Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School

Accountability rating (2018-2019)

C

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: B

Total students

247

Avg. teacher experience

7.8 years

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 8.7 years

Statewide: 11.2 years

Four-year graduation rate

94 %

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 94%

Statewide: 90.3%

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School is a high school in Ben Bolt, TX, in the Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 247 students. 48.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 4.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2018-2019 school year.

In the Class of 2020, 94% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1.1% during the 2019-2020 school year.

The average SAT score at Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School was 857 for 2019-2020 graduates. The average ACT score was 18.5.

As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $46,607, which is $11,034 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 7.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.bbpbschools.net/

Address

P O Box 547
Ben Bolt, TX 78342-0547

Office phone number

(361) 664-9822

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 02. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 19.7 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 02.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

247

African American

0 (0%)

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 0%

Statewide: 12.7%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 0%

Statewide: 4.7%

Hispanic

233 (94.3%)

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 94.2%

Statewide: 52.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

13 (5.3%)

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 5.6%

Statewide: 26.5%

Two or more races

1 (0.4%)

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 2.7%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

94.3%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

5.3%

Two or more races

0.4%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

48.2 %

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 73.1%

Statewide: 49.2%

Economically disadvantaged

83.4 %

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 84.8%

Statewide: 60.3%

Limited English proficiency

4.9 %

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 20.7%

At-risk students

48.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

83.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

4.9%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2020-2021 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

4.9 %

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 21%

Gifted and Talented

8.1 %

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 4.6%

Statewide: 8.3%

Special Education

8.9 %

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 10.2%

Statewide: 11.1%

Bilingual/ESL

4.9%

Gifted and talented

8.1%

Special education

8.9%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. All Texas public school districts and campuses received the label “Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster.” Our schools explorer shows the accountability ratings from the 2018-2019 school year when available.

Overall (2018-2019)

C

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: B

Student achievement (2018-2019)

C

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: B

School progress (2018-2019)

B

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2018-2019)

C

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2021 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2016-2017 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

94 %

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 94%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

N/A

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: N/A

Statewide: 87%

American Indian

N/A

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: N/A

Statewide: 86.3%

Asian

N/A

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

93.5 %

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 93.5%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: N/A

Statewide: 89.2%

White

Masked

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: Masked

Statewide: 94%

Two or more races

N/A

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: N/A

Statewide: 91.1%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

93.5%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

Masked

Two or more races

N/A

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2019-2020 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

1.1 %

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 1.6%

American Indian

N/A

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.3%

African American

N/A

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.5%

Asian

N/A

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: N/A

Statewide: 0.3%

Hispanic

1.1 %

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: N/A

Statewide: 1.5%

White

0 %

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.9%

Two or more races

N/A

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: N/A

Statewide: 1.5%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2019-2020 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

11.1 %

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 9.8%

Statewide: 6.7%

American Indian

N/A

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: N/A

Statewide: 7.8%

African American

N/A

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: N/A

Statewide: 8.9%

Asian

N/A

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: N/A

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

11.8 %

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 10%

Statewide: 7.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: N/A

Statewide: 7.2%

White

0 %

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 3.7%

Statewide: 5.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: Masked

Statewide: 6.7%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2019-2020 school year.

All students

0 %

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 0%

Statewide: 22%

African American

N/A

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: N/A

Statewide: 13.3%

American Indian

N/A

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.2%

Asian

N/A

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: N/A

Statewide: 59.1%

Hispanic

0 %

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 0%

Statewide: 18.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: N/A

Statewide: 19.5%

White

0 %

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 0%

Statewide: 25.4%

Two or more races

N/A

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: N/A

Statewide: 25.8%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2019-2020 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

N/A

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: N/A

Statewide: 59%

African American

N/A

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: N/A

Statewide: 40.4%

American Indian

N/A

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: N/A

Statewide: 57.6%

Asian

N/A

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: N/A

Statewide: 81.2%

Hispanic

N/A

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: N/A

Statewide: 47.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: N/A

Statewide: 58.9%

White

N/A

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: N/A

Statewide: 69%

Two or more races

N/A

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: N/A

Statewide: 69.1%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2019-2020, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

857

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 857

Statewide: 1019

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2019-2020. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

18.5

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 18.5

Statewide: 20.2

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2019-2020.

Reading

48 %

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 48%

Statewide: 59.7%

Math

8 %

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 8%

Statewide: 47.9%

Reading + Math

8 %

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 8%

Statewide: 43.2%

Reading

48.0%

Math

8.0%

Reading + Math

8.0%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2020-2021 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

20.7

African American

0 (0%)

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 11.1%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

16.7 (80.6%)

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 85.2%

Statewide: 28.4%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

4 (19.4%)

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 12.3%

Statewide: 56.9%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 1.2%

Bachelor's

18.7 (90.3%)

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 82.8%

Statewide: 73%

Master's

2 (9.7%)

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 14.8%

Statewide: 25%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.7%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2020-2021.

Students per teacher

12

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 12.8

Statewide: 14.5

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2020-2021 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

7.8 years

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: 8.7 years

Statewide: 11.2 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$46,607

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: $46,349

Statewide: $57,641

Beginner

$42,351

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: $42,032

Statewide: $50,849

1 to 5 years

$43,135

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: $40,553

Statewide: $53,288

6 to 10 years

$47,310

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: $46,508

Statewide: $56,282

11 to 20 years

$58,458

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: $55,276

Statewide: $59,900

21 to 30 years

$43,849

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: $48,243

Statewide: $64,637

30+ years

$55,630

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD: $55,631

Statewide: $69,974

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