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Blanco Independent School District

This district's rating is based on its schools' test results; 10 is best. Learn more >

814 Eleventh St
Blanco, TX 78606
Blanco County
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PH: (830) 833-4414
FAX: (830) 833-2019

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Grades PK-12
983 students
3 schools

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Accountability Rating

In 2007-2008 this district was rated "Academically Acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. In 2006-2007, this district was rated "Academically Acceptable". In 2005-2006, this district was rated "Academically Acceptable".

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

About the Accountability Ratings

Texas uses Accountability Ratings to indicate the overall performance of each school and district.
The ratings are based on TAKS test results, dropout rates for grades 7 and 8 and school completion rates for grades 9 through 12.
Schools and districts rated under standard accountability procedures are designated as Exemplary, Recognized, Academically Acceptable or Academically Unacceptable.
Schools and districts rated under alternative education accountability (AEA) procedures are designated as either AEA: Academically Acceptable or AEA: Academically Unacceptable.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

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Gold Performance Acknowledgments

In 2006-2007 this district was acknowledged by the Texas Education Agency for the following indicator(s):

Texas Success Initiative - Higher Education Readiness Component: Math

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

About the GPA

Texas uses the Gold Performance Acknowledgments (GPA) to recognize schools and districts for performance on a range of indicators including, among others, test results in specific subject areas, college admission test results and attendance rates.
To be considered for the GPA, schools must have an Accountability Rating of "Academically Acceptable" or higher and must meet the acknowledgment criteria for one or more of the indicators. For example, to receive a GPA for attendance, Academically Acceptable high schools must meet the state's minimum acknowledgment threshold of 95% attendance rate.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

TAKS Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading

93% (2008)

98% (2007)

99% (2006)

100% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 88% in 2008.

Math

70% (2008)

80% (2007)

76% (2006)

84% (2005)
The state average for Math was 83% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading

73% (2008)

78% (2007)

87% (2006)

76% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 83% in 2008.

Writing

83% (2008)

85% (2007)

90% (2006)

89% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 91% in 2008.

Math

75% (2008)

80% (2007)

89% (2006)

78% (2005)
The state average for Math was 84% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading

89% (2008)

98% (2007)

96% (2006)

97% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 83% in 2008.

Science

68% (2008)

71% (2007)

74% (2006)
The state average for Science was 81% in 2008.

Math

92% (2008)

98% (2007)

99% (2006)

98% (2005)
The state average for Math was 83% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading

96% (2008)

92% (2007)

97% (2006)

87% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 91% in 2008.

Math

88% (2008)

69% (2007)

86% (2006)

76% (2005)
The state average for Math was 80% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading

90% (2008)

90% (2007)

81% (2006)

88% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2008.

Writing

92% (2008)

92% (2007)

94% (2006)

84% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 90% in 2008.

Math

77% (2008)

77% (2007)

67% (2006)

64% (2005)
The state average for Math was 76% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading

99% (2008)

87% (2007)

88% (2006)

88% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 92% in 2008.

Social Studies

94% (2008)

89% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 90% in 2008.

Science

71% (2008)

71% (2007)

76% (2006)
The state average for Science was 68% in 2008.

Math

91% (2008)

74% (2007)

67% (2006)

46% (2005)
The state average for Math was 75% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading

86% (2008)

95% (2007)

97% (2006)

98% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2008.

Math

62% (2008)

59% (2007)

66% (2006)

68% (2005)
The state average for Math was 60% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Social Studies

93% (2008)

87% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 88% in 2008.

Science

71% (2008)

62% (2007)

66% (2006)
The state average for Science was 64% in 2008.

English Language Arts

81% (2008)

84% (2007)

85% (2006)

81% (2005)
The state average for English Language Arts was 86% in 2008.

Math

64% (2008)

62% (2007)

69% (2006)

75% (2005)
The state average for Math was 63% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 11

Social Studies

96% (2008)

97% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 95% in 2008.

Science

88% (2008)

87% (2007)

84% (2006)
The state average for Science was 80% in 2008.

