Enrollment
100
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SIERRA BLANCA ISD·NCES 484020004558
Sierra Blanca School
500 SIERRA BLANCA AVE, SIERRA BLANCA, TX 79851 · (915) 741-2781 · Hudspeth County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL100 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Texas public K-12 schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
10 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
72 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 | 8 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 7 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 6 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 5 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 5 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 3 | 3% |
| Grade 6 | 5 | 5% |
| Grade 7 | 6 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 7 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 9 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 7 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 8 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 11 | 11% |
Student demographics
30%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
34.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -6.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
10.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -50.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 6 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 50 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 7.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% | 39.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 5.0% | 24.0% | 66.0% |
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 | 34.0% | 10.0% |
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 60.0% |
% 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
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Sierra Blanca School
Sierra Blanca School's state test result (34.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Blanca School this school | 100 | 72.0% | 34.0% |
| Big Bend High School TERLINGUA | 121 | 73.6% | 13.6% |
| Dawson School WELCH | 140 | 65.0% | 27.5% |
| Wilson School WILSON | 133 | 72.2% | 20.3% |
| Dell City School DELL CITY | 76 | 77.6% | 32.9% |
| Anton School ANTON | 175 | 65.7% | 27.2% |
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 Sierra Blanca School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #162 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #216 of 218 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #201 of 218 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -28.0pp | #2 of 134 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 100 | #233 of 280 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.0% | #59 of 226 |
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
100
-29 (-22%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 113
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 100 | 9.6 | 10.4:1 | 72% (72) |
| 2023-24 | 99 | 14 | 7.1:1 | 76% (75) |
| 2022-23 | 116 | 13 | 8.9:1 | 84% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 129 | 11 | 11.7:1 | 81% (104) |
| 2017-18 | 114 | 14.5 | 7.9:1 | 82% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 123 | 12 | 10.3:1 | 69% (85) |
| 2010-11 | 159 | 15 | 10.6:1 | 53% (84) |
| 2000-01 | 147 | 14 | 10.5:1 | 52% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 113 | 15 | 7.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sierra Blanca School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (114 to 100); teachers down 33% (14.5 to 9.6).
About Sierra Blanca School
Sierra Blanca School operates as a small combined-grade school in SIERRA BLANCA, Texas. Enrolled students number 100 students, in pre-K through 12. For comparison, combined schools in Texas average about 485 students.
SIERRA BLANCA ISD operates Sierra Blanca School.
About 83% of the student body at Sierra Blanca School is Hispanic. Other reported shares: 12% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. That compares with about 67% Hispanic among all Hudspeth County residents. The school's diversity index is 30%, meaning two students picked at random have a 30% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Sierra Blanca School is 9.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 10.4:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 11.7:1 average for combined schools in Texas. About 72% of students, or 72, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Hudspeth County average 83%.
allk12 grades Sierra Blanca School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.
Sierra Blanca School scores 34.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 42.9%.
Among Hudspeth County residents, the median household income is $48,600, 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sierra Blanca School is one of 5 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Fort Hancock High School, about 30.1 miles away. Nearby schools average 33.6% on proficiency, and Sierra Blanca School is above that at 34.0%.
Sierra Blanca School is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
Enrollment at Sierra Blanca School declined 22% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 129 to 100 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.7:1 in 2020-21, and 10.4:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Sierra Blanca School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Hudspeth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,403
Census ACS
Median income
$48,600
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
10%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
566 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Fort Hancock High School30.1 mi · 163
- Benito Martinez Elementary School30.2 mi · 227
- Van Horn School32.2 mi · 381
Frequently asked questions
About Sierra Blanca SchoolHow large is Sierra Blanca School?
Sierra Blanca School enrolls approximately 100 students in grades PK-12.
Is Sierra Blanca School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sierra Blanca School is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many teachers does Sierra Blanca School have?
Sierra Blanca School employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Sierra Blanca School?
Student demographics at Sierra Blanca School are roughly 12% White, 83% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Sierra Blanca School in?
Sierra Blanca School is part of SIERRA BLANCA ISD.
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