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What's something BLUEBONNET EL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
366
Elementary
DISTRICT 385 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HEREFORD ISD·NCES 482301002334
Bluebonnet Elementary School
221 16TH ST, HEREFORD, TX 79045 · (806) 363-7650 · Deaf Smith County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
320 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Bluebonnet Elementary School→Hereford Junior High School→Hereford Preparatory Academy→Hereford High School
Based on grade levels within HEREFORD ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +8.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 8 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 11.0% | 35.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 32.0% | 31.0% | 24.0% |
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 | 46.0% | 45.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 44.0% | 51.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 51.0% |
% 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
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Bluebonnet Elementary School
Bluebonnet Elementary School's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluebonnet Elementary School this school | 366 | 87.4% | 43.0% |
| Hillside Elementary School EL PASO | 348 | 87.6% | 42.9% |
| Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls SAN ANTONIO | 354 | 87.6% | 24.2% |
| Coldwell Elementary School EL PASO | 354 | 87.9% | 42.1% |
| Austin Elementary School EDINBURG | 366 | 86.6% | 76.5% |
| Marcell Elementary School MISSION | 378 | 86.5% | 36.8% |
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 Bluebonnet Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Deaf Smith County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #2,203 of 4,401 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #2,294 of 4,466 ▼ 1,005 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #3,020 of 4,466 ▼ 307 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #2,623 of 3,998 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 366 | #3,762 of 4,938 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #3,223 of 4,622 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.0% | #4,143 of 4,628 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.4% | #1,347 of 4,789 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.3% | #617 of 1,307 | N/A |
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
366
-19 (-5%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 396
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 366 | 23 | 15.9:1 | 87% (320) |
| 2023-24 | 379 | 23.7 | 16.0:1 | 85% (321) |
| 2022-23 | 404 | 23.6 | 17.1:1 | 90% (362) |
| 2020-21 | 385 | 26 | 14.8:1 | 83% (321) |
| 2017-18 | 323 | 22.2 | 14.6:1 | 90% (292) |
| 2015-16 | 328 | 23 | 14.3:1 | 88% (289) |
| 2010-11 | 308 | 25 | 12.3:1 | 89% (274) |
| 2000-01 | 370 | 24 | 15.4:1 | 80% (297) |
| 1990-91 | 396 | 25 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bluebonnet Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (323 to 366); teachers up 4% (22.2 to 23).
About Bluebonnet Elementary School
Bluebonnet Elementary School is a small elementary school for students in HEREFORD, Texas. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 366 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Texas is about 519, so this school runs 29% smaller than that.
The district for Bluebonnet Elementary School is HEREFORD ISD, with 8 schools and 3,964 students.
The large majority of students at Bluebonnet Elementary School, 95%, are Hispanic. The next largest groups are 3% White. The school's Hispanic share is 19 points above the 76% share among Deaf Smith County residents. Bluebonnet Elementary School has a diversity index of 9%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Bluebonnet Elementary School operates with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Bluebonnet Elementary School is 87%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Bluebonnet Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.0%; the prediction is 36.4%.
Bluebonnet Elementary School is located in Deaf Smith County, where median household income is about $60,799, roughly 11% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 9 public schools in Deaf Smith County, with a combined enrollment of about 4,110.
The nearest public school is Aikman Elementary School, at about 0.8 miles. Bluebonnet Elementary School has 7 other public schools within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Bluebonnet Elementary School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
Bluebonnet Elementary School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 5%, from 385 to 366. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.8:1 to 15.9:1 over the same years.
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Deaf Smith County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,460
Census ACS
Median income
$60,799
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
4,110 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HEREFORD ISD
- Hereford High SchoolHigh · 1,182 students
- Hereford Junior High SchoolMiddle · 534 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
- Aikman Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
- West Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 331 students
- Hereford Preparatory AcademyMiddle · 322 students
Other schools in HEREFORD
- Hereford High SchoolHigh · 1,182 students
- Hereford Junior High SchoolMiddle · 534 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
- Aikman Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
- West Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 331 students
- Hereford Preparatory AcademyMiddle · 322 students
Other Bluebonnet Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 1 state are named Bluebonnet Elementary. Bluebonnet Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 6.
- Bluebonnet Elementary SchoolBASTROP, TX · 765 students
- Bluebonnet Elementary SchoolFLOWER MOUND, TX · 668 students
- Bluebonnet Elementary SchoolLOCKHART, TX · 614 students
- Bluebonnet Elementary SchoolFORT WORTH, TX · 546 students
- Bluebonnet Elementary SchoolROUND ROCK, TX · 413 students
Nearby schools
- Aikman Elementary School0.8 mi · 464
- Hereford Preparatory Academy0.8 mi · 322
- Hereford Junior High School0.8 mi · 534
- Northwest Elementary School0.9 mi · 479
- Hereford High School1.0 mi · 1,182
- West Central Elementary School1.7 mi · 331
Frequently asked questions
About Bluebonnet Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bluebonnet Elementary School?
Bluebonnet Elementary School enrolls approximately 366 students in grades KG-05.
Is Bluebonnet Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bluebonnet Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Bluebonnet Elementary School have?
Bluebonnet Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Bluebonnet Elementary School?
Student demographics at Bluebonnet Elementary School are roughly 3% White, 95% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Bluebonnet Elementary School in?
Bluebonnet Elementary School is part of HEREFORD ISD.
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