Enrollment
334
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLUM ISD·NCES 481065000534
Blum ISD
310 S AVE F, BLUM, TX 76627 · (254) 874-5231 · Hill County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL334 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
30 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
168 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 22 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 18 | 5% |
| Grade 12 | 32 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 15% larger than its 8th grade class (26).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
60.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -5.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 41.0% | 21.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 27.0% | 37.0% | 22.0% |
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 | 60.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Blum ISD
Blum ISD's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blum ISD this school | 334 | 50.3% | 47.3% |
| Aquilla School AQUILLA | 332 | 47.3% | 50.5% |
| Avery School AVERY | 304 | 51.3% | 59.0% |
| Perrin School PERRIN | 324 | 49.4% | 48.6% |
| Jonesboro School JONESBORO | 337 | 54.9% | 29.3% |
| Graford School GRAFORD | 339 | 51.6% | 44.8% |
Matched among Texas K-12 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 Blum ISD ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hill County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #80 of 211 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #105 of 218 ▼ 3 | #5 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #74 of 218 ▼ 8 | #3 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 334 | #70 of 280 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #53 of 141 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.5% | #118 of 144 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.3% | #151 of 226 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #44 of 60 | N/A |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
334
-31 (-8%) vs 2020
+234% since 1990-91, when it was 100
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 334 | 30.2 | 11.1:1 | 50% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 31.4 | 10.6:1 | 53% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 338 | 30.5 | 11.1:1 | 54% (181) |
| 2020-21 | 365 | 29 | 12.6:1 | 61% (224) |
| 2017-18 | 353 | 33.1 | 10.7:1 | 60% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 104 | 8 | 13.0:1 | 48% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 197 | 18 | 10.9:1 | 57% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 165 | 15 | 11.0:1 | 47% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 100 | 10 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blum ISD.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (353 to 334); teachers down 9% (33.1 to 30.2).
About Blum ISD
As a small school serving multiple grade levels, Blum ISD serves students in BLUM, Texas. It is open to students in pre-K through 12 and enrolls 334 students. That is 31% below the average of about 485 students for combined schools in Texas.
Blum ISD is its own local education agency in federal data.
Blum ISD is 85% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. In Hill County overall, about 75% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Blum ISD scores 27%.
A staff of 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 11.1:1. That is in line with the 11.7:1 average for combined schools in Texas. By family income, 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 64% average for public schools in Hill County, the school's rate is lower.
Blum ISD sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 47.3% and a predicted 52.2%.
The school's county is Hill County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $64,591 a year, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Hill County number 34, with about 6,430 students.
Of the public schools around it, Blum ISD is closest to Rio Vista High School, about 6.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 5. On average proficiency, Blum ISD is 4th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
NCES assigns Blum ISD the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment decreased by 8% across 4 years, from 365 in 2020-21 to 334 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.6:1 to 11.1:1 over the same years.
The allk12 page for Blum ISD lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Hill County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,328
Census ACS
Median income
$64,591
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
6,430 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Rio Vista High School6.3 mi · 296
- Rio Vista Elementary School6.4 mi · 507
- Rio Vista Middle School6.5 mi · 229
- Kopperl School7.5 mi · 191
- Covington School8.7 mi · 353
- Lowell Smith Jr Intermediate School12.3 mi · 958
Frequently asked questions
About Blum ISDHow large is Blum ISD?
Blum ISD enrolls approximately 334 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Blum ISD serve?
Blum ISD serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many teachers does Blum ISD have?
Blum ISD employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Blum ISD?
At Blum ISD, the student body is approximately 85% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Blum ISD in?
Blum ISD is part of BLUM ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.