Blanchette Elementary School
Public elementary school in Beaumont, Texas · Beaumont ISD · Grades K–5
Blanchette Elementary School serves 485 students in grades K–5 in Beaumont (Jefferson County). It is one of 25 schools in Beaumont ISD. By enrollment it is the 2665th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 30.64 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–5 |
| District | Beaumont ISD |
| County | Jefferson County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480967012437 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Beaumont ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 485 | 16,336 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.8 | 17.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 95.3% | 82.8% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 68% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Blanchette Elementary School in context
Size
Blanchette Elementary School is the 12th largest of Beaumont ISD's 14 elementary schools; its 485 students are 3% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 506; Blanchette Elementary School is close to their typical size.
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 2 with 92 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 59, against an average of 81 per grade. This year grade 5 has 49% more students than kindergarten (88 against 59). 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 Black students: 75.7% here and 60.7% across Beaumont ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 17.7%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
95.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 82.8% across Beaumont ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 30.64 full-time-equivalent teachers for 485 students, Blanchette Elementary School has 15.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 485 students would have about 32.8 teachers, so Blanchette Elementary School has 2.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Blanchette Elementary School is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other elementary school is Fehl-Price Elementary School, 1.5 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 22 other elementary schools, 11 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 75.7% |
| Hispanic | 17.7% |
| White | 2.7% |
| Asian | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
52.6% of students are girls and 47.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 59 |
| Grade 1 | 70 |
| Grade 2 | 92 |
| Grade 3 | 90 |
| Grade 4 | 86 |
| Grade 5 | 88 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2550 Sarah St, Beaumont, TX 77705
Phone: (409)617-6300
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Blanchette Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fehl-Price Elementary School | Beaumont ISD | 1.5 mi | 402 | – | 96.5% |
| Fletcher Elementary School | Beaumont ISD | 1.6 mi | 479 | 14.5 | 97.1% |
| Pietzsch/Mac Arthur Elementary School | Beaumont ISD | 1.6 mi | 1,134 | 16.6 | 96.5% |
| Charlton-Pollard Elementary School | Beaumont ISD | 2.2 mi | 502 | 16.1 | 94.4% |
| Caldwood Elementary School | Beaumont ISD | 3.4 mi | 694 | 18.9 | 92.1% |
| Dishman Elementary School | Beaumont ISD | 4.0 mi | 500 | 15.8 | 90% |
| Curtis Elementary School | Beaumont ISD | 4.4 mi | 509 | 15.5 | 62.7% |
| Dr. Mae E Jones-Clark Elementary School | Beaumont ISD | 4.7 mi | 530 | – | 90.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.