Blakemore Middle School
Public middle school in Boys Ranch, Texas · Boys Ranch ISD · Grades 6–8
Blakemore Middle School serves 39 students in grades 6–8 in Boys Ranch (Oldham County). It is one of 3 schools in Boys Ranch ISD. By enrollment it is the 1708th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 4.5 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 8.7 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Boys Ranch ISD |
| County | Oldham County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 481104005141 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Boys Ranch ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 39 | 148 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 4.5 | 3.8 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | – | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 0% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Blakemore Middle School in context
Size
Blakemore Middle School is the only middle school in Boys Ranch ISD. Its 39 students are 26.4% of the district's 148. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 28 miles away with a median enrollment of 492; Blakemore Middle School is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 8 with 16 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 8, against an average of 13 per grade. This year grade 8 has 100% more students than grade 6 (16 against 8). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 59% here and 62.2% across Boys Ranch ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 20.5%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 8.7 full-time-equivalent teachers for 39 students, Blakemore Middle School has 4.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 39 students would have about 2.7 teachers, so Blakemore Middle School has 6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Blakemore Middle School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other middle school is Vega Junior High School, 21.6 miles away in Vega ISD. No other middle school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 59% |
| Hispanic | 20.5% |
| Black | 12.8% |
| Two or more races | 7.7% |
43.6% of students are girls and 56.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 8 |
| Grade 7 | 15 |
| Grade 8 | 16 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
30 Julian Bivins Blvd, Boys Ranch, TX 79010
Phone: (806)534-2361
Website: boysranchisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Blakemore Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vega Junior High School | Vega ISD | 21.6 mi | 113 | 9.7 | 25.7% |
| Bushland Junior High School | Bushland ISD | 25.1 mi | 350 | 11.5 | 16.9% |
| Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School | Amarillo ISD | 27.6 mi | 427 | 16.4 | 31.4% |
| Dumas Junior High School | Dumas ISD | 27.9 mi | 609 | 13.2 | 70.6% |
| River Road Middle School | River Road ISD | 28.2 mi | 294 | 12.4 | 65.6% |
| Dumas Intermediate School | Dumas ISD | 28.4 mi | 619 | 14.5 | 77.5% |
| Houston Middle School | Amarillo ISD | 30.5 mi | 556 | 12.8 | 88.5% |
| Crockett Middle School | Amarillo ISD | 31.6 mi | 823 | 16.9 | 42.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Boys Ranch ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys Ranch High School | High | 9–12 | 88 |
| Mimi Farley Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 21 |