Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Bay City ISD: B

Total students

969

Avg. teacher experience

12.2 years

Bay City ISD: 12.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

91.6 %

Bay City ISD: 91.6%

Statewide: 90%

Bay City High School is a high school in Bay City, TX, in the Bay City ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 969 students. 61.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 10.1% 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.

In the Class of 2021, 91.6% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.8% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Bay City High School was 1017 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 23.2.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $59,807, which is $920 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.bcblackcats.net

Address

400 7th St
Bay City, TX 77414

Office phone number

(979) 401-1100

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Bay City High 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

969

African American

127 (13.1%)

Bay City ISD: 14.9%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Bay City ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

9 (0.9%)

Bay City ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

640 (66%)

Bay City ISD: 65.5%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

2 (0.2%)

Bay City ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

173 (17.9%)

Bay City ISD: 16.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

18 (1.9%)

Bay City ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

13.1%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.9%

Hispanic

66.0%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

17.9%

Two or more races

1.9%

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

61.5 %

Bay City ISD: 60.8%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

76.6 %

Bay City ISD: 79.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

12.3 %

Bay City ISD: 16.2%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

61.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

76.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

12.3%

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

10.1 %

Bay City ISD: 13.9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

2.3 %

Bay City ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

9.2 %

Bay City ISD: 10.9%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

10.1%

Gifted and talented

2.3%

Special education

9.2%

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)

B

Bay City ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Bay City ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

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.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

91.6 %

Bay City ISD: 91.6%

Statewide: 90%

African American

89.7 %

Bay City ISD: 89.7%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Bay City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

Masked

Bay City ISD: Masked

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

91.6 %

Bay City ISD: 91.6%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Bay City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

91.7 %

Bay City ISD: 91.7%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Bay City ISD: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

89.7%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

91.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

91.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0.8 %

Bay City ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

2 %

Bay City ISD: 2%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Bay City ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Bay City ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.6 %

Bay City ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Bay City ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0.5 %

Bay City ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Bay City ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2%

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

35.7 %

Bay City ISD: 29.4%

Statewide: 15%

African American

50.3 %

Bay City ISD: 42.1%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Bay City ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

12.5 %

Bay City ISD: 12%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

34.3 %

Bay City ISD: 28.1%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Bay City ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

30.3 %

Bay City ISD: 23.4%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

35 %

Bay City ISD: 30.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

25.3 %

Bay City ISD: 25.3%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

13.6 %

Bay City ISD: 13.6%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Bay City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

16.7 %

Bay City ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

27.1 %

Bay City ISD: 27.1%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Bay City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

25.6 %

Bay City ISD: 25.6%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

40 %

Bay City ISD: 40%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

12.6 %

Bay City ISD: 12.6%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

0 %

Bay City ISD: 0%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Bay City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

Masked

Bay City ISD: Masked

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

15.3 %

Bay City ISD: 15.3%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Bay City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

9.5 %

Bay City ISD: 9.5%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Bay City ISD: Masked

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

1017

Bay City ISD: 1017

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

23.2

Bay City ISD: 23.2

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

88.2 %

Bay City ISD: 88.2%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

72.7 %

Bay City ISD: 72.7%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

71.4 %

Bay City ISD: 71.4%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

88.2%

Math

72.7%

Reading + Math

71.4%

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

78.8

African American

10.3 (13.1%)

Bay City ISD: 14.1%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1 (1.3%)

Bay City ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (1.3%)

Bay City ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

15 (19%)

Bay City ISD: 20.4%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Bay City ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

51.5 (65.4%)

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

1 (1.3%)

Bay City ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

52.5 (66.6%)

Bay City ISD: 76.8%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

22.3 (28.3%)

Bay City ISD: 19.4%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

3 (3.8%)

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

12.3

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

12.2 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

$59,807

Bay City ISD: $58,211

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$50,877

Bay City ISD: $48,485

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$51,239

Bay City ISD: $50,782

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$55,035

Bay City ISD: $54,638

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$61,022

Bay City ISD: $60,907

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$70,331

Bay City ISD: $69,025

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$82,912

Bay City ISD: $76,077

Statewide: $71,111

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