Blooming Grove Elementary School
Public elementary school in Blooming Grove, Texas · Blooming Grove ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Blooming Grove Elementary School serves 449 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Blooming Grove (Navarro County). It is one of 3 schools in Blooming Grove ISD. By enrollment it is the 3007th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 20.1 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 ÷ 22.34 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Blooming Grove ISD |
| County | Navarro County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481047000524 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Blooming Grove ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 449 | 935 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 20.1 | 15.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 58.6% | 52.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 97% 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.
Blooming Grove Elementary School in context
Size
Blooming Grove Elementary School is the only elementary school in Blooming Grove ISD. Its 449 students are 48% of the district's 935. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 14.1 miles away and have a median of 435 students, so Blooming Grove 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 3 with 77 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 37, against an average of 64 per grade. This year grade 5 has 29% more students than kindergarten (76 against 59). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 37 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 56.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Blooming Grove ISD (56.7%). Hispanic students are next, at 36.7%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
58.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 52.9% across Blooming Grove 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
Blooming Grove Elementary School has 22.34 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 20.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 449 students would have about 30.3 teachers, so Blooming Grove Elementary School has 8 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
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 elementary school is Frost Elementary School, 5.3 miles away in Frost ISD. There are 0 elementary schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 56.3% |
| Hispanic | 36.7% |
| Two or more races | 4.2% |
| Black | 2% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
50.3% of students are girls and 49.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 37 |
| Kindergarten | 59 |
| Grade 1 | 56 |
| Grade 2 | 74 |
| Grade 3 | 77 |
| Grade 4 | 70 |
| Grade 5 | 76 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
601 N Fm 55, Blooming Grove, TX 76626
Phone: (903)695-4401
Website: bgisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Blooming Grove Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost Elementary School | Frost ISD | 5.3 mi | 247 | 14.1 | 64.4% |
| Stafford Elementary School | Italy ISD | 11.2 mi | 314 | 12.9 | 54.5% |
| Jose Antonio Navarro Elementary School | Corsicana ISD | 13.2 mi | 562 | 15.3 | 87.7% |
| Bowie Elementary School | Corsicana ISD | 13.8 mi | 494 | 17.5 | 59.1% |
| Fannin Elementary School | Corsicana ISD | 14.4 mi | 376 | 15.8 | 86.4% |
| Sam Houston Elementary School | Corsicana ISD | 14.5 mi | 422 | 16.2 | 80.8% |
| Dorie Miller Intermediate School | Ennis ISD | 15.4 mi | 447 | 15 | 64.4% |
| David S Crockett Early Childhood Center | Ennis ISD | 15.6 mi | 479 | 16.3 | 72.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Blooming Grove ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blooming Grove High School | High | 9–12 | 288 |
| Blooming Grove Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 198 |