Bland Middle School
Public middle school in Celeste, Texas · Bland ISD · Grades 6–8
Bland Middle School serves 165 students in grades 6–8 in Celeste (Hunt County). It is one of 3 schools in Bland ISD. By enrollment it is the 1584th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 11.1 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 ÷ 14.92 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Bland ISD |
| County | Hunt County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481035007661 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Bland ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 165 | 777 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 11.1 | 12.2 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 68.5% | 69.6% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 10% 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.
Bland Middle School in context
Size
Bland Middle School is the only middle school in Bland ISD. Its 165 students are 21.2% of the district's 777. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 10.3 miles away and have a median of 405 students, so Bland 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 7 with 60 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 46, against an average of 55 per grade. This year grade 8 has 28% more students than grade 6 (59 against 46). 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
White students are the largest group, at 49.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Bland ISD (47.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 46.7%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
68.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 69.6% across Bland 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
Bland Middle School has 14.92 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 165 students would have about 11.5 teachers, so Bland Middle School has 3.4 more.
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, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is Celeste Junior High School, 6.5 miles away in Celeste ISD. There are 0 middle schools within 5 miles and 3 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 49.1% |
| Hispanic | 46.7% |
| Two or more races | 3.6% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
46.7% of students are girls and 53.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 46 |
| Grade 7 | 60 |
| Grade 8 | 59 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5123 Fm 2194, Celeste, TX 75423
Phone: (903)776-2239
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bland Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celeste Junior High School | Celeste ISD | 6.5 mi | 98 | 9.4 | 59.2% |
| Farmersville Junior High School | Farmersville ISD | 6.7 mi | 361 | 19.1 | 60.4% |
| Blue Ridge Middle School | Blue Ridge ISD | 9.7 mi | 240 | 11.9 | 48.8% |
| Caddo Mills Middle School | Caddo Mills ISD | 10.0 mi | 449 | 15.1 | 30.7% |
| Caddo Mills Intermediate School | Caddo Mills ISD | 10.6 mi | 490 | 15.4 | 29.6% |
| Greenville Middle School | Greenville ISD | 10.7 mi | 771 | 14.3 | 85.3% |
| Travis Intermediate School | Greenville ISD | 11.2 mi | 756 | 14.8 | 83.6% |
| Leonard Junior High School | Leonard ISD | 11.8 mi | 193 | 10 | 54.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Bland ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bland Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 392 |
| Bland High School | High | 9–12 | 220 |