Blanco Middle School
Public middle school in Blanco, Texas · Blanco ISD · Grades 6–8
Blanco Middle School serves 257 students in grades 6–8 in Blanco (Blanco County). It is one of 3 schools in Blanco ISD. By enrollment it is the 1453rd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.7 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 18.74 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Blanco ISD |
| County | Blanco County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481032000419 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Blanco ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 257 | 1,102 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.7 | 12.7 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 36.6% | 43.9% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 38% 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.
Blanco Middle School in context
Size
Blanco Middle School is the only middle school in Blanco ISD. Its 257 students are 23.3% of the district's 1,102. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 20.8 miles away and have a median of 727 students, so Blanco Middle School is smaller than most of them.
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 92 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 80, against an average of 86 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 85 in grade 6 and 92 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 54.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Blanco ISD (54.8%). Hispanic students are next, at 42%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
36.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 43.9% across Blanco ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Blanco Middle School has 18.74 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 257 students would have about 17.8 teachers, so Blanco Middle School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is Lyndon B Johnson Middle School, 12 miles away in Johnson City 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 | 54.9% |
| Hispanic | 42% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
49% of students are girls and 51% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 85 |
| Grade 7 | 80 |
| Grade 8 | 92 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1500 Rocky Rd, Blanco, TX 78606
Phone: (830)833-5570
Website: blancoisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Blanco Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyndon B Johnson Middle School | Johnson City ISD | 12.0 mi | 142 | 9.9 | 25.4% |
| Dripping Springs Middle School | Dripping Springs ISD | 20.0 mi | 917 | 14.4 | – |
| Danforth Junior High School | Wimberley ISD | 20.2 mi | 639 | 14.9 | 22.2% |
| Smithson Valley Middle School | Comal ISD | 20.3 mi | 880 | 17.9 | 15.3% |
| Voss Middle School | Boerne ISD | 21.3 mi | 764 | 18 | 10.2% |
| Spring Branch Middle School | Comal ISD | 21.4 mi | 604 | 14.9 | 23.3% |
| Mt Valley Middle School | Comal ISD | 23.7 mi | 781 | 15.3 | 40.8% |
| Bulverde Middle School | Comal ISD | 25.4 mi | 690 | 18.2 | 21% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Blanco ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanco Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 480 |
| Blanco High School | High | 9–12 | 365 |