📍 1st and el Paso St, Balmorhea, Reeves County, 79718
Balmorhea School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Balmorhea, Reeves County. The school has 144 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Matthew Gray. It is part of the Balmorhea Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.2:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Balmorhea School enrolls 144 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 19.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Hispanic or Latino, 14% White and 1.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 122 | 85% |
| White | 20 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
119 of the school's 144 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 117 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Balmorhea School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 19, state house district 74.
Balmorhea School is one of 1 schools in BALMORHEA ISD, based in BALMORHEA, Texas. The district serves 146 students district-wide and employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 144 students, Balmorhea School is close to the district average of about 146 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote