Summary:
The city of Ben Bolt, Texas, has a single high school, Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Independent School District (Isd).
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 987 out of 1,974 Texas high schools in 2024-2025 to 1,272 out of 1,987 in 2023-2024 and 1,474 out of 1,961 in 2022-2023. The school's performance on STAAR tests is generally below the state average, with proficiency rates ranging from 7.41% in 8th grade math to 75.76% in English II reading. However, the school's four-year graduation rate for the 2022-2023 school year was 93.6%, slightly above the state average, and its dropout rate for the same year was 1.3%, lower than the state average.
The school serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, with 78.46% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's student-teacher ratio is 9.7, lower than the state average, and its per-student spending for the 2020-2021 school year was $12,274. These factors suggest that resources are being allocated to support the needs of the student population, but the school's performance on STAAR tests indicates that these efforts may not be translating into improved academic outcomes. The low ranking and 2-star rating of the Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Independent School District also suggest that the district as a whole may be facing systemic challenges that are impacting the performance of its schools.
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