BAY COLONY EL

As an average-sized elementary-level community in DICKINSON, Texas, BAY COLONY EL works with 509 students from grades pre-K through 3, operated by DICKINSON ISD.

Within DICKINSON ISD, which oversees 19 schools and 12,554 students, BAY COLONY EL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, BAY COLONY EL reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 55%. Beyond that, the school logs 27% White, 12% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Galveston County as a whole is about 26% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, BAY COLONY EL reports 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BAY COLONY EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.5%.

In the area at large, census data for Galveston County shows median household income runs about $86,105, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Galveston County's 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,767 students), BAY COLONY EL is one campus in the mix.

CALDER ROAD EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BAY COLONY EL comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 50.7%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. BAY COLONY EL's enrollment has edged down 31% since 2018, when it stood at 741 (now 509). Hispanic enrollment moved from 46% to 55% across the same window.

On allk12, the feed for BAY COLONY EL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.