Blum Independent School District

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Blum Independent School District
Location
Blum, TX
ESC Region 12[1]
USA
District information
Type Independent school district
Grades Pre-K through 12
Superintendent Elsa Scott[1]
Schools 3 (2009-10)[2]
District ID 4810650[2]
Students and staff
Students 358 (2010-11)[1]
Teachers 34.43 (2009-10)[2] (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)
Student-teacher ratio 10.89 (2009-10)[2]
Athletic conference UIL Class 1A 6-man Football Division I[3]
District mascot Bobcats[4]
Colors           Green, Gold[4]
Other information
TEA District Accountability Rating for 2011-12 Recognized[5]
Website Blum ISD

Blum Independent School District is a public school district based in Blum, Texas (USA). The district operates one high school, Blum High School.

Finances

As of the 2010-2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $136,883,000.[1] The maintenance tax rate was $0.117 and the bond tax rate was $0.021 per $100 of appraised valuation.[1]

Academic achievement

In 2011, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.[5] Thirty-five percent of districts in Texas in 2011 received the same rating.[6] No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012.[7] A school district in Texas can receive one of four possible rankings from the Texas Education Agency: Exemplary (the highest possible ranking), Recognized, Academically Acceptable, and Academically Unacceptable (the lowest possible ranking).

Historical district TEA accountability ratings[5]

  • 2011: Recognized
  • 2010: Exemplary
  • 2009: Academically Acceptable
  • 2008: Academically Acceptable
  • 2007: Academically Acceptable
  • 2006: Academically Acceptable
  • 2005: Academically Acceptable
  • 2004: Academically Acceptable

Schools

In the 2011-2012 school year, the district had students in three schools.[1]
Regular instructional

  • Blum High School (Grades 6-12)
  • Blum Elementary School (Grades PK-5).

JJAEP instructional

  • Hill County JJAEP

Special programs

Athletics

Blum High School participates in the boys' sports of baseball, basketball, football, and wrestling.[4] The school participates in the girls' sports of basketball, and volleyball.[4] For the 2012 through 2014 school years, Blum High School played six-man football in UIL Class 1A 6-man Football Division I.[3]

See also

References

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