay City ISD: N/A
Total students
439
Avg. teacher experience
13.3 years
Bay City ISD: 12.7 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Bay City ISD: 95.2%
Statewide: 90.3%
Cherry Elementary School is an elementary school in Bay City, TX, in the Bay City ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 439 students. 46% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 18.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $56,778, which is $5,696 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.3 years of experience.
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Website
Address
2619 8th StBay City, TX 77414-5398
Office phone number
Principal
- Lisa Howard
- lhoward@baycityisd.org
- (979) 401-1300
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Cherry Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 03. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 03.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
439
African American
66 (15%)
Bay City ISD: 14.1%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.2%)
Bay City ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
2 (0.5%)
Bay City ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
293 (66.7%)
Bay City ISD: 68%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
1 (0.2%)
Bay City ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
64 (14.6%)
Bay City ISD: 14.7%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
12 (2.7%)
Bay City ISD: 2.5%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
46 %
Bay City ISD: 64.5%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
82.5 %
Bay City ISD: 76.1%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
19.6 %
Bay City ISD: 18%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
18.9 %
Bay City ISD: 15.6%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
0 %
Bay City ISD: 1.2%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
18 %
Bay City ISD: 13.9%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Bay City ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Bay City ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Bay City ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Bay City ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
N/A
Bay City ISD: 24.5%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
N/A
Bay City ISD: 34.2%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Bay City ISD: Masked
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
N/A
Bay City ISD: 19.2%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
N/A
Bay City ISD: 21.7%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Bay City ISD: Masked
Statewide: 23.7%
White
N/A
Bay City ISD: 26.4%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
N/A
Bay City ISD: 28.2%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
27.7
African American
0 (0%)
Bay City ISD: 11.5%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Bay City ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Bay City ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
10 (36.1%)
Bay City ISD: 25.5%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Bay City ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
17.7 (63.9%)
Bay City ISD: 60.8%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Bay City ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
1 (3.6%)
Bay City ISD: 2.9%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
25.7 (92.8%)
Bay City ISD: 79.5%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
1 (3.6%)
Bay City ISD: 15.8%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Bay City ISD: 1.8%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
15.8
Bay City ISD: 15.8
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
13.3 years
Bay City ISD: 12.7 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$56,778
Bay City ISD: $58,572
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$21,203
Bay City ISD: $33,218
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$51,265
Bay City ISD: $52,362
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$55,585
Bay City ISD: $55,381
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$62,163
Bay City ISD: $60,637
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$66,472
Bay City ISD: $69,562
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$75,169
Bay City ISD: $77,733
Statewide: $74,014