BAY CITY J H

BAY CITY J H, a moderately sized middle-grades school in BAY CITY, Texas, overseen by BAY CITY ISD, hosts 750 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Across the 5 schools in BAY CITY ISD (3,473 students total), BAY CITY J H accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, BAY CITY J H shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 68% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 14% White, 14% Black, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting BAY CITY J H higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 60% of students at BAY CITY J H qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BAY CITY J H tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.6%.

In the area at large, Matagorda County reports that the typical household earns roughly $58,628 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. BAY CITY J H is one of 18 public schools in Matagorda County (combined enrollment of about 7,199 students).

The closest other public school is CHERRY EL, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BAY CITY J H comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 52.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 753 students in 2018 compared to 750 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 64% to 68% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 19.7:1 in 2025.

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