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Enrollment
763
Elementary
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAY CITY ISD·NCES 480963000415
Tenie Holmes Elementary School
3200 5TH ST, BAY CITY, TX 77414 · (979) 401-1400 · Matagorda County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL763 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
21.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
480 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 247 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 240 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 276 | 36% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BAY CITY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
42.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 25.0% | 28.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 27.0% | 24.0% | 31.0% |
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 | 42.0% | 45.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Tenie Holmes Elementary School
Tenie Holmes Elementary School's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenie Holmes Elementary School this school | 763 | 62.9% | 33.3% |
| Stephen F Austin Elementary School BAYTOWN | 792 | 64.9% | 42.9% |
| IDEA Burke Academy SAN ANTONIO | 730 | 59.9% | 50.8% |
| Lake Air Montessori School WACO | 734 | 68.1% | 42.0% |
| Eduardo Mata Montessori School DALLAS | 720 | 66.7% | 41.4% |
| Zelma Hutsell Elementary School KATY | 804 | 67.3% | 35.0% |
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 Tenie Holmes Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Matagorda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #3,338 of 4,401 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #2,241 of 4,466 ▲ 871 | #4 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #3,433 of 4,466 ▲ 215 | #5 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #1,293 of 3,998 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 763 | #581 of 4,938 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #4,519 of 4,622 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.4% | #2,611 of 4,628 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.9% | #2,971 of 4,789 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.9% | #841 of 1,307 | #5 of 6 |
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
763
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 652
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 763 | 35.9 | 21.3:1 | 63% (480) |
| 2023-24 | 758 | 41.4 | 18.3:1 | 78% (595) |
| 2022-23 | 780 | 35.5 | 22.0:1 | 80% (623) |
| 2020-21 | 762 | 46 | 16.6:1 | 82% (622) |
| 2017-18 | 707 | 44.1 | 16.0:1 | 70% (493) |
| 2015-16 | 790 | 42 | 18.8:1 | 67% (528) |
| 2010-11 | 491 | 31 | 15.8:1 | 82% (404) |
| 2000-01 | 601 | 38 | 15.8:1 | 69% (415) |
| 1990-91 | 652 | 35 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tenie Holmes Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (707 to 763); teachers down 19% (44.1 to 35.9).
About Tenie Holmes Elementary School
Tenie Holmes Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school for students in BAY CITY, Texas. It offers grades 3 through 5 and has 763 students enrolled. Elementary schools in Texas have about 519 students on average; enrollment here is 47% higher.
BAY CITY ISD has 3,473 students spread across 5 schools.
Of every 100 students at Tenie Holmes Elementary School, about 70 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 15% White and 12% Black. Among all residents of Matagorda County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 47%.
Tenie Holmes Elementary School reports a ratio of 21.3 students per teacher, from 35.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is 6.2 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Tenie Holmes Elementary School, 63% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Matagorda County is close, at 63%.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Tenie Holmes Elementary School outscored 18%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Tenie Holmes Elementary School is 46.8%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.3%.
In Matagorda County, the median household earns about $58,628 a year, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's public schools total 18, with about 7,199 students.
Cherry Elementary School sits about 0.5 miles from Tenie Holmes Elementary School. Around the school, 7 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Tenie Holmes Elementary School is 7th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Tenie Holmes Elementary School as Town: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 762 to 763, a small change. The ratio was 16.6:1 in 2020-21 and 21.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Matagorda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,329
Census ACS
Median income
$58,628
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
7,199 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BAY CITY ISD
- Bay City High SchoolHigh · 1,042 students
- Bay City Junior High SchoolMiddle · 750 students
- Roberts Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
- Cherry Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
Other schools in BAY CITY
- Bay City High SchoolHigh · 1,042 students
- Bay City Junior High SchoolMiddle · 750 students
- Roberts Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
- Cherry Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
Nearby schools
- Cherry Elementary School0.5 mi · 432
- Bay City Junior High School0.7 mi · 750
- Roberts Elementary School1.9 mi · 486
- Bay City High School2.0 mi · 1,042
- Van Vleck Elementary School4.5 mi · 447
- Van Vleck High School4.7 mi · 342
Frequently asked questions
About Tenie Holmes Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Tenie Holmes Elementary School?
Tenie Holmes Elementary School enrolls approximately 763 students in grades 03-05.
Is Tenie Holmes Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tenie Holmes Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at Tenie Holmes Elementary School?
Approximately 21.3:1 students per teacher at Tenie Holmes Elementary School.
How diverse is Tenie Holmes Elementary School?
Tenie Holmes Elementary School reports a student body of 15% White, 70% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Tenie Holmes Elementary School?
Tenie Holmes Elementary School is overseen by BAY CITY ISD in Matagorda County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.