Blooming Grove Independent School District Explained

Blooming Grove Independent School District
Region:ESC Region 12 [1]
Grades:Pre-K through 12
Superintendent:Jack Lee
Students:836 (2010-11)
Teachers:64.08 (2009-10) (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)
Ratio:12.98 (2009-10)
Schools:4 (2009-10)
Conference:UIL Class 3A Football Division II [2]
Colors: Royal Blue, White, Grey [3]
Free Label:TEA District Accountability Rating for 2011-12
Free Text:Academically Acceptable[4]
Mascot:Lions
Location:Blooming Grove, Texas
Country:United States

Blooming Grove Independent School District is a public school district based in Blooming Grove, Texas, United States. In addition to Blooming Grove, the district serves the cities of Barry and Emhouse as well as rural areas in west central Navarro County.

Finances

As of the 2010-2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $123,193,000. The maintenance tax rate was $0.104 and the bond tax rate was $0.009 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 were 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 district TEA accountability ratings

Schools

In the school year 2011-2012, Blooming Grove ISD had students in four schools.
Regular instructional

DAEP instructional

Special programs

Athletics

Blooming Grove High School participates in the boys sports of baseball, basketball, football, and wrestling. The school participates in the girls sports of basketball, softball, and volleyball. For the 2014 through 2016 school years, Blooming Grove High School will play football in UIL Class 3A Division II.

See also

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. 5 August 2012.
  3. Web site: Blooming Grove High School. CBS Interactive. 5 August 2012.
  4. Web site: Texas Accountability System District Ratings for 2004 through 2011. Texas Education Agency. 5 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. 5 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. 5 August 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120824231856/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/. 24 August 2012.