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Bluebonnet Elementary

Summary:

Bluebonnet Elementary is a public elementary school in Hereford, Texas, serving 404 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Hereford Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 744 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bluebonnet Elementary faces significant academic challenges, with lower test scores and declining performance compared to nearby schools and state averages. The school has a significantly higher Hispanic student population, ranging from 94.55% to 96.10% over the past three years, compared to the lower Hispanic percentages at West Central Elementary, Aikman Elementary, and Northwest Elementary. Bluebonnet's test scores, particularly in reading and mathematics, are generally lower than the Hereford ISD and Texas state averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

Additionally, Bluebonnet Elementary's performance on various student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with low socioeconomic status, is significantly lower than the state averages for those subgroups. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 1,583 out of 4,320 Texas elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 3,201 out of 4,647 in 2022-2023, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Bluebonnet Elementary also has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 79.95% to 89.6% over the past three school years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.


Detail:

Public K-5

 221 16th St
       Hereford, TX  79045-3112

(806) 363-7650

District: Hereford Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
3132nd of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,687 Help


Students who attend Bluebonnet Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Hereford J H
    Hereford Preparatory Academy
High:    Hereford High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.9 Help
Number of students:  379

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
94.5%
White:
3.7%
African American:
1.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  84.7% Help


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Compare Details Bluebonnet Elementary ranks worse than 67% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 2nd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Hereford Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.78. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (94.5%), White (3.7%), African American (1.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 84.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bluebonnet Elementary is 15.9, which is the 2nd best among 4 elementary schools in the Hereford Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bluebonnet Elementary is $9,687, which is the 2nd highest among 4 elementary schools in the Hereford Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bluebonnet Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Bluebonnet Elementary 3132nd of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Bluebonnet Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Hereford Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Hereford Independent School District (Isd) 744th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Bluebonnet Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Bluebonnet Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 46.35 2209th 3465 36.2%
2005 36.14 2619th 3475 24.6%
2006 35.37 2662nd 3476 23.4%
2007 28.59 3122nd 3724 16.2%
2008 22.04 3375th 3768 10.4%
2009 44.56 2517th 3884 35.2%
2010 34.57 3099th 3937 21.3%
2011 37.74 3062nd 4095 25.2%
2012 27.66 3537th 4206 15.9%
2013 37.56 3004th 4221 28.8%
2014 47.02 2523rd 4260 40.8%
2015 63.63 1583rd 4320 63.4%
2016 61.83 1673rd 4286 61.0%
2017 46.33 2165th 4329 50.0%
2018 47.29 2123rd 4359 51.3%
2019 20.59 3887th 4479 13.2%
2021 52.18 1928th 4578 57.9%
2022 34.84 3069th 4581 33.0%
2023 33.29 3201st 4647 31.1%
2024 34.78 3132nd 4675 33.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Bluebonnet Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.25 788th 3226 75.6%
2019 36.34 2316th 3333 30.5%
2021 69.30 650th 3446 81.1%
2022 52.05 1528th 3487 56.2%
2023 50.05 1674th 3556 52.9%
2024 45.05 1898th 3638 47.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Bluebonnet Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.94 2663rd 3558 25.2%
2019 38.49 2168th 3684 41.2%
2021 33.40 2528th 3799 33.5%
2022 31.47 2916th 3952 26.2%
2023 35.92 2643rd 4086 35.3%
2024 60.37 1244th 4261 70.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bluebonnet Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.99 1432nd 4264 66.4%
2019 32.18 3318th 4309 23.0%
2021 76.04 585th 4451 86.9%
2022 48.69 2243rd 4477 49.9%
2023 46.44 2431st 4521 46.2%
2024 54.85 1861st 4560 59.2%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Bluebonnet Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 19.30 50th 56 10.7%
2022 35.29 31st 49 36.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Bluebonnet Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.10 2732nd 4306 36.6%
2019 17.48 3983rd 4348 8.4%
2021 46.13 2238th 4499 50.3%
2022 35.14 3091st 4561 32.2%
2023 36.31 3025th 4588 34.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Bluebonnet Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 14.71 2736th 3006 9.0%
2022 16.52 2769th 2958 6.4%
2023 13.65 2829th 2980 5.1%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Bluebonnet Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.19 2062nd 4240 51.4%
2019 33.06 3192nd 4295 25.7%
2021 66.57 886th 4331 79.5%
2022 51.60 1977th 4461 55.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Bluebonnet Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.77 1603rd 4319 62.9%
2019 27.33 3451st 4357 20.8%
2021 58.87 1546th 4498 65.6%
2022 34.28 3122nd 4563 31.6%
2023 31.22 3318th 4585 27.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bluebonnet Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.97 1883rd 4168 54.8%
2019 25.55 3541st 4188 15.4%
2021 61.90 1271st 4329 70.6%
2023 39.15 2814th 4401 36.1%
2024 42.95 2556th 4431 42.3%
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Rank History for White students at Bluebonnet Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 30.76 2414th 3142 23.2%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Bluebonnet Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 132 22 1 307 n/a n/a n/a 0 462
1989 108 16 2 282 0 n/a n/a 0 408
1990 113 10 2 300 0 n/a n/a 0 425
1991 108 20 2 264 2 n/a n/a 0 396
1992 96 18 2 257 0 n/a n/a 0 373
1993 78 18 0 274 0 n/a n/a 0 370
1994 74 16 0 260 0 n/a n/a 0 350
1995 60 17 1 264 0 n/a n/a 0 342
1996 60 17 1 264 0 n/a n/a 0 342
1997 54 11 0 287 0 n/a n/a 0 352
1998 37 7 0 317 0 n/a n/a 0 361
1999 57 5 0 299 1 n/a n/a 0 362
2000 59 5 0 297 0 n/a n/a 0 361
2001 71 6 0 293 0 n/a n/a 0 370
2002 37 3 0 346 0 n/a n/a 0 386
2003 37 3 0 346 0 n/a n/a 0 386
2004 41 1 0 263 0 n/a n/a 0 305
2005 23 4 0 255 0 n/a n/a 0 282
2006 20 4 0 263 0 n/a n/a 0 287
2007 20 1 0 286 0 n/a n/a 0 307
2008 66 5 2 446 0 n/a n/a 0 519
2009 27 2 0 291 0 n/a n/a 0 320
2010 23 3 0 284 0 n/a n/a 0 310
2011 22 2 0 284 0 0 0 0 308
2012 22 1 0 303 0 0 0 0 326
2013 27 1 0 301 0 0 1 0 330
2014 27 3 0 314 0 0 0 0 344
2015 19 1 0 300 0 0 0 0 320
2016 17 2 0 306 0 0 3 0 328
2017 17 1 0 308 0 0 0 0 326
2018 20 3 1 299 0 0 0 0 323
2019 21 4 2 402 0 0 1 0 430
2020 13 2 2 381 0 0 2 0 400
2021 11 4 0 370 0 0 0 0 385
2022 9 5 1 388 0 0 1 0 404
2023 13 5 1 382 1 0 2 0 404
2024 14 5 1 358 0 0 1 0 379

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bluebonnet Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 462 28.0 16.5 n/a
1989 408 n/a n/a n/a
1990 425 26.0 16.3 n/a
1991 396 25.7 15.4 n/a
1992 373 24.5 15.2 66.2
1993 370 26.0 14.2 64.1
1994 350 23.5 14.9 72.9
1995 342 26.5 12.9 75.4
1996 342 26.5 12.9 75.4
1997 352 25.9 13.6 73.9
1998 361 28.1 12.8 80.1
1999 362 29.7 12.2 87.6
2000 361 28.2 12.8 83.7
2001 370 24.2 15.3 80.3
2002 386 24.4 15.8 82.4
2003 386 24.4 15.8 82.4
2004 305 21.2 14.4 83.3
2005 282 19.3 14.6 84.8
2006 287 20.7 13.9 89.5
2007 307 22.3 13.8 90.6
2008 519 41.5 12.5 83.8
2009 320 29.6 10.8 87.8
2010 310 25.1 12.3 88.4
2011 308 25.1 12.2 89
2012 326 24.3 13.3 89.6
2013 330 22.5 14.6 88.2
2014 344 22.0 15.5 92.4
2015 320 23.0 13.9 90.3
2016 328 24.0 13.6 88.1
2017 326 24.5 13.2 87.7
2018 323 22.1 14.5 90.4
2019 430 27.8 15.4 93.7
2020 400 27.2 14.7 88
2021 385 26.4 14.5 83.4
2022 404 25.1 16.0 80
2023 404 23.5 17.1 89.6
2024 379 23.7 15.9 84.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bluebonnet Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 462 28.0 16.5 n/a
1989 408 n/a n/a n/a
1990 425 26.0 16.3 n/a
1991 396 25.7 15.4 n/a
1992 373 24.5 15.2 66.2
1993 370 26.0 14.2 64.1
1994 350 23.5 14.9 72.9
1995 342 26.5 12.9 75.4
1996 342 26.5 12.9 75.4
1997 352 25.9 13.6 73.9
1998 361 28.1 12.8 80.1
1999 362 29.7 12.2 87.6
2000 361 28.2 12.8 83.7
2001 370 24.2 15.3 80.3
2002 386 24.4 15.8 82.4
2003 386 24.4 15.8 82.4
2004 305 21.2 14.4 83.3
2005 282 19.3 14.6 84.8
2006 287 20.7 13.9 89.5
2007 307 22.3 13.8 90.6
2008 519 41.5 12.5 83.8
2009 320 29.6 10.8 87.8
2010 310 25.1 12.3 88.4
2011 308 25.1 12.2 89
2012 326 24.3 13.3 89.6
2013 330 22.5 14.6 88.2
2014 344 22.0 15.5 92.4
2015 320 23.0 13.9 90.3
2016 328 24.0 13.6 88.1
2017 326 24.5 13.2 87.7
2018 323 22.1 14.5 90.4
2019 430 27.8 15.4 93.7
2020 400 27.2 14.7 88
2021 385 26.4 14.5 83.4
2022 404 25.1 16.0 80
2023 404 23.5 17.1 89.6
2024 379 23.7 15.9 84.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Bluebonnet Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,285 (15.7%) $6,895 (84.3%) $8,179
2020 $1,460 (16.4%) $7,453 (83.6%) $8,913
2021 $1,455 (15.0%) $8,232 (85.0%) $9,687

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Bluebonnet Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 3887th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3201st of 4647 Elementary schools
 17.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Bluebonnet Elementary)3740
 3%
   3rd Grade Reading (Hereford Independent School District (Isd))3440
 6%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Bluebonnet Elementary)3739
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Hereford Independent School District (Isd))3840
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Bluebonnet Elementary)3138
 7%
   4th Grade Reading (Hereford Independent School District (Isd))3631
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Bluebonnet Elementary)2038
 18%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Hereford Independent School District (Isd))3238
 6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Bluebonnet Elementary)3938
 1%
   5th Grade Reading (Hereford Independent School District (Isd))3440
 6%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Bluebonnet Elementary)3937
 2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Hereford Independent School District (Isd))4954
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Bluebonnet Elementary)2123
 2%
   5th Grade Science (Hereford Independent School District (Isd))2528
 3%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students430404
 6%
African American45
 25%
American Indian01
Asian21
 50%
Hispanic402382
 5%
Pacific Islander00
White2113
 38.1%
Two or More Races12
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients93.7%89.6%
 4.1%

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Students who attend Bluebonnet Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hereford J H
Middle : Hereford Preparatory Academy
High : Hereford High School

Students at Bluebonnet Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 4% White, 1% African American.

In the 2023-24 school year, 379 students attended Bluebonnet Elementary.

Bluebonnet Elementary ranks 3132nd of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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