BLANCO MIDDLE

Set in BLANCO, Texas, BLANCO MIDDLE is a minimally staffed middle school, overseen by BLANCO ISD. It instructs 257 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 60% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

Within BLANCO ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 1,102 students, BLANCO MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, BLANCO MIDDLE records that the largest single group is White at 55%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 42% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BLANCO MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.9%, the actual is 56.5%, a residual of -1.4 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Blanco County indicate median household earnings sit near $92,425, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Blanco County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,809 students), BLANCO MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is BLANCO H S, roughly 0.5 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BLANCO MIDDLE at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 56.7%.

BLANCO MIDDLE operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. BLANCO MIDDLE's enrollment has ticked down 4% since 2018, when it stood at 269 (now 257).

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.