Blooming Grove Junior High School
Public middle school in Blooming Grove, Texas · Blooming Grove ISD · Grades 6–8
Blooming Grove Junior High School serves 198 students in grades 6–8 in Blooming Grove (Navarro County). It is one of 3 schools in Blooming Grove ISD. By enrollment it is the 1537th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 10.5 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 ÷ 18.78 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Blooming Grove ISD |
| County | Navarro County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481047007080 |
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 middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 198 | 935 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 10.5 | 15.4 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 46% | 52.9% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 7% 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.
Blooming Grove Junior High School in context
Size
Blooming Grove Junior High School is the only middle school in Blooming Grove ISD. Its 198 students are 21.2% of the district's 935. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 16.8 miles away and have a median of 848 students, so Blooming Grove Junior High 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 75 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 56, against an average of 66 per grade. This year grade 8 has 12% more students than grade 6 (75 against 67). 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 56.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Blooming Grove ISD (56.7%). Hispanic students are next, at 37.4%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
46% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 52.9% across Blooming Grove ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle 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 Junior High School has 18.78 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 198 students would have about 13.8 teachers, so Blooming Grove Junior High School has 5 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 Corsicana Middle School, 11.1 miles away in Corsicana 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 | 56.1% |
| Hispanic | 37.4% |
| Two or more races | 3.5% |
| Black | 1.5% |
| Asian | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
50% of students are girls and 50% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 67 |
| Grade 7 | 56 |
| Grade 8 | 75 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
604 Ramsey St, Blooming Grove, TX 76626
Phone: (903)695-4201
Website: bgisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Blooming Grove Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corsicana Middle School | Corsicana ISD | 11.1 mi | 857 | 14.2 | 80.7% |
| Collins Intermediate School | Corsicana ISD | 13.1 mi | 891 | 14.8 | 78.9% |
| Ennis Junior High School | Ennis ISD | 15.4 mi | 908 | 14.8 | 59.8% |
| Rice Intermediate/Middle School | Rice ISD | 16.3 mi | 321 | 16.4 | 86.9% |
| Alamo Middle School | Ennis ISD | 17.2 mi | 457 | 14 | 60.8% |
| Howard Junior High School | Waxahachie ISD | 22.6 mi | 918 | 16.7 | 50.2% |
| Finley Junior High School | Waxahachie ISD | 23.7 mi | 839 | 14.5 | 49.9% |
| Coleman Junior High School | Waxahachie ISD | 23.7 mi | 775 | 13.7 | 47.4% |
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 Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 449 |
| Blooming Grove High School | High | 9–12 | 288 |