Bloomington Junior High School
Public middle school in Bloomington, Texas · Bloomington ISD · Grades 7–8
Bloomington Junior High School serves 135 students in grades 7–8 in Bloomington (Victoria County). It is one of 4 schools in Bloomington ISD. By enrollment it is the 1626th 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 ÷ 9.85 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 7–8 |
| District | Bloomington ISD |
| County | Victoria County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481050007744 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Bloomington ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 135 | 795 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.7 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 83% | 81.9% | 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.
Bloomington Junior High School in context
Size
Bloomington Junior High School is the only middle school in Bloomington ISD. Its 135 students are 17% of the district's 795. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 15.4 miles away and have a median of 604 students, so Bloomington 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 7 with 75 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 60, against an average of 68 per grade. This year grade 8 has 20% fewer students than grade 7 (60 against 75). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 85.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Bloomington ISD (85.3%). White students are next, at 11.1%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
83% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 81.9% across Bloomington 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
Bloomington Junior High School has 9.85 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 135 students would have about 9.4 teachers, so Bloomington Junior High 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, 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 Patti Welder Middle School, 12 miles away in Victoria 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
| Hispanic | 85.9% |
| White | 11.1% |
| Black | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
45.2% of students are girls and 54.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 75 |
| Grade 8 | 60 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2781 Fm 616, Bloomington, TX 77951
Phone: (361)333-8008
Website: bisd-tx.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bloomington Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patti Welder Middle School | Victoria ISD | 12.0 mi | 566 | 12.3 | 83% |
| STEM Middle School | Victoria ISD | 12.9 mi | 641 | 12.7 | 77.8% |
| Travis Middle School | Calhoun County ISD | 13.8 mi | 693 | 16.6 | 73.3% |
| Howell Middle School | Victoria ISD | 14.0 mi | 716 | 13.5 | 66.3% |
| Harold Cade Middle School | Victoria ISD | 16.9 mi | 730 | 15.9 | 48.5% |
| Industrial Junior High School | Industrial ISD | 17.5 mi | 254 | 13.4 | 29.1% |
| Edna Junior High School | Edna ISD | 24.3 mi | 310 | 10.5 | 69.7% |
| Ganado Junior High School | Ganado ISD | 32.6 mi | 170 | 16.2 | 51.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Bloomington ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomington Elementary School | Elementary | 3–6 | 223 |
| Bloomington High School | High | 9–12 | 227 |
| Placedo Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 210 |