BLUEBONNET EL

BLUEBONNET EL is one of the compact elementary schools in HEREFORD, Texas, one of the schools within HEREFORD ISD, with 366 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 29% below typical.

Within HEREFORD ISD, which oversees 8 schools and 3,964 students, BLUEBONNET EL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, BLUEBONNET EL records that nearly all students (95%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 76% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, BLUEBONNET EL lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting BLUEBONNET EL higher than the state norm the norm. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, BLUEBONNET EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.5%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Deaf Smith County put median household earnings sit near $60,799, 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Deaf Smith County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,110 students), of which BLUEBONNET EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: AIKMAN EL, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BLUEBONNET EL comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 36.5%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BLUEBONNET EL has edged up 13%, going from 323 students in 2018 to 366 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

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