📍 5123 Fm 2194, Celeste, Hunt County, 75423
Bland Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Celeste, Hunt County. The school has 182 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jason Hammack. It is part of the Bland Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bland Middle enrolls 182 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Hispanic or Latino, 46% White and 2.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 86 | 47% |
| White | 84 | 46% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
105 of the school's 182 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 95 qualify for free lunch and 10 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 Middle 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 Middle 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 182 students, Bland Middle is smaller than the district average of about 259 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant