Blanco Independent School District Explained

Blanco Independent School District
Region:	ESC Region 13 ^[1]
Grades:	Pre-K through 12
Superintendent:	Clay Rosenbaum
Students:	968 (2010-11)
Teachers:	91.89 (2009-10) (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)
Ratio:	10.59 (2009-10)
Schools:	3 (2009-10)
Conference:	UIL Class 3A Division II ^[2]
Colors:	Royal Blue, Gold ^[3]
Mascot:	Panthers
Free Label:	TEA District Accountability Rating for 2011-12
Free Text:	Academically Acceptable^[4]
Location:	Blanco, Texas
Country:	USA

Blanco Independent School District is a public school district based in Blanco, Texas (USA). Located in Blanco County, portions of the district extend into Kendall and Hays counties.

Finances

As of the 2010–2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $654,434,000. The maintenance tax rate was $0.104 and the bond tax rate was $0.011 per $100 of appraised valuation.

Academic achievement

In 2011, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. Forty-nine percent of districts in Texas in 2011 received the same rating.^[5] No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012.^[6] A school district in Texas can receive one of four possible rankings from the Texas Education Agency: Exemplary (the highest possible ranking), Recognized, Academically Acceptable, and Academically Unacceptable (the lowest possible ranking).

Historical TEA accountability ratings

• 2011: Academically Acceptable
• 2010: Recognized
• 2009: Recognized
• 2008: Academically Acceptable
• 2007: Academically Acceptable
• 2006: Academically Acceptable
• 2005: Academically Acceptable
• 2004: Academically Acceptable

Schools

• Blanco High School (Grades 9-12)
• Blanco Middle (Grades 6-8)
  • 2001-02 National Blue Ribbon School^[7]
• Blanco Elementary (Grades PK-5)

Special programs

Athletics

For the 2016 through 2018 school years, Blanco High School will play football in UIL Class 3A Division II.

See also

• • List of school districts in Texas List of high schools in Texas

External links

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Texas School Directory 2012. Texas Education Agency. 4 August 2012. 19 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120219235251/http://mansfield.tea.state.tx.us/TEA.AskTED.TSD/TSDfiles/tsd2012/not_tagged/texas_school_directory_2011-12.pdf. dead.
2. Web site: UIL Alignments. University Interscholastic League. 6 August 2016.
3. Web site: Blanco High School Football. CBS Interactive. 4 August 2012.
4. Web site: Texas Accountability System District Ratings for 2004 through 2011. Texas Education Agency. 4 August 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120702090716/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/accthist_new.srch.html. 2 July 2012.
5. Web site: Texas Accountability System Summary of Ratings for 2004 through 2011(as of November 2, 2011) District Ratings by Rating Category (including Charter Operators). Texas Education Agency. 4 August 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120807004303/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/summaryxyrs.html. 7 August 2012.
6. Web site: Accountability Rating System for Texas Public Schools and Districts. Texas Education Agency. 4 August 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120824231856/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/. 24 August 2012.
7. http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)