English Language Arts

92% (2008)

92% (2007)

99% (2006)

93% (2005)
The state average for English Language Arts was 90% in 2008.

Math

85% (2008)

88% (2007)

84% (2006)

92% (2005)
The state average for Math was 79% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

About the tests

In 2007-2008, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11.
TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas.
The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement.
The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

See Texas' state standards

Compare all elementary, middle and high schools in this district

TAKS Results By Subgroup

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading	This District
All Students	93%
Female	94%
Male	92%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	92%
Native American	n/a
White	93%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	94%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	92%
Special education	80%
Not special education	94%
Limited English proficient	100%
Not limited English proficient	92%
Migrant	100%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	70%
Female	70%
Male	71%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	52%
Native American	n/a
White	79%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	61%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	79%
Special education	50%
Not special education	72%
Limited English proficient	71%
Not limited English proficient	70%
Migrant	67%
Non-migrant	71%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	73%
Female	89%
Male	67%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	65%
Native American	n/a
White	79%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	62%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	87%
Not special education	75%
Limited English proficient	20%
Not limited English proficient	76%
Non-migrant	77%
Gifted/talented	100%

Writing	This District
All Students	83%
Female	100%
Male	76%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	70%
Native American	n/a
White	89%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	74%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	93%
Not special education	84%
Limited English proficient	40%
Not limited English proficient	87%
Non-migrant	85%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	75%
Female	89%
Male	70%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	61%
Native American	n/a
White	84%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	62%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	90%
Not special education	75%
Limited English proficient	0%
Not limited English proficient	80%
Non-migrant	79%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	89%
Female	88%
Male	90%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	70%
Native American	n/a
White	96%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	77%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	98%
Special education	33%
Not special education	94%
Not limited English proficient	92%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	68%
Female	70%
Male	67%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	40%
Native American	n/a
White	80%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	48%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	81%
Special education	0%
Not special education	73%
Not limited English proficient	69%
Non-migrant	71%
Gifted/talented	90%

Math	This District
All Students	92%
Female	91%
Male	93%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	75%
Native American	n/a
White	98%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	80%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	100%
Special education	40%
Not special education	96%
Not limited English proficient	93%
Non-migrant	94%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	96%
Female	93%
Male	100%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	94%
Native American	n/a
White	98%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	91%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	100%
Not special education	96%
Not limited English proficient	96%
Migrant	100%
Non-migrant	96%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	88%
Female	85%
Male	90%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	81%
Native American	n/a
White	90%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	83%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	91%
Not special education	89%
Not limited English proficient	88%
Migrant	80%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	90%
Female	91%
Male	90%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	79%
Native American	n/a
White	95%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	79%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	98%
Special education	50%
Not special education	95%
Not limited English proficient	93%
Non-migrant	91%
Gifted/talented	100%

Writing	This District
All Students	92%
Female	93%
Male	90%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	79%
Native American	n/a
White	97%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	86%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	96%
Special education	63%
Not special education	95%
Not limited English proficient	94%
Non-migrant	93%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	77%
Female	80%
Male	75%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	53%
Native American	n/a
White	84%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	59%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	90%
Special education	75%
Not special education	78%
Not limited English proficient	80%
Non-migrant	80%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	99%
Female	100%
Male	98%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	95%
Native American	n/a
White	100%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	100%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	98%
Special education	100%
Not special education	99%
Not limited English proficient	100%
Non-migrant	99%
Gifted/talented	100%

