Other / mixed grade configuration · Bluff Dale, TX
Bluff Dale El
Federal NCES profile for Bluff Dale El, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 55/100.
The verdict
Bluff Dale El earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Texas schools.
- 55
- Resource Index · Higher
- 10.4:1
- small classes for Texas
- 31.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 219
- students enrolled
Bluff Dale El has class sizes smaller than 88% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
NCES ID 481062000532 Verify on NCES CCD record →
CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24
-21 students YoY
Bluff Dale El shrank from 242 students in 2022-23 to 221 in 2023-24 (-8.7%).
Teacher FTE added 21.1 → 22.5 across the same CCD years.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).
Shrinking CCD campus
-21 students YoY 481062000532 · Bluff Dale, TX Other · SMALL · TRAD
219 enr · 10.4:1 · 31.4% lunch · RII 55
Nearest enrollment peer: First Avenue Elementary School (219 students)
Bluff Dale El shrank from 242 students in 2022-23 to 221 in 2023-24 (-8.7%). Teacher FTE added 21.1 → 22.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Texas schools → · Find another →
How Bluff Dale El compares
Bluff Dale El is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Texas and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 10.4:1 | ▼ 29% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 31.4% | ▼ 49% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 219 | top 83% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Equity indicators methodology
Student demographics
Largest group: White at 83.1% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 29.7, Bluff Dale El is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
District finance for Bluff Dale Isd reports $12,260 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.
Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing
Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.
Similar enrollment (~219 students)
Frequently asked questions about Bluff Dale El
How many students attend Bluff Dale El?
Bluff Dale El has 219 students enrolled. It is a public school in Bluff Dale, TX. CCD year-over-year: 242 (2022-23) → 221 (2023-24), down 21.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bluff Dale El?
The student-teacher ratio at Bluff Dale El is 10.4:1, which is 29% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 34% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Bluff Dale El?
31.4% of students at Bluff Dale El are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Bluff Dale El?
The largest demographic group at Bluff Dale El is White at 83.1% of enrollment, in Bluff Dale, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Bluff Dale El?
Bluff Dale El has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Bluff Dale Isd?
None reported; Bluff Dale Isd operates only Bluff Dale El as a public school district in NCES's records.