Cherry Elementary Primary School
2509 8th St
Bay City TX, 77414, Matagorda County
Phone: 979-245-6341
Ranking: 
(2,764 out of 6,018, top 46%)*
(2,764 out of 6,018, top 46%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Bay City Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 36 | 38 | 39 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 653 | 642 | 623 | 297 | 296 | 319 | 364 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 179 | 27.4% | 175 | 27.3% | 174 | 27.9% | 26 | 8.8% | 25 | 8.4% | 30 | 9.4% | 36 | 9.9% |
| Kindergarten: | 82 | 12.6% | 87 | 13.6% | 81 | 13.0% | 69 | 23.2% | 65 | 22.0% | 65 | 20.4% | 71 | 19.5% |
| Grade 1: | 88 | 13.5% | 87 | 13.6% | 80 | 12.8% | 63 | 21.2% | 73 | 24.7% | 73 | 22.9% | 87 | 23.9% |
| Grade 2: | 85 | 13.0% | 86 | 13.4% | 65 | 10.4% | 74 | 24.9% | 67 | 22.6% | 76 | 23.8% | 87 | 23.9% |
| Grade 3: | 84 | 12.9% | 58 | 9.0% | 78 | 12.5% | 65 | 21.9% | 66 | 22.3% | 75 | 23.5% | 83 | 22.8% |
| Grade 4: | 61 | 9.3% | 76 | 11.8% | 71 | 11.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 74 | 11.3% | 73 | 11.4% | 74 | 11.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 334 | 51.1% | 338 | 52.6% | 333 | 53.5% | 154 | 51.9% | 150 | 50.7% | 159 | 49.8% | 190 | 52.2% |
| Female: | 319 | 48.9% | 304 | 47.4% | 290 | 46.5% | 143 | 48.1% | 138 | 46.6% | 152 | 47.6% | 170 | 46.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 431 | 66.0% | 418 | 65.1% | 404 | 64.8% | 204 | 68.7% | 187 | 63.2% | 206 | 64.6% | 225 | 61.8% |
| Black: | 87 | 13.3% | 79 | 12.3% | 69 | 11.1% | 26 | 8.8% | 40 | 13.5% | 44 | 13.8% | 61 | 16.8% |
| White: | 119 | 18.2% | 131 | 20.4% | 131 | 21.0% | 59 | 19.9% | 69 | 23.3% | 68 | 21.3% | 77 | 21.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 12 | 1.8% | 10 | 1.6% | 18 | 2.9% | 8 | 2.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 473 | 72.4% | 470 | 73.2% | 490 | 78.7% | 217 | 73.1% | 211 | 71.3% | 187 | 58.6% | 232 | 63.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 48 | 7.4% | 48 | 7.5% | 34 | 5.5% | 20 | 6.7% | 18 | 6.1% | 14 | 4.4% | 23 | 6.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.14 | 16.90 | 15.89 | 12.29 | 11.45 | 12.60 | 14.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAAR | ||||||
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 68% | 68% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 68% | 69% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 76% | 76% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 79% | 79% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 56% | 68% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 51% | 68% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 64% | 77% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 61% | 72% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 54% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 58% | 71% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 61% | 77% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 58% | 75% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 63% | 77% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 64% | 77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 59% | 73% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 60% | 73% |
| TAKS | ||||||
| 2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 92% | N/A |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 84% | N/A |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 93% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 85% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 91% | N/A |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 84% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 85% | N/A |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 86% | N/A |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 93% | N/A |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 97% | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 96% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 97% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 94% | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 97% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 89% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 92.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 32.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 68.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $40,845.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,050.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,571.0 |
* Cherry Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.