BLALACK MIDDLE

BLALACK MIDDLE is a reasonably sized middle-grades school in CARROLLTON, Texas, one of the schools within CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD. The school educates 931 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 45% larger than the state mean of about 643.

Across the 39 schools in CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (24,165 students total), BLALACK MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, BLALACK MIDDLE reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 22% White, 11% Black, 8% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Denton County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Denton County's rate of about 35%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BLALACK MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.6%; this one delivers 55.9%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Denton County put median household earnings sit near $111,498, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Denton County's 267 public schools (combined enrollment of about 175,222 students), BLALACK MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

DAVIS EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BLALACK MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BLALACK MIDDLE at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 55.1%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. BLALACK MIDDLE's enrollment has contracted 4% since 2018, when it stood at 969 (now 931). Hispanic enrollment moved from 40% to 54% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.