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Blessing Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

419^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Blessing Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Tidehaven Independent School District (ISD) in Blessing, Texas. With 266 students, the school has been rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger for the 2024-2025 school year, ranking 419 out of 4,651 Texas elementary schools.

Blessing Elementary consistently outperforms the Tidehaven ISD and the state of Texas in STAAR test scores across all grade levels and subjects, particularly in Reading and Mathematics. The school's 5th-grade Science scores are also noteworthy, with 35.14% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 48.48% for Tidehaven ISD and 29.57% for Texas. Blessing Elementary has strong performance across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Hispanic students, white students, English Language Learners, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students.

The school's consistent improvement over time, moving from the bottom half of Texas elementary schools in 2016-2017 to the top 10% in 2024-2025, suggests that it has been implementing effective strategies and interventions to support student learning and achievement. Interestingly, another school in the Tidehaven ISD, Markham Elementary, also performs exceptionally well, ranking in the top 5% of Texas elementary schools in 2024-2025. In contrast, nearby schools in the Bay City ISD and Palacios ISD have significantly lower academic performance and rankings compared to Blessing Elementary and Markham Elementary.

279

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,072

Per pupil spending ?

64.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

231 Fm 616
Blessing, TX 77419-0170

(979) 843-4330

District: Tidehaven Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Blessing Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Tidehaven Intermediate
High:	Tidehaven High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.2%

White:

33.3%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (72% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 49 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg76%

Texas avg47%

419^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 49 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Tidehaven Independent School District (Isd)

63^rd of 961Tidehaven 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
2025	88.7	419 of 4651	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	76.1	899 of 4710	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	1218 of 4647	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	66.0	1315 of 4581	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	71.5	1057 of 4578	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	39.1	2751 of 4479	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	3160 of 4359	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.0	3090 of 4329	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	45.3	2530 of 4286	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.8	2504 of 4320	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.1	1922 of 4260	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	41.3	2803 of 4221	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.3	2638 of 4206	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.1	2742 of 4095	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.4	3340 of 3937	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.2	3103 of 3884	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.6	3022 of 3768	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	51.1	2150 of 3724	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	64.8	1281 of 3476	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	50.3	2020 of 3475	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	38.4	2548 of 3465	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	53.2	1872 of 4461	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.0	1379 of 4331	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.7	3422 of 4295	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	3694 of 4240	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	472 of 2918	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	520 of 3668	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	49.6	1703 of 3556	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.8	812 of 3487	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	56.3	1159 of 3446	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	13.3	3248 of 3333	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	3206 of 3226	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	399 of 3744	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	813 of 4658	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	56.2	1789 of 4588	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	1610 of 4561	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.2	983 of 4499	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	46.9	2225 of 4348	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.1	3547 of 4306	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	147 of 3644	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	78.5	596 of 4465	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	1053 of 4401	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	60.7	1417 of 4376	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.7	1129 of 4329	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	30.0	3289 of 4188	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	3650 of 4168	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	109 of 3705	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	81.0	434 of 4594	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	69.9	911 of 4521	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.0	1301 of 4477	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	782 of 4451	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	41.2	2695 of 4309	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	3330 of 4264	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	265 of 3739	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	80.3	693 of 4647	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	754 of 4585	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	1254 of 4563	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	67.7	1164 of 4498	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	35.1	2987 of 4357	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	2650 of 4319	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	252 of 3549	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	85.3	302 of 4292	93.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	398 of 2612	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	652 of 3108	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	62.0	1132 of 3106	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	1312 of 3082	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.6	857 of 3082	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	46.8	1739 of 3142	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	2122 of 3127	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)97th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

White (2025)85th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)84th percentile-7 vs school

At Risk (2022)58th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading82%+27 vs state

Mathematics74%+28 vs state

Science35%+6 vs state

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Schools Near Blessing Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Blessing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	231 Fm 616	Blessing	77419	Matagorda County	Tidehaven Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 843-4330	279	17	16.3	64.9%	93 (33.3%)	1 (0.4%)	179 (64.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	88.7	419^th of 4651 public elementary schools	91.0%		76.1	899^th of 4710 public elementary schools	80.9%	480	92.1	86.1	67.6	73.7	80.6	67.6	35.1	$9,072
Markham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	299 Ave I N	Markham	77465	Matagorda County	Tidehaven Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 843-4340	255	16	15.9	51.8%	89 (34.9%)	20 (7.8%)	139 (54.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	95.3	174^th of 4651 public elementary schools	96.3%		95.3	174^th of 4710 public elementary schools	96.3%		66.7	87.5	96.6	72.2	91.7	89.7	65.5	$8,962
Palacios Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2949 Sh 35 Business W	Palacios	77465	Matagorda County	Palacios Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 972-2911	610	42	14.3	77.2%	124 (20.3%)	2 (0.3%)	453 (74.3%)	18 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	40.4	2745^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.0%					(n/a)	25.3	48.5	68.0	22.1	51.5	34.7	33.8	$12,490
Roberts Elementary	Public	1-2	4100 Hiram Brandon Dr	Bay City	77414	Matagorda County	Bay City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 401-1500	486	26	18.7	64.6%	82 (16.9%)	66 (13.6%)	317 (65.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.9%)								(n/a)								$8,385
Cherry Elementary	Public	PK-K	2619 8th St	Bay City	77414	Matagorda County	Bay City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 401-1300	432	25	17.4	75.2%	66 (15.3%)	60 (13.9%)	289 (66.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)								(n/a)								$9,949
Tenie Holmes Elementary	Public	3-5	3200 5th St	Bay City	77414	Matagorda County	Bay City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 401-1400	763	36	21.2	62.9%	118 (15.5%)	95 (12.5%)	532 (69.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.6%)	29.7	3447^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.9%		26.2	3704^th of 4710 public elementary schools	21.4%	257	41.6	35.9	35.6	34.3	38.1	33.5	26.0	$7,302

Frequently Asked Questions about Blessing Elementary

What district is Blessing Elementary in?

Tidehaven Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Blessing Elementary?

Students at Blessing Elementary are 64% Hispanic, 33% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Blessing Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 279 students attended Blessing Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Blessing Elementary attend?

Students who attend Blessing Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tidehaven Intermediate
High : Tidehaven High School

Is Blessing Elementary a good school?

Yes. Blessing Elementary ranks in the top 9.0% of Texas elementary schools.

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