Blum Independent School District Explained

Blum Independent School District
Region:	ESC Region 12^[1]
Grades:	Pre-K through 12
Superintendent:	Elsa Scott
Students:	358 (2010-11)
Teachers:	34.43 (2009-10) (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)
Ratio:	10.89 (2009-10)
Schools:	3 (2009-10)
Conference:	UIL Class 1A 6-man Football Division I^[2]
Colors:	Green, Gold^[3]
Mascot:	Bobcats
Free Label:	TEA District Accountability Rating for 2011-12
Free Text:	Recognized^[4]
Location:	Blum, TX
Country:	USA
Website:	Blum ISD

Blum Independent School District is a public school district based in Blum, Texas, United States. The district operates one high school, Blum High School.

Finances

As of the 2010–2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $136,883. The maintenance tax rate was $0.117 and the bond tax rate was $0.021 per $100 of appraised valuation.

Academic achievement

In 2011, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency. Thirty-five 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 district TEA accountability ratings

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

Schools

In the 2011–2012 school year, the district had students in three schools.
Regular instructional

• Blum High School (Grades 6-12)
• Blum Elementary School (Grades PK-5).

JJAEP instructional

• Hill County JJAEP

Athletics

• Boys
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Football
  • Wrestling.
• Girls
  • Basketball
  • Volleyball

For the 2012 through 2014 school years, Blum played six-man football in UIL Class 1A 6-man Football Division I.

State titles

• Football
  • 2019(1A/D1) Six Man^[7]
• Volleyball
  • 2022(1A), 2023(1A)

State Finalists

• Volleyball
  • 2021(1A)

See also

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

External links

• Blum ISD

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Texas School Directory 2012. Texas Education Agency. 5 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: Blum 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.
7. Web site: 2019-2020 Football State Championship Results . University Interscholastic League . December 22, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191222095158/https://www.uiltexas.org/football/state/results . December 22, 2019 . live.