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Best kept secret on campus at BLANSON CTE H S?
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Enrollment
1,258
High
DISTRICT 1,349 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALDINE ISD·NCES 480771013733
BLANSON CTE H S
311 W RD, HOUSTON, TX 77038 · (281) 591-4950 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,258 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
1,012 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
72.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
69.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +26.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 26 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
76.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+38.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 38 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
About BLANSON CTE H S
Set in HOUSTON, Texas, BLANSON CTE H S is a substantial high school, one of the schools within ALDINE ISD. It teaches 1,258 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 58% bigger than the state mean of about 796.
Within ALDINE ISD, which oversees 76 schools and 56,419 students, BLANSON CTE H S is one campus in the system.
On demographics, BLANSON CTE H S records that nearly all students (85%) are Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 9% Black, 3% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, BLANSON CTE H S shows 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.
With demographic context factored in, BLANSON CTE H S ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 38.8%; BLANSON CTE H S posts 76.9%, +38.1 points above that line.
In the area at large, census data for Harris County shows median household earnings sit near $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which BLANSON CTE H S is one.
STEHLIK EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BLANSON CTE H S ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 35.7%.
BLANSON CTE H S operates from a suburban location.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALDINE ISD
- MACARTHUR H SHigh · 3,501 students
- DAVIS H S ALDINEHigh · 3,184 students
- NIMITZ H SHigh · 2,651 students
- ALDINE H SHigh · 2,481 students
- EISENHOWER H SHigh · 2,262 students
- JONES MIDDLEMiddle · 1,235 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTONCombined · 8,641 students
- NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,284 students
- ELSIK H SHigh · 4,057 students
- SUMMER CREEK H SHigh · 3,972 students
- HASTINGS H SHigh · 3,786 students
- C E KING H SHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- STEHLIK EL0.3 mi · 683
- LA PROMESA0.7 mi · 448
- ALDINE H S0.7 mi · 2,481
- STOVALL MIDDLE0.8 mi · 1,039
- BUSSEY EL0.9 mi · 489
- GOODMAN EL1.1 mi · 585
Frequently asked questions
About BLANSON CTE H SWhat is the total enrollment at BLANSON CTE H S?
BLANSON CTE H S enrolls approximately 1,258 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does BLANSON CTE H S serve?
BLANSON CTE H S serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at BLANSON CTE H S?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at BLANSON CTE H S.
How diverse is BLANSON CTE H S?
BLANSON CTE H S reports a student body of 2% White, 85% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees BLANSON CTE H S?
BLANSON CTE H S is overseen by ALDINE ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.