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Bland Middle

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Bland Middle ranks 561 st of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

561^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 76% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Bland Middle in Celeste, TX, is a small, rural school serving 165 students in grades 6-8, and it consistently ranks among the top quarter of Texas middle schools. Part of the top-rated Bland Independent School District (Isd), the school stands out for its exceptional academic performance, particularly in social studies and math, where it significantly outperforms nearby schools. For example, in 8th grade social studies, nearly 45% of Bland students are proficient, compared to just 19% at Trenton Middle and 21% at Blue Ridge Middle. Similarly, 7th grade math proficiency at Bland (42%) far exceeds the state average (29%) and dramatically outpaces Greenville Middle (6%).

Bland Middle is particularly effective at supporting students from low socio-economic backgrounds, with this subgroup ranking in the 81st percentile statewide—even higher than the school's overall strong rank. This is a key differentiator, as many nearby schools struggle to achieve similar results. The school also boasts a very low student-to-teacher ratio of 11:1, a perfect 0% dropout rate for five years, and higher per-pupil spending ($11,533) than most neighbors, including Leonard J H and Farmersville J H. This investment in small class sizes and resources appears to drive its consistent, high-level performance.

An interesting pattern emerges in reading: 8th graders at Bland have dramatically outperformed the state average for four consecutive years, with proficiency rates as high as 78%, while 6th and 7th grade scores hover near the state average. This "8th grade bounce" suggests the school's later curriculum is especially strong. However, the school's Gifted and Talented program ranks in the 30th percentile, indicating a potential area for growth. For parents in Celeste, it's worth noting that Celeste J H, a very small school in a different district, has slightly higher overall reading and math scores, but Bland matches or exceeds it in social studies, offering two strong, distinct public school options nearby.

165

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,453

Per pupil spending ?

68.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5123 Fm 2194
Celeste, TX 75423

(903) 776-2239

District: Bland Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Bland Middle usually attend:

High:

Bland High School

Feeder schools for Bland Middle:

Elementary:

Bland Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.1%

Hispanic:

46.7%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 73rd percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (53% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Texas middle schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg53%

Texas avg45%

561^st of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

228^th of 951Bland Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.7	561 of 2335	76.0%	★★★★☆
2025	59.8	803 of 2344	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.6	601 of 2372	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	608 of 2330	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	62.4	672 of 2254	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	528 of 2252	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	55.9	809 of 2193	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.7	453 of 2080	78.2%	★★★★☆
2017	69.2	464 of 2027	77.1%	★★★★☆
2016	70.7	527 of 1987	73.5%	★★★★☆
2015	66.7	628 of 2043	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.6	793 of 1987	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.5	720 of 1973	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.8	841 of 1951	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.3	998 of 1895	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.6	724 of 1803	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.1	539 of 1763	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	41.6	1201 of 1718	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	62.2	633 of 1684	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.6	843 of 1585	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	51.3	852 of 1582	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.2	979 of 1573	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	50.7	861 of 2182	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.5	668 of 2118	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.7	935 of 2058	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.6	1307 of 2008	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	650 of 1428	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	798 of 1770	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	701 of 1720	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	739 of 1643	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.4	1280 of 1592	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	814 of 1445	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	809 of 1376	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.7	626 of 2240	72.1%	★★★★☆
2025	55.9	689 of 1825	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.0	605 of 2242	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	54.9	899 of 2241	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	904 of 2221	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.0	529 of 2151	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.7	602 of 2047	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	64.4	561 of 2008	72.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.3	1050 of 1497	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.5	500 of 1230	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	652 of 1481	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	795 of 1488	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	79.7	185 of 1501	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.8	491 of 1446	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	693 of 1430	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	585 of 2141	72.7%	★★★★☆
2025	54.6	661 of 1731	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	712 of 2119	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	657 of 2116	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	733 of 2077	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.0	672 of 2043	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.8	1039 of 1935	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.8	615 of 1895	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.7	418 of 2253	81.4%	★★★★☆
2025	61.8	505 of 1820	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	415 of 2235	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	58.8	744 of 2251	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	836 of 2220	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.7	402 of 2172	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	49.6	953 of 2073	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	454 of 2039	77.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	531 of 2253	76.4%	★★★★☆
2025	59.2	600 of 1818	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.3	441 of 2246	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	372 of 2245	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	516 of 2228	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	518 of 2168	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	39.0	1256 of 2069	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.4	467 of 2030	77.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	147 of 676	78.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	544 of 1956	72.2%	★★★★☆
2025	42.7	880 of 1568	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.9	274 of 1891	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.3	87 of 1815	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	59.1	431 of 1757	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	60.6	375 of 1712	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	32.1	1175 of 1626	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	88.3	67 of 1597	95.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.6	685 of 1731	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.9	787 of 1439	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.1	467 of 1733	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	537 of 1749	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	763 of 1723	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.1	542 of 1700	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.6	736 of 1684	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.0	355 of 1673	78.8%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)81st percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)78th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)76th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)73rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)72nd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)72nd percentile-4 vs school

