BLACKWELL SCHOOL
BLACKWELL · TX · BLACKWELL CISD · Public · K-12 combined
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BRONTE ISD → ROBERT LEE SCHOOL → HIGHLAND SCHOOL → