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Blum ISD
Hill County · Region 12: Waco · 335 students
Blum ISD is rated A by TEA, scoring 90 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 82.5 average of the 344 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 87.
Ranks 129th of 1,019 Texas districts (tied with 36 others), and 8th of 77 in Region 12: Waco (tied with 3 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 87 that year.
| Year | Rating | Score | Similar | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A | 90 | 82.5 | 81.7 |
| 2024-25 | B | 87 | 81.7 | 80.3 |
| 2023-24 | C | 70 | 79.9 | 78.7 |
| 2022-23 | C | 71 | 80.4 | 79.2 |
| 2021-22 | B | 82 | 81.2 | 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 Blum ISD itself places on these lists, only that the lists exist; open one to find this district's own row.
Texas districts
Region 12: Waco
Hill County
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.
- Blum ISD
- Similar student population (344)
- Region 12: Waco (77)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 90 | A | — |
| School Progress | 88 | B | 2 |
| Closing the Gaps | 90 | A | — |
| Academic Growth | 75 | C | 5 |
| Relative Performance | 88 | B | 2 |
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 Student Achievement (90), so School Progress (88) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 90.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar student population (344)
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 (344 districts) — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Graduation
- Four-Year
- 100.0%+4.2 pts vs similar
- Five-Year
- 100.0%+3.9 pts vs similar
- Six-Year
- 97.4%+1.2 pts vs similar
- Dropout Rate
- 0.0%−0.4 pts vs similar
College, career and military readiness
| Criterion | This district | similar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total credit for CCMR criteria | 97.0% | 88.7% | +8.3 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course | 66.7% | 56.5% | +10.2 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA | 13.3% | 28.6% | −15.3 |
| Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s) | 0.0% | 7.2% | −7.2 |
| Earned college credit for a dual credit course | 26.7% | 36.0% | −9.3 |
| Earned an industry-based certification | 23.3% | 41.2% | −17.9 |
| Earned a level I or level II certificate | 0.0% | 1.5% | −1.5 |
| Earned an associate degree | 0.0% | 2.4% | −2.4 |
| Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit | 0.0% | 3.5% | −3.5 |
| Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness | 10.0% | 3.2% | +6.8 |
| Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student | 10.0% | 8.2% | +1.8 |
| Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces | 3.3% | 3.5% | −0.2 |
Who this district serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 335
- Economically disadvantaged
- 50.4%−1.0 pts vs similar
- English learners
- 1.8%−6.8 pts vs similar
- Special education
- 21.2%+3.0 pts vs similar
- Attendance
- 96.8%+2.0 pts vs similar
- Chronically absent
- 2.9%−10.5 pts vs similar
Student demographics
- African American 1.2%
- Hispanic 9%
- White 86.9%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Two or More Races 2.7%
Spending per student
Compared against TEA's own peer group, which controls for size and student population, and against the state.
- Blum ISD
- TEA peer group
- Texas average
Spends $5,955 less per student than its peer group, and $1,002 more than the state average.
Teachers
- Average salary
- $61,031−$4,184 vs similar
- Teachers
- 34
- Students per staff member
- 9.9
Teaching experience
- Beginning 22.8%
- 1 to 5 years 8.6%
- 6 to 10 years 14.2%
- 11 to 20 years 32.6%
- 21 to 30 years 17.2%
- Over 30 years 4.2%
Where this district ranks best
Out of 164 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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Attendance
Hill County · of the 12 that report this measure · tied with 1
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Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness
Hill County · of the 11 that report this measure
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2of 77
Attendance
Region 12: Waco · of the 77 that report this measure · tied with 1
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Chronically absent (lowest is best)
Hill County · of the 12 that report this measure
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3of 77
Chronically absent (lowest is best)
Region 12: Waco · of the 77 that report this measure
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3of 12
Overall score
Hill County · of the 12 that report this measure · full ranking
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3of 12
School Progress
Hill County · of the 12 that report this measure · tied with 1
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3of 12
Closing the Gaps
Hill County · of the 12 that report this measure
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3of 12
Relative Performance
Hill County · of the 12 that report this measure · tied with 1
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3of 12
All Subjects — Approaches
Hill County · of the 12 that report this measure
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Math — Approaches
Hill County · of the 12 that report this measure
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4of 12
Student Achievement
Hill County · of the 12 that report this measure
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.
1 schools in this district
| School | Type | Rating | Score | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blum ISD | K-12 | A | 90 | 335 |
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.