Bluebonnet Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (104).
School pathway
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 31.0% | 29.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 27.0% | 26.0% | 32.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 44.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 40.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 34.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 35.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 36% 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%.
Schools most like Bluebonnet Elementary School
Bluebonnet Elementary School's state test result (36.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluebonnet Elementary School this school | 614 | 74.6% | 36.4% |
| Kermit Elementary School KERMIT | 631 | 74.0% | 28.8% |
| Oak Crest Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 687 | 75.1% | 41.5% |
| Lytle Elementary School LYTLE | 532 | 75.0% | 26.9% |
| Knowlton Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 564 | 76.1% | 28.1% |
| Wynn Seale Metropolitan School of Design CORPUS CHRISTI | 682 | 77.1% | 53.5% |
Where Bluebonnet Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Caldwell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #3,025 of 4,401 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #2,636 of 4,466 ▼ 482 | #4 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #3,265 of 4,466 ▲ 171 | #4 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #2,152 of 3,998 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 614 | #1,507 of 4,938 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #3,852 of 4,622 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.2% | #3,456 of 4,628 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.6% | #2,296 of 4,789 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.0% | #944 of 1,307 | #5 of 6 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 614 | 36.3 | 16.9:1 | 75% (458) |
| 2023-24 | 579 | 35.9 | 16.1:1 | 73% (420) |
| 2022-23 | 550 | 38.4 | 14.3:1 | 74% (407) |
| 2020-21 | 538 | 37 | 14.5:1 | 78% (419) |
| 2017-18 | 579 | 37.7 | 15.3:1 | 73% (423) |
| 2015-16 | 640 | 38 | 16.8:1 | 73% (464) |
| 2010-11 | 580 | 40 | 14.5:1 | 72% (417) |
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (579 to 614); teachers down 4% (37.7 to 36.3).
About Bluebonnet Elementary School
Federal records list Bluebonnet Elementary School as an elementary school in LOCKHART, Texas. School enrollment was 614 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5.
The district, LOCKHART ISD, has 6,753 students enrolled across 9 schools.
Hispanic students make up 83% of enrollment at Bluebonnet Elementary School. Next come 13% White. That compares with about 57% Hispanic among all Caldwell County residents. Bluebonnet Elementary School's diversity index is 29%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Bluebonnet Elementary School was 16.9:1. This ratio sits 1.8 above the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 75%. That tracks the 76% average for public schools in Caldwell County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Bluebonnet Elementary School would score about 41.8%. It scores 36.4%, 5.5 points below that figure.
According to the American Community Survey, in Caldwell County, the median household income is $69,758, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. There are 19 public schools in Caldwell County, enrolling about 9,286 students in all.
Nearby, Lockhart Junior High School is about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Bluebonnet Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Bluebonnet Elementary School is 4th of 6 nearby schools with test data.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.
Enrollment climbed 14% from its 2020-21 level of 538. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.5:1 to 16.9:1.
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