📍 5123 Fm 2194, Celeste, Hunt County, 75423
Bland el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Celeste, Hunt County. The school has 374 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Rachel Bouknight. It is part of the Bland Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bland el enrolls 374 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 28.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 44% Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 196 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 164 | 44% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
252 of the school's 374 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 225 qualify for free lunch and 27 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bland el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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-30, state senate district 2, state house district 2.
Bland el is one of 3 schools in BLAND ISD, based in FARMERSVILLE, Texas. The district serves 777 students district-wide and employs 60 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 374 students, Bland el is larger than the district average of about 259 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant