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Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD
Jim Wells County · Region 02: Corpus Christi · 420 students
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD is rated B by TEA, scoring 86 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 77.7 average of the 248 districts serving a similar share of economically disadvantaged students, and above the statewide average of 81.7. It is up 8 points since 2021-22 — both years scored under TEA's current rules, since TEA rewrote them in 2023; under the rules in force back then it scored 88.
Ranks 303rd of 1,019 Texas districts (tied with 46 others), and 10th of 42 in Region 02: Corpus Christi (tied with 5 others).
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5 years of ratings
2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated B with 88 that year.
| Year | Rating | Score | Similar | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | B | 86 | 77.7 | 81.7 |
| 2024-25 | B | 82 | 75.4 | 80.3 |
| 2023-24 | C | 79 | 73.7 | 78.7 |
| 2022-23 | C | 76 | 74.4 | 79.2 |
| 2021-22 | C | 78 | 77.0 | 80.6 |
How this district's change over time is ranked
TEA publishes most measures for one year only, so a change ranking exists just where the same figure is published across years — the overall score, the five score domains, and per-student spending. This page does not yet state where Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD itself places on these lists, only that the lists exist; open one to find this district's own row.
Texas districts
Region 02: Corpus Christi
Where the score comes from
Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.
- Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD
- Similar student population (248)
- Region 02: Corpus Christi (42)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 82 | B | 8 |
| School Progress | 85 | B | 5 |
| Closing the Gaps | 87 | B | 3 |
| Academic Growth | 79 | C | 1 |
| Relative Performance | 85 | B | 5 |
Closest to moving up: Closing the Gaps, 3 points below A in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.
TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this district that better measure is School Progress (85), so Student Achievement (82) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 85.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar student population (248)
Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The tick on each bar marks the average for Similar student population (248 districts) — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Graduation
- Four-Year
- 100.0%+5.0 pts vs similar
- Five-Year
- 92.1%−3.5 pts vs similar
- Six-Year
- 97.8%+2.7 pts vs similar
- Dropout Rate
- 0.0%−0.9 pts vs similar
College, career and military readiness
| Criterion | This district | similar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total credit for CCMR criteria | 95.0% | 86.1% | +8.9 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course | 85.4% | 53.3% | +32.1 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA | 24.4% | 20.9% | +3.5 |
| Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s) | 0.0% | 6.5% | −6.5 |
| Earned college credit for a dual credit course | 58.5% | 30.3% | +28.2 |
| Earned an industry-based certification | 43.9% | 42.2% | +1.7 |
| Earned a level I or level II certificate | 14.6% | 2.9% | +11.7 |
| Earned an associate degree | 9.8% | 4.5% | +5.3 |
| Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit | 0.0% | 2.8% | −2.8 |
| Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness | 0.0% | 3.9% | −3.9 |
| Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student | 7.3% | 9.9% | −2.6 |
| Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces | 4.9% | 3.2% | +1.7 |
Who this district serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 420
- Economically disadvantaged
- 80.5%+1.3 pts vs similar
- English learners
- 2.6%−17.4 pts vs similar
- Special education
- 20.5%+2.3 pts vs similar
- Attendance
- 94.2%+0.8 pts vs similar
- Chronically absent
- 17.9%−2.7 pts vs similar
Student demographics
- African American 0.2%
- Hispanic 90%
- White 9.8%
Spending per student
Compared against TEA's own peer group, which controls for size and student population, and against the state.
- Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD
- TEA peer group
- Texas average
Spends $5,254 less per student than its peer group, and $1,703 more than the state average.
Teachers
- Average salary
- $64,508+$179 vs similar
- Teachers
- 42
- Students per staff member
- 10.1
Teaching experience
- Beginning 7.2%
- 1 to 5 years 26.5%
- 6 to 10 years 21.7%
- 11 to 20 years 33.7%
- 21 to 30 years 7.2%
- Over 30 years 3.6%
Where this district ranks best
Out of 123 rankings computed across every published metric and every comparison group, these are the placements that stand out. Press Copy for a citable sentence.
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3of 35
Earned an associate degree
Region 02: Corpus Christi · of the 35 that report this measure
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4of 35
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course
Region 02: Corpus Christi · of the 35 that report this measure
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4of 35
Earned a level I or level II certificate
Region 02: Corpus Christi · of the 35 that report this measure
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6of 35
Earned college credit for a dual credit course
Region 02: Corpus Christi · of the 35 that report this measure
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7of 35
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces
Region 02: Corpus Christi · of the 35 that report this measure
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10of 35
College, career or military ready
Region 02: Corpus Christi · of the 35 that report this measure · tied with 2
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14of 241
Earned college credit for a dual credit course
Similar student population · of the 241 that report this measure
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29of 978
Earned a level I or level II certificate
Texas average · of the 978 that report this measure
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1of 981
Dropout Rate (lowest is best)
Texas average (standard accountability only) · of the 981 that report this measure · tied with 506 · full ranking
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1of 975
Four-Year Graduation Rate
Texas average (standard accountability only) · of the 975 that report this measure · tied with 316 · full ranking
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1of 241
Dropout Rate (lowest is best)
Similar student population (standard accountability only) · of the 241 that report this measure · tied with 84
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1of 239
Four-Year Graduation Rate
Similar student population (standard accountability only) · of the 239 that report this measure · tied with 51
These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this district ranks poorly. Each statement below states its cohort and its denominator so it can be checked — a rank without an n is a boast, not a fact. Ties are shown because a shared ceiling is not a sole first place. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no district would put in a press release.
2 schools in this district
| School | Type | Rating | Score | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco HS | High School | A | 90 | 190 |
| Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Elem | Elementary | C | 78 | 230 |
Where this comes from
Every figure on this page comes from data the Texas Education Agency publishes at txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026 and archived with a checksum so each number stays traceable to the bytes TEA served.