Enrollment
279
Elementary
DISTRICT 267 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TIDEHAVEN ISD·NCES 484281004881
Blessing Elementary School
231 FM 616, BLESSING, TX 77419 · (979) 843-4330 · Matagorda County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL279 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% of Texas public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
16.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
181 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 34 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 20% larger than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
48%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 TIDEHAVEN ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
82.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
84.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +52.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 52 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 50.0% | 32.0% | 16.0% | 2.0% |
| Mathematics | 45.0% | 39.0% | 13.0% | 3.0% |
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 | 82.0% | 84.0% |
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 70.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.0% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 68.0% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 48.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
66.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% 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 20 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 →
Schools most like Blessing Elementary School
Blessing Elementary School's state test result (66.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blessing Elementary School this school | 279 | 64.9% | 66.0% |
| Center Point Elementary School CENTER POINT | 269 | 66.5% | 35.3% |
| Tahoka Elementary School TAHOKA | 295 | 63.7% | 39.0% |
| Jourdanton Ecc JOURDANTON | 259 | 63.7% | N/A |
| Hp Webb Elementary School OLTON | 291 | 67.0% | 36.3% |
| Louise Elementary School LOUISE | 273 | 68.9% | 45.9% |
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 Blessing Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Matagorda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #465 of 4,401 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #81 of 4,466 ▲ 209 | #1 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #208 of 4,466 ▲ 45 | #1 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +29.5pp | #163 of 3,998 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 279 | #4,314 of 4,938 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #3,551 of 4,622 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.7% | #2,602 of 4,628 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.9% | #2,845 of 4,789 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.8% | #532 of 1,307 | #4 of 6 |
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
279
+33 (+13%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 258
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 279 | 17 | 16.4:1 | 65% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 266 | 17.1 | 15.6:1 | 68% (182) |
| 2022-23 | 284 | 16.5 | 17.2:1 | 65% (184) |
| 2020-21 | 246 | 15 | 16.4:1 | 63% (154) |
| 2017-18 | 241 | 14.6 | 16.5:1 | 71% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 255 | 14 | 18.2:1 | 72% (184) |
| 2010-11 | 222 | 16 | 13.9:1 | 65% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 236 | 17 | 13.9:1 | 51% (121) |
| 1990-91 | 258 | 17 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blessing Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (241 to 279); teachers up 17% (14.6 to 17).
About Blessing Elementary School
Blessing Elementary School is a public elementary school in BLESSING, Texas. The school counts 279 students across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students.
TIDEHAVEN ISD, which runs Blessing Elementary School, has 4 schools and 1,065 students.
At 64%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Blessing Elementary School combined. Smaller groups are 33% White. County-wide, 44% of Matagorda County residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Blessing Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 48%.
At Blessing Elementary School, 17 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Roughly 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Matagorda County, the average is about the same, 63%.
Blessing Elementary School is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 98% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for Blessing Elementary School is 46.0%. It actually posts 66.0%, which is 20.1 points higher and in the top 10% of Texas schools.
Blessing Elementary School is located in Matagorda County, where median household income is about $58,628, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 18 public schools in Matagorda County, with a combined enrollment of about 7,199.
The closest public school to Blessing Elementary School is Tidehaven High School, about 4.9 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Blessing Elementary School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
NCES assigns Blessing Elementary School the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 13%, from 246 to 279.
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Matagorda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,329
Census ACS
Median income
$58,628
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
7,199 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TIDEHAVEN ISD
- Tidehaven High SchoolHigh · 312 students
- Markham Elementary SchoolElementary · 255 students
- Tidehaven Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 219 students
Nearby schools
- Tidehaven High School4.9 mi · 312
- Tidehaven Intermediate School4.9 mi · 219
- Markham Elementary School10.7 mi · 255
- Palacios Junior Senior High School11.1 mi · 655
- East Side Intermediate School11.3 mi · 248
- Palacios Elementary School11.4 mi · 610
Frequently asked questions
About Blessing Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Blessing Elementary School?
Blessing Elementary School enrolls approximately 279 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Blessing Elementary School serve?
Blessing Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Blessing Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Blessing Elementary School is approximately 16.4:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Blessing Elementary School?
Student demographics at Blessing Elementary School are roughly 33% White, 64% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Blessing Elementary School in?
Blessing Elementary School is part of TIDEHAVEN ISD.
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