ROBERTS EL

ROBERTS EL is one of the medium-sized elementary schools in BAY CITY, Texas, operated by BAY CITY ISD, with 486 students on its rolls from grades 1 through 2.

BAY CITY ISD comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 3,473 students; ROBERTS EL is among them.

Looking at the student body, ROBERTS EL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 65% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 17% White, 14% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, ROBERTS EL has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.8:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 65% of students at ROBERTS EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Matagorda County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $58,628 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Matagorda County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,199 students), of which ROBERTS EL is one.

The closest other public school is BAY CITY H S, roughly 1.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around ROBERTS EL.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. ROBERTS EL's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 483 (now 486). Hispanic enrollment moved from 42% to 65% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 18.8:1 today.

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