Enrollment
206
High
DISTRICT 222 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEN BOLT-PALITO BLANCO ISD·NCES 480987000461
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School
172 BADGER LN, BEN BOLT, TX 78342 · (361) 664-9822 · Jim Wells County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL206 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of Texas public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 high schools
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
175 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 49 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 39 | 19% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Based on grade levels within BEN BOLT-PALITO BLANCO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +31.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 31 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 42.0% | 21.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 40.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% |
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 | 56.0% | 48.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | N/A |
| 2021-22 | 56.0% | 0.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
35.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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 →
Schools most like Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School's state test result (35.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School this school | 206 | 85.0% | 35.5% |
| Freer High School FREER | 202 | 87.6% | 45.3% |
| La Pryor Secondary LA PRYOR | 244 | 86.1% | 32.1% |
| IDEA Toros College Preparatory EDINBURG | 258 | 84.5% | 38.7% |
| Hebbronville High School HEBBRONVILLE | 298 | 84.2% | 48.5% |
| Santa Rosa High School SANTA ROSA | 291 | 85.2% | 43.9% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #1,247 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #570 of 1,425 ▲ 643 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #755 of 1,425 ▲ 222 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 206 | #1,333 of 2,107 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #135 of 1,344 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.7% | #1,176 of 1,346 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.0% | #301 of 1,522 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.2% | #59 of 557 |
Ranked against other public high 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
206
-41 (-17%) vs 2020
+148% since 1990-91, when it was 83
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 206 | 20 | 10.3:1 | 85% (175) |
| 2023-24 | 195 | 20.1 | 9.7:1 | 78% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 228 | 15.5 | 14.7:1 | 79% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 247 | 20 | 12.3:1 | 83% (206) |
| 2017-18 | 291 | 23.2 | 12.6:1 | 78% (227) |
| 2015-16 | 214 | 17 | 12.6:1 | 68% (146) |
| 2010-11 | 187 | 19 | 9.8:1 | 74% (139) |
| 2000-01 | 161 | 16 | 10.1:1 | 64% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 83 | 13 | 6.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (291 to 206); teachers down 14% (23.2 to 20).
About Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School is a small high school in Texas, with an address in BEN BOLT. The school's 206 students are in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment is 74% lower than the average for high schools in Texas, which is about 796.
Enrollment across the 2 schools in BEN BOLT-PALITO BLANCO ISD totals 444 students.
Federal enrollment data show Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School is 93% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 7% White. Among people living in Jim Wells County, the Hispanic share is about 80%. Pick two students at random and there is a 13% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 20 full-time positions, a ratio of 10.3:1. That is lower than the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 85%. That tracks the 83% average for public schools in Jim Wells County.
The allk12 Grade for Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School is D. Compared with Texas public high schools, the school scored higher than 11% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School is 1.9 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Jim Wells County show that the median household income is $51,896, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 21%. There are 16 public schools in Jim Wells County, enrolling about 7,302 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles away. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 7 other public schools. Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School is 8th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 41 fewer students in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 10.3 students per teacher, compared with 12.3 in 2020-21.
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Jim Wells County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,850
Census ACS
Median income
$51,896
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
7,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BEN BOLT-PALITO BLANCO ISD
- Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Elementary SchoolElementary · 238 students
Nearby schools
- Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Elementary School0.5 mi · 238
- Saenz Elementary School6.7 mi · 471
- Noonan Elementary School7.4 mi · 523
- Adams Middle School7.6 mi · 933
- Alice High School7.8 mi · 1,295
- Dubose Elementary School8.0 mi · 483
Frequently asked questions
About Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High SchoolHow many students attend Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School?
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School enrolls approximately 206 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School serve?
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School is approximately 10.3:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School?
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School reports a student body of 7% White, 93% Hispanic.
What district is Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School in?
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School is part of BEN BOLT-PALITO BLANCO ISD.
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