At Risk (2022)61st percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)60th percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)54th percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)30th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading60%+5 vs state

Mathematics48%+8 vs state

Social Studies45%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Bland Middle	Public	6-8	5123 Fm 2194	Celeste	75423	Hunt County	Bland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 776-2239	165	15	11.0	68.5%	81 (49.1%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (46.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	67.7	561^st of 2335 public middle schools	76.0%		59.8	803^rd of 2344 public middle schools	65.7%	242				58.6	48.9	70.2		51.7	42.2	48.3	44.8	$10,453
Celeste J H	Public	6-8	200 S 5th St	Celeste	75423	Hunt County	Celeste Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 568-4721	98	10	9.4	59.2%	64 (65.3%)	4 (4.1%)	25 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.1%)	74.2	428^th of 2335 public middle schools	81.7%		70.2	531^st of 2344 public middle schools	77.3%	103				55.6	69.2	74.2		55.6	38.5	54.8	45.2	$13,276
Farmersville J H	Public	7-8	501 Hwy 78 N	Farmersville	75442	Collin County	Farmersville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 782-6202	361	19	19.0	60.4%	167 (46.3%)	23 (6.4%)	151 (41.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	61.5	712^th of 2335 public middle schools	69.5%		57.4	862^nd of 2344 public middle schools	63.2%	150		85.7			60.6	72.0			37.1	25.7	31.5	$9,401
Blue Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	425 N Church St	Blue Ridge	75424	Collin County	Blue Ridge Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 752-5554	240	20	11.8	48.8%	157 (65.4%)	2 (0.8%)	71 (29.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	45.9	1179^th of 2335 public middle schools	49.5%		48.2	1132^nd of 2344 public middle schools	51.7%	47		62.1		57.0	52.3	47.1		40.2	41.9	12.1	20.7	$8,540
Caddo Mills Middle	Public	7-8	2710 Gilmer	Caddo Mills	75135	Hunt County	Caddo Mills Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 527-3161	449	30	15.0	30.7%	317 (70.6%)	25 (5.6%)	92 (20.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.9%)	67.1	576^th of 2335 public middle schools	75.3%		72.8	466^th of 2344 public middle schools	80.1%	110		90.2			58.2	66.2			51.0	37.8	35.9	$8,287
Caddo Mills Intermediate	Public	5-6	2700 Gilmer	Caddo Mills	75135	Hunt County	Caddo Mills Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(903) 527-8127	490	32	15.4	29.6%	332 (67.8%)	25 (5.1%)	112 (22.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)								(n/a)			57.7	53.4			52.8	43.1				$8,430
Greenville Middle	Public	7-8	3611 Texas	Greenville	75401	Hunt County	Greenville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 457-2620	771	54	14.2	85.3%	191 (24.8%)	136 (17.6%)	400 (51.9%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	35 (4.5%)	16.3	2134^th of 2335 public middle schools	8.6%		15.4	2144^th of 2344 public middle schools	8.5%	10		44.9			27.9	41.0			5.9	19.1	16.8	$8,239
Travis Intermediate	Public	5-6	3201 Stanford St	Greenville	75401	Hunt County	Greenville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 457-2696	756	51	14.8	83.6%	215 (28.4%)	141 (18.7%)	366 (48.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	28 (3.7%)								(n/a)	5.0		38.5	30.9			23.7	15.4				$8,173
Leonard J H	Public	6-8	500 E Hackberry St	Leonard	75452	Fannin County	Leonard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 587-2315	193	19	9.9	54.9%	130 (67.4%)	4 (2.1%)	47 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)	65	621^st of 2335 public middle schools	73.4%		57.4	861^st of 2344 public middle schools	63.3%	240		83.3		63.8	68.3	71.2		37.9	27.1	57.4	27.3	$9,359
Clark Middle	Public	6-8	301 Panther Pkwy	Princeton	75407	Collin County	Princeton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 952-5400	479	37	12.9	64.5%	88 (18.4%)	143 (29.9%)	192 (40.1%)	35 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.8%)	66.6	582^nd of 2335 public middle schools	75.1%		66.8	601^st of 2344 public middle schools	74.4%	19		100.0		50.9	59.8	63.9		37.7	58.6	67.7	32.9	$10,585

Frequently Asked Questions about Bland Middle

What district is Bland Middle in?

Bland Independent School District (Isd)

Is Bland Middle a good school?

Bland Middle ranks 561^st of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Bland Middle attend?

Students who attend Bland Middle usually go on to attend Bland High School

How many students attend Bland Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 165 students attended Bland Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Bland Middle?

Students at Bland Middle are 49% White, 47% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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