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Enrollment
485
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAUMONT ISD·NCES 480967012437
Blanchette Elementary School
2550 SARAH ST, BEAUMONT, TX 77705 · (409) 617-6300 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL485 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
462 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BEAUMONT ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
35.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
21.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 23.0% | 22.0% | 43.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 16.0% | 16.0% | 63.0% |
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 | 35.0% | 21.0% |
| 2024-25 | 28.0% | 16.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 18.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 24.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
17.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 33% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Blanchette Elementary School
Blanchette Elementary School's state test result (17.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanchette Elementary School this school | 485 | 95.3% | 17.4% |
| Atherton Elementary School HOUSTON | 450 | 94.9% | 30.8% |
| Charlton-Pollard Elementary School BEAUMONT | 502 | 94.4% | 22.3% |
| Mary Harris Elementary School FORT WORTH | 438 | 92.5% | 25.5% |
| KIPP Peace Elementary School HOUSTON | 525 | 96.0% | 26.3% |
| Charles Rice Learning Center DALLAS | 427 | 98.4% | 51.5% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Blanchette Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #4,323 of 4,401 | #30 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #4,338 of 4,466 ▲ 54 | #27 of 34 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #4,044 of 4,466 ▲ 198 | #23 of 34 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #829 of 3,998 | #8 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 485 | #2,676 of 4,938 | #31 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #3,152 of 4,622 | #20 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.5% | #3,082 of 4,628 | #30 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.3% | #470 of 4,789 | #7 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.8% | #952 of 2,838 | #8 of 17 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
485
-82 (-14%) vs 2020
+6% since 2010-11, when it was 456
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 485 | 30.6 | 15.8:1 | 95% (462) |
| 2023-24 | 542 | 29.6 | 18.3:1 | 96% (519) |
| 2022-23 | 568 | 29.1 | 19.5:1 | 96% (547) |
| 2020-21 | 567 | 33 | 17.2:1 | 94% (532) |
| 2017-18 | 628 | 33.2 | 18.9:1 | 94% (592) |
| 2015-16 | 537 | 30 | 17.9:1 | 92% (494) |
| 2010-11 | 456 | 29 | 15.7:1 | 90% (412) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blanchette Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (628 to 485); teachers down 8% (33.2 to 30.6).
About Blanchette Elementary School
As a mid-sized elementary school, Blanchette Elementary School serves students in BEAUMONT, Texas. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 485 students.
BEAUMONT ISD includes 26 schools. Together they enroll 16,336 students.
The share of Black students at Blanchette Elementary School is 76%, a majority. The remaining students are 18% Hispanic and 3% White. Census figures show Jefferson County is about 33% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 39, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 15.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Blanchette Elementary School, which has 30.6. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 0.7 fewer students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Blanchette Elementary School is about 95%. That rate is above the 71% average among public schools in Jefferson County.
Blanchette Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Texas schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 33.0%. The school's actual rate is 17.4%, 15.6 points lower.
For Jefferson County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $60,026, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 16%. The county has 92 public schools and about 42,825 students.
Odom Middle School, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Blanchette Elementary School is 3rd among 4 schools close by.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
From 567 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 485 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 17.2:1 to 15.8:1.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
253,878
Census ACS
Median income
$60,026
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
42,825 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BEAUMONT ISD
- West Brook Sr High SchoolHigh · 2,213 students
- Beaumont United High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Pietzsch/Mac Arthur Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,134 students
- Odom Middle SchoolMiddle · 837 students
- Regina Howell Elementary SchoolElementary · 742 students
- Guess Elementary SchoolElementary · 722 students
Other schools in BEAUMONT
- West Brook Sr High SchoolHigh · 2,213 students
- Beaumont United High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Harmony Science Academy- BeaumontCombined · 1,206 students
- Pietzsch/Mac Arthur Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,134 students
- Odom Middle SchoolMiddle · 837 students
- Regina Howell Elementary SchoolElementary · 742 students
Nearby schools
- Odom Middle School0.2 mi · 837
- Beaumont United High School0.6 mi · 2,035
- Evolution Academy Beaumont0.8 mi · 202
- Trinity Charter Schools - Beaumont Campus1.0 mi · 12
- Fehl-Price Elementary School1.5 mi · 402
- Pathways Learning Center1.5 mi · 131
Frequently asked questions
About Blanchette Elementary SchoolHow large is Blanchette Elementary School?
Blanchette Elementary School enrolls approximately 485 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Blanchette Elementary School serve?
Blanchette Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Blanchette Elementary School?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Blanchette Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Blanchette Elementary School?
Student demographics at Blanchette Elementary School are roughly 3% White, 18% Hispanic, 76% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Blanchette Elementary School in?
Blanchette Elementary School is part of BEAUMONT ISD.
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