School Rating Information
Bolivar Peninsula Educational Rating
This town is served by
two school districts:
GALVESTON ISD School District
DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
2 |
Better than:
of TX school
districts |
16.1%
|
DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO U.S.
(10 is best)
|
3 |
Better than:
of US school
districts |
27.0%
|
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
| 15 |
| STATE AVERAGE 15 |
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
|
76%
|
80%
|
83%
|
86%
|
69%
|
73%
|
DISTRICT
|
|
STATE
|
PROFICIENT IN
READING & MATH |
PROFICIENT IN
READING |
PROFICIENT IN
MATH |
|
|
| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT |
GRADES |
ALAMO EL
5200 AVE N, GALVESTON, TX 77550
(409) 765-7022
|
PK-06 |
AUSTIN MIDDLE
1514 AVE N, GALVESTON, TX 77550
(409) 765-9373
|
06-08 |
BALL H S
4115 AVE O, GALVESTON, TX 77550
(409) 766-5715
|
09-12 |
BURNET EL
5501 AVE S, GALVESTON, TX 77551
(409) 740-0256
|
PK-05 |
CENTRAL MIDDLE
3014 AVE I, GALVESTON, TX 77550
(409) 765-2101
|
06-08 |
CHARLES B SCOTT EL
4116 AVE N 1/2, GALVESTON, TX 77550
(409) 765-7633
|
PK-05 |
CRENSHAW ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCH
406 HWY 87, PORT BOLIVAR, TX 77553
(409) 684-8526
|
PK-08 |
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School district enrollment by group
|
| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS |
THIS DISTRICT |
THIS STATE |
| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) |
25.5 |
36.5 |
| BLACK (%) |
30.8 |
14.7 |
| HISPANIC (%) |
41.1 |
45.3 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) |
2.4 |
3.1 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) |
0.2 |
0.3 |
|
| ECONOMIC GROUPS |
THIS DISTRICT |
THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) |
65.3 |
48.2 |
Educational Expenditures
|
| FOR THIS DISTRICT |
PER STUDENT |
TOTAL |
% OF TOTAL |
| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES |
$4,370
|
$39,530,000
|
48.3 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES |
| STUDENT |
$316
|
$2,859,000
|
3.5 |
| STAFF |
$292
|
$2,645,000
|
3.2 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION |
$118
|
$1,066,000
|
1.3 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION |
$480
|
$4,342,000
|
5.3 |
| OPERATION |
$1,157
|
$10,469,000
|
12.8 |
| TRANSPORTATION |
$215
|
$1,949,000
|
2.4 |
| OTHER |
$348
|
$3,150,000
|
3.8 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT |
$2,928
|
$26,480,000
|
32.4 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES |
$1,745
|
$15,787,000
|
19.3 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES |
$9,043
|
$81,797,000
|
100.0 |
|
| Bolivar Peninsula EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT |
| ADULTS IN Bolivar Peninsula WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) |
15.3 |
| CHILDREN IN Bolivar Peninsula LIVING IN POVERTY (%) |
13.8 |
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HIGH ISLAND ISD School District
DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
2 |
Better than:
of TX school
districts |
18.2%
|
DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO U.S.
(10 is best)
|
3 |
Better than:
of US school
districts |
29.3%
|
|
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
| 11 |
| STATE AVERAGE 15 |
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
|
77%
|
80%
|
88%
|
86%
|
66%
|
73%
|
DISTRICT
|
|
STATE
|
PROFICIENT IN
READING & MATH |
PROFICIENT IN
READING |
PROFICIENT IN
MATH |
|
|
| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT |
GRADES |
HIGH ISLAND EL
2113 6TH ST, HIGH ISLAND, TX 77623
(409) 286-5314
|
KG-05 |
HIGH ISLAND H S
2113 6TH ST, HIGH ISLAND, TX 77623
(409) 286-5314
|
09-12 |
HIGH ISLAND MIDDLE
2113 6TH ST, HIGH ISLAND, TX 77623
(409) 286-5314
|
06-08 |
School district enrollment by group
|
| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS |
THIS DISTRICT |
THIS STATE |
| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) |
92.2 |
36.5 |
| BLACK (%) |
1.4 |
14.7 |
| HISPANIC (%) |
4.6 |
45.3 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) |
0.5 |
3.1 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) |
1.4 |
0.3 |
|
| ECONOMIC GROUPS |
THIS DISTRICT |
THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) |
50.7 |
48.2 |
Educational Expenditures
|
| FOR THIS DISTRICT |
PER STUDENT |
TOTAL |
% OF TOTAL |
| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES |
$5,462
|
$1,289,000
|
45.7 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES |
| STUDENT |
$127
|
$30,000
|
1.1 |
| STAFF |
$428
|
$101,000
|
3.6 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION |
$538
|
$127,000
|
4.5 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION |
$309
|
$73,000
|
2.6 |
| OPERATION |
$2,144
|
$506,000
|
17.9 |
| TRANSPORTATION |
$555
|
$131,000
|
4.6 |
| OTHER |
$555
|
$131,000
|
4.6 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT |
$4,657
|
$1,099,000
|
38.9 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES |
$1,843
|
$435,000
|
15.4 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES |
$11,962
|
$2,823,000
|
100.0 |
|
| Bolivar Peninsula EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT |
| ADULTS IN Bolivar Peninsula WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) |
15.3 |
| CHILDREN IN Bolivar Peninsula LIVING IN POVERTY (%) |
13.8 |
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About Bolivar Peninsula
Bolivar Peninsula is
a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers)
located in the state of
Texas.
With a population of
3,853 people
and
just one neighborhood,
Bolivar Peninsula is the
404th
largest community in
Texas.
Bolivar Peninsula is a blue-collar town,
with 40.3% of people working in
blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%.
Overall, Bolivar Peninsula is
a town of
sales and office workers, construction workers and builders,
and professionals.
There are especially a lot of
people living in Bolivar Peninsula who work
in office and administrative support jobs (13.85%),
sales jobs (7.66%),
and food service (7.08%).
Bolivar Peninsula is
a major vacation destination.
Much of the
town's
population is seasonal: many people own
second homes and only live there part-time, during the
vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that
many of the businesses are dependant on tourist dollars,
and may operate only during the high season. As the
vacation season ends, Bolivar Peninsula's
population drops significantly, such that year-round
residents will notice that the city is a much
quieter place to live.
The town is also nautical, which means
that parts of Bolivar Peninsula are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets
and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places
that visitors and locals go for
waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
One downside of living in
Bolivar Peninsula, however, is that
residents on average have to contend with a long commute,
spending on average
41.85 minutes
every day commuting to work.
Being a small town,
Bolivar Peninsula does not have a public
transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
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