Social Studies	This District
All Students	94%
Female	89%
Male	98%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	86%
Native American	n/a
White	96%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	85%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	96%
Special education	100%
Not special education	93%
Not limited English proficient	95%
Non-migrant	96%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	71%
Female	73%
Male	71%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	36%
Native American	n/a
White	86%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	50%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	79%
Special education	67%
Not special education	72%
Not limited English proficient	73%
Non-migrant	73%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	91%
Female	89%
Male	93%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	86%
Native American	n/a
White	93%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	85%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	93%
Special education	100%
Not special education	90%
Not limited English proficient	91%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	86%
Female	93%
Male	79%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	81%
Native American	n/a
White	88%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	82%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	88%
Special education	20%
Not special education	90%
Not limited English proficient	86%
Migrant	60%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	62%
Female	67%
Male	58%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	50%
Native American	n/a
White	69%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	48%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	71%
Special education	40%
Not special education	64%
Not limited English proficient	64%
Migrant	40%
Non-migrant	64%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Social Studies	This District
All Students	93%
Female	94%
Male	93%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	92%
Native American	n/a
White	93%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	92%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	94%
Not special education	94%
Not limited English proficient	93%
Non-migrant	93%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	71%
Female	65%
Male	76%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	58%
Native American	n/a
White	74%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	58%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	77%
Not special education	74%
Not limited English proficient	71%
Non-migrant	70%
Gifted/talented	91%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	81%
Female	97%
Male	68%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	75%
Native American	n/a
White	81%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	70%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	86%
Not special education	81%
Not limited English proficient	83%
Non-migrant	81%
Gifted/talented	91%

Math	This District
All Students	64%
Female	74%
Male	56%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	42%
Native American	n/a
White	69%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	42%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	75%
Not special education	68%
Not limited English proficient	66%
Non-migrant	65%
Gifted/talented	82%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 11

Social Studies	This District
All Students	96%
Female	91%
Male	100%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	83%
Native American	n/a
White	100%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	93%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	98%
Special education	100%
Not special education	96%
Not limited English proficient	99%
Non-migrant	96%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	88%
Female	82%
Male	93%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	67%
Native American	n/a
White	95%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	78%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	94%
Special education	83%
Not special education	89%
Not limited English proficient	90%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	100%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	92%
Female	97%
Male	89%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	89%
Native American	n/a
White	93%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	93%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	92%
Special education	63%
Not special education	96%
Not limited English proficient	94%
Non-migrant	93%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	85%
Female	91%
Male	81%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	83%
Native American	n/a
White	87%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	81%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	88%
Special education	33%
Not special education	90%
Not limited English proficient	86%
Non-migrant	85%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

About the Tests

In 2007-2008, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11.
TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas.
The different student groups are identified by the Texas Education Agency; if there are a small number of students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.
The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement.
The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

See Texas' state standards

ACT Results

Composite

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2006	21	20	21
Graduating class of 2005	21	20	21
Graduating class of 2004	20	20	21

¹Source: TX Education Agency
²Source: ACT

About the Tests

The ACT is a national college admission and placement examination.
ACT scores range from a low of 1 to a high of 36. The composite score is an average of the English, math, reading and science scores.

More about the tests

Teachers

Teacher Experience

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007
	This District	State Average
Average years teaching	13	11
Beginning teachers	3%	8%

Teacher Experience and Credentials: Issues to Consider >

Average Class Size

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007
	This District	State Average
Kindergarten	18	20
Grade 1	17	20
Grade 2	18	20
Grade 3	16	20
Grade 4	19	20
Grade 5	16	22
Grade 6	16	22
English (middle and high school)	14	20
Foreign language (middle and high school)	15	21
Math (middle and high school)	15	20
Science (middle and high school)	14	21
Social Studies (middle and high school)	18	22

How Important is Class Size? >

Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
White	71%	36%
Hispanic	28%	46%
African American	<1%	14%
Native American	<1%	<1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	<1%	3%

How Important is Cultural Diversity at Your School? >

Student Subgroups

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007
	This District	State Average
Eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program	43%	47%
Special education	11%	11%
Gifted/talented students	12%	8%
Limited English proficient	5%	16%

The Achievement Gap: Is Your School Helping All Students? >

Attendance

Source: TX Education Agency, 2005-2006
	This District	State Average
Attendance rate	96%	96%

School Attendance: Issues to Consider >

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$7,949	$8,818

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	63%	60%
Support services	6%	7%
School leadership	11%	12%
Other expenditures	20%	21%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >

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