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Enrollment
480
Elementary
DISTRICT 367 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLANCO ISD·NCES 481032000514
Blanco Elementary School
814 11TH ST, BLANCO, TX 78606 · (830) 833-4338 · Blanco County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
253 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within BLANCO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +42.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
49.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +38.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 42 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 38 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 32.0% | 23.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 27.0% | 26.0% | 25.0% |
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 | 53.0% | 49.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 6.0% | 11.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 11.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Blanco Elementary School
Blanco Elementary School's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanco Elementary School this school | 480 | 52.7% | 39.3% |
| Woodland Heights Elementary School BROWNWOOD | 494 | 50.8% | 48.8% |
| Blue Ridge Elementary School BLUE RIDGE | 510 | 55.1% | 41.9% |
| Tarver-Rendon Ag Leadership BURLESON | 506 | 51.8% | 50.8% |
| Rogers Elementary School ROGERS | 408 | 52.5% | 37.5% |
| Edna Bigham Mays Elementary School TROY | 443 | 57.1% | N/A |
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 Blanco Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #2,681 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,830 of 4,466 ▲ 580 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #2,115 of 4,466 ▲ 679 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +42.5pp | #20 of 3,998 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 480 | #2,719 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #887 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #2,062 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.7% | #3,471 of 4,789 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.1% | #830 of 1,307 |
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
480
+72 (+18%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 475
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 480 | 36.6 | 13.1:1 | 53% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 505 | 35.5 | 14.2:1 | 51% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 487 | 37.7 | 12.9:1 | 47% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 408 | 34 | 12.0:1 | 46% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 444 | 33.3 | 13.3:1 | 48% (213) |
| 2015-16 | 466 | 38 | 12.3:1 | 52% (240) |
| 2010-11 | 441 | 38 | 11.6:1 | 57% (252) |
| 2000-01 | 439 | 38 | 11.6:1 | 46% (204) |
| 1990-91 | 475 | 30 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blanco Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (444 to 480); teachers up 10% (33.3 to 36.6).
About Blanco Elementary School
Blanco Elementary School is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in BLANCO, Texas. The school had 480 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Federal data list 3 schools in BLANCO ISD, with 1,102 students enrolled.
A majority of students at Blanco Elementary School, 56%, are White. Other reported shares: 38% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Blanco County's residents are about 80% White, 24 points above the school's share. Blanco Elementary School has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 36.6 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, higher than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Blanco Elementary School is 53%. It compares with 39% for public schools in Blanco County.
Blanco Elementary School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 35% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Blanco Elementary School scores 39.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 51.2%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Blanco County, median household income is about $92,425, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Blanco Elementary School is one of 6 public schools in Blanco County, which together enroll about 1,809 students.
The closest public school to Blanco Elementary School is Blanco Middle School, about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Nearby schools with test data average 59.4% proficiency; Blanco Elementary School posts 39.3%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 408 to 480. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.1:1.
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Blanco County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,446
Census ACS
Median income
$92,425
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,809 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BLANCO ISD
- Blanco High SchoolHigh · 365 students
- Blanco Middle SchoolMiddle · 257 students
Other schools in BLANCO
- Blanco High SchoolHigh · 365 students
- Blanco Middle SchoolMiddle · 257 students
Other Blanco Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Blanco Elementary. Blanco Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- BLANCO ELEMENTARYBLOOMFIELD, NM · 138 students
Nearby schools
- Blanco Middle School0.5 mi · 257
- Blanco High School0.7 mi · 365
- Lyndon B Johnson Elementary School12.0 mi · 310
- Lyndon B Johnson Middle School12.0 mi · 142
- Lyndon B Johnson High School12.3 mi · 255
- Rebecca Creek Elementary School13.9 mi · 578
Frequently asked questions
About Blanco Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Blanco Elementary School?
Blanco Elementary School enrolls approximately 480 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Blanco Elementary School serve?
Blanco Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Blanco Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Blanco Elementary School is approximately 13.1:1 (37 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Blanco Elementary School?
Blanco Elementary School reports a student body of 56% White, 38% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Blanco Elementary School?
Blanco Elementary School is overseen by BLANCO ISD in Blanco County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.