Enrollment
392
Elementary
DISTRICT 259 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLAND ISD·NCES 481035000516
Bland Elementary School
5123 FM 2194, CELESTE, TX 75423 · (903) 776-2239 · Hunt County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL392 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
294 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 40 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (58).
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 BLAND ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 31.0% | 24.0% | 29.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 23.0% | 27.0% | 31.0% | 19.0% |
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 | 55.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 52.0% | 57.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
54.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Bland Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bland Elementary School this school | 392 | 75.0% | 54.9% |
| Emma Roberson Early Learning Academy GRANBURY | 345 | 75.9% | N/A |
| East Elementary School BRECKENRIDGE | 377 | 78.5% | N/A |
| Ballinger Elementary School BALLINGER | 377 | 73.2% | 34.6% |
| Kemp Primary School KEMP | 371 | 80.6% | N/A |
| Newell E Woolls Intermediate School HONDO | 375 | 78.1% | 29.6% |
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 Bland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hunt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #1,081 of 4,401 | #3 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,728 of 4,466 ▼ 302 | #3 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,892 of 4,466 ▼ 647 | #3 of 14 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #1,643 of 3,998 | #8 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 392 | #3,548 of 4,938 | #11 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #751 of 4,622 | #4 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.2% | #2,022 of 4,628 | #10 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.0% | #2,275 of 4,789 | #9 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.3% | #516 of 1,307 | #7 of 12 |
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
392
+68 (+21%) vs 2020
+98% since 1990-91, when it was 198
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 392 | 30.4 | 12.9:1 | 75% (294) |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 31.8 | 12.4:1 | 72% (283) |
| 2022-23 | 374 | 28 | 13.3:1 | 67% (252) |
| 2020-21 | 324 | 28 | 11.6:1 | 64% (207) |
| 2017-18 | 337 | 23.9 | 14.1:1 | 58% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 293 | 21 | 13.9:1 | 59% (173) |
| 2010-11 | 289 | 22 | 13.1:1 | 56% (161) |
| 2000-01 | 219 | 16 | 13.7:1 | 32% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 198 | 11 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bland Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (337 to 392); teachers up 27% (23.9 to 30.4).
About Bland Elementary School
Bland Elementary School sits in CELESTE, Texas, and is classified as an elementary school. A federal count lists 392 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Texas is about 519, so this school runs 24% smaller than that.
A total of 3 schools make up BLAND ISD, with 777 students enrolled.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Bland Elementary School. The largest is Hispanic students, at 49%. The next largest groups are 47% White. In Hunt County overall, about 22% of residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 54%, meaning two students picked at random have a 54% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.9:1, with 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 2.2 students per teacher below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 75%. Compared with the 61% average for public schools in Hunt County, the school's rate is higher.
Bland Elementary School is 13.2 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (54.9% versus 41.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
In Hunt County (population about 108,972), the median household income is $71,938, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Bland Elementary School is one of 45 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Bland Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Local comparison: Bland Elementary School ranks 3rd of 7 nearby schools, at 54.9% versus a 53.9% average.
The federal government classifies Bland Elementary School's location as Rural: Distant.
The school enrolled 392 students in 2024-25, 68 more than the 324 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio rising from 11.6:1 to 12.9:1.
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Hunt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
108,972
Census ACS
Median income
$71,938
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
20,771 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BLAND ISD
- Bland High SchoolHigh · 220 students
- Bland Middle SchoolMiddle · 165 students
Other schools in CELESTE
- Celeste Elementary SchoolElementary · 244 students
- Bland Middle SchoolMiddle · 165 students
- Celeste High SchoolHigh · 147 students
- Celeste Junior High SchoolMiddle · 98 students
Nearby schools
- Bland Middle School0.0 mi · 165
- Bland High School1.6 mi · 220
- Ki Charter - Farmersville5.3 mi · 14
- Farmersville Intermediate School6.1 mi · 680
- Celeste High School6.2 mi · 147
- Tatum Elementary School6.4 mi · 591
Frequently asked questions
About Bland Elementary SchoolHow large is Bland Elementary School?
Bland Elementary School enrolls approximately 392 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Bland Elementary School serve?
Bland Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Bland Elementary School have?
Bland Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Bland Elementary School?
Student demographics at Bland Elementary School are roughly 47% White, 49% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Bland Elementary School?
Bland Elementary School is overseen by BLAND ISD in Hunt County.
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