Enrollment
146
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALMORHEA ISD·NCES 480933000392
BALMORHEA ISD EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY
403 S SAN ANGELO, BALMORHEA, TX 79718 · (432) 375-2224 · Reeves County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL146 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
18 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
122 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
50.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +39.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 39 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
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
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
146
-30 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
was 9.8:1
% White
19%
was 11%
% Hispanic
79%
was 87%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BALMORHEA ISD EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY
BALMORHEA ISD EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY is one of the rural-scale all-grades campuss in BALMORHEA, Texas, part of BALMORHEA ISD, with 146 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 12. That puts it 70% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 485 students.
Operationally, BALMORHEA ISD EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY answers to BALMORHEA ISD, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.
On the student-mix side, BALMORHEA ISD EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 79% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 19% White.
On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.7:1, putting BALMORHEA ISD EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 84% of students at BALMORHEA ISD EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Reeves County (around 64%), the school's rate is north of typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BALMORHEA ISD EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.9%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Reeves County put median household earnings sit near $64,297, about 7% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. BALMORHEA ISD EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY is one of 6 public schools in Reeves County (combined enrollment of about 3,065 students).
Nearest neighbor: FT DAVIS SCHOOL, around 28.4 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BALMORHEA ISD EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY at 2nd of 4; the average score across the group is 31.0%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Five-year trend. BALMORHEA ISD EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY's enrollment has decreased 17% since 2018, when it stood at 176 (now 146). Over the same period, the White share increased from 11% to 19%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 9.8:1 in 2018 to 8.1:1 in 2025.
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Reeves County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,664
Census ACS
Median income
$64,297
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
7%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
3,065 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- FT DAVIS SCHOOL28.4 mi · 682
- AUSTIN EL32.8 mi · 583
- CROCKETT MIDDLE33.0 mi · 621
- PECOS H S33.5 mi · 854
- ZAVALA EL34.4 mi · 861
Frequently asked questions
About BALMORHEA ISD EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITYHow large is BALMORHEA ISD EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY?
BALMORHEA ISD EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY enrolls approximately 146 students in grades PK-12.
Is BALMORHEA ISD EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY an elementary, middle, or high school?
BALMORHEA ISD EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many teachers does BALMORHEA ISD EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY have?
BALMORHEA ISD EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at BALMORHEA ISD EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY?
At BALMORHEA ISD EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY, the student body is approximately 19% White, 79% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees BALMORHEA ISD EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY?
BALMORHEA ISD EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY is overseen by BALMORHEA ISD in Reeves County.
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