📍 231 Fm 616, Blessing, Matagorda County, 77419
Blessing el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Blessing, Matagorda County. The school has 284 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Estela Reyes. It is part of the Tidehaven Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Blessing el enrolls 284 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Hispanic or Latino, 36% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 180 | 63% |
| White | 101 | 36% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
184 of the school's 284 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 179 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Blessing el 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 18, state house district 25.
Blessing el is one of 4 schools in TIDEHAVEN ISD, based in EL MATON, Texas. The district serves 1,065 students district-wide and employs 74 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 284 students, Blessing el is close to the district average of about 266 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote