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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the BAY COLONY EL administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
509
Elementary
DISTRICT 580 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DICKINSON ISD·NCES 481707008569
Bay Colony Elementary School
101 BAY COLONY ELEMENTARY DR, DICKINSON, TX 77539 · (281) 229-6200 · Galveston County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
281 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 64 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 113 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 116 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 22% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +38.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
59.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 38 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 42.0% | 19.0% | 19.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 30.0% | 29.0% | 20.0% | 21.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 61.0% | 59.0% |
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 48.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bay Colony Elementary School
Bay Colony Elementary School's state test result (58.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Colony Elementary School this school | 509 | 55.2% | 58.5% |
| Glen Loch Elementary School THE WOODLANDS | 555 | 54.4% | 55.9% |
| Fine Arts Academy of Olympia UNIVERSAL CITY | 458 | 54.1% | 49.1% |
| Durham Elementary School HOUSTON | 547 | 58.0% | 49.0% |
| D H Brent Elementary School LITTLE ELM | 541 | 57.7% | 45.1% |
| Johnson Elementary School BRYAN | 445 | 53.5% | 57.3% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bay Colony Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Galveston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #842 of 4,401 | #16 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,000 of 4,466 ▼ 562 | #18 of 45 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,339 of 4,466 ▼ 241 | #20 of 45 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #919 of 3,998 | #12 of 41 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 509 | #2,441 of 4,938 | #32 of 49 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #2,022 of 4,622 | #18 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.6% | #1,356 of 4,628 | #22 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.2% | #3,352 of 4,789 | #30 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.3% | #445 of 2,838 | #8 of 29 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
509
-165 (-24%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 729
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 509 | 35 | 14.5:1 | 55% (281) |
| 2023-24 | 531 | 39.7 | 13.4:1 | 60% (320) |
| 2022-23 | 653 | 49.5 | 13.2:1 | 62% (404) |
| 2020-21 | 674 | 47 | 14.3:1 | 62% (420) |
| 2017-18 | 741 | 49.2 | 15.1:1 | 59% (436) |
| 2015-16 | 950 | 53 | 17.9:1 | 44% (419) |
| 2010-11 | 729 | 47 | 15.5:1 | 51% (375) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bay Colony Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (741 to 509); teachers down 29% (49.2 to 35).
About Bay Colony Elementary School
Bay Colony Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in DICKINSON, Texas, one of the schools in DICKINSON ISD. Enrollment is 509 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 3.
DICKINSON ISD has 19 schools; together they serve 12,554 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Bay Colony Elementary School, with 55% of enrollment. The school is also 27% White, 12% Black, and 4% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 26%. The school's diversity index is 61%, meaning two students picked at random have a 61% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.5:1. That is close to the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 55%. For comparison, public schools in Galveston County average 57%.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Bay Colony Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Bay Colony Elementary School's results are 8.4 points above predicted: 58.5% against 50.1%.
Among Galveston County residents, the median household income is $86,105, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Bay Colony Elementary School is one of 95 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Calder Road Elementary School is about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Bay Colony Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 52.8%; Bay Colony Elementary School's is 58.5%, ranking 4th of 8.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment declined 24% from its 2020-21 level of 674.
Discussions about Bay Colony Elementary School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Galveston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
358,990
Census ACS
Median income
$86,105
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
62,767 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DICKINSON ISD
- Dickinson High SchoolHigh · 3,810 students
- Dickinson Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,060 students
- R D McAdams Junior High SchoolMiddle · 891 students
- Eugene 'gene' Kranz Junior High SchoolMiddle · 877 students
- Louis G Lobit Elementary SchoolElementary · 774 students
- Elva C Lobit Middle SchoolElementary · 669 students
Other schools in DICKINSON
- Dickinson High SchoolHigh · 3,810 students
- R D McAdams Junior High SchoolMiddle · 891 students
- Eugene 'gene' Kranz Junior High SchoolMiddle · 877 students
- John and Shamarion Barber Middle SchoolElementary · 614 students
- Hughes Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
- Dunbar Middle SchoolElementary · 558 students
Nearby schools
- Calder Road Elementary School0.7 mi · 534
- Elva C Lobit Middle School1.3 mi · 669
- Louis G Lobit Elementary School1.3 mi · 774
- Victory Lakes Intermediate School1.4 mi · 944
- Dunbar Middle School2.5 mi · 558
- Henry Bauerschlag Elementary School2.5 mi · 737
Frequently asked questions
About Bay Colony Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bay Colony Elementary School?
Bay Colony Elementary School enrolls approximately 509 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does Bay Colony Elementary School serve?
Bay Colony Elementary School serves grades PK-03.
How many students per teacher at Bay Colony Elementary School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Bay Colony Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Bay Colony Elementary School?
Student demographics at Bay Colony Elementary School are roughly 27% White, 55% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Bay Colony Elementary School in?
Bay Colony Elementary School is part of DICKINSON ISD.
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