Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Bay City ISD: B

Total students

444

Avg. teacher experience

14.7 years

Bay City ISD: 12.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Bay City ISD: 91.6%

Statewide: 90%

Cherry Elementary School is an elementary school in Bay City, TX, in the Bay City ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 444 students. 50% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 16.2% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $58,603, which is $284 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 14.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.bcblackcats.net

Address

2509 8th St
Bay City, TX 77414-5398

Office phone number

(979) 401-1300

Principal

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

444

African American

61 (13.7%)

Bay City ISD: 14.9%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.2%)

Bay City ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.5%)

Bay City ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

290 (65.3%)

Bay City ISD: 65.5%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.2%)

Bay City ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

65 (14.6%)

Bay City ISD: 16.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

24 (5.4%)

Bay City ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

13.7%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

0.5%

Hispanic

65.3%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

14.6%

Two or more races

5.4%

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

50 %

Bay City ISD: 60.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

86.7 %

Bay City ISD: 79.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

17.8 %

Bay City ISD: 16.2%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

50.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

86.7%

Limited Eng. proficiency

17.8%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

16.2 %

Bay City ISD: 13.9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Bay City ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

11.3 %

Bay City ISD: 10.9%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

16.2%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

11.3%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Bay City ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not rated (Paired campus)

Bay City ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

Not rated (Paired campus)

Bay City ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not rated (Paired campus)

Bay City ISD: C

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 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 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: 29.4%

Statewide: 15%

African American

N/A

Bay City ISD: 42.1%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Bay City ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Bay City ISD: 12%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

N/A

Bay City ISD: 28.1%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Bay City ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

N/A

Bay City ISD: 23.4%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

N/A

Bay City ISD: 30.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

25.4

African American

0 (0%)

Bay City ISD: 14.1%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Bay City ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Bay City ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

8.2 (32.3%)

Bay City ISD: 20.4%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Bay City ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

17.2 (67.7%)

Bay City ISD: 63.7%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Bay City ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0.9 (3.6%)

Bay City ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

21.5 (84.6%)

Bay City ISD: 76.8%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

3 (11.8%)

Bay City ISD: 19.4%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Bay City ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

17.5

Bay City ISD: 15.1

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 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

14.7 years

Bay City ISD: 12.4 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

$58,603

Bay City ISD: $58,211

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$49,647

Bay City ISD: $48,485

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$49,925

Bay City ISD: $50,782

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$54,148

Bay City ISD: $54,638

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$61,456

Bay City ISD: $60,907

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$66,365

Bay City ISD: $69,025

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$73,101

Bay City ISD: $76,077

Statewide: $71,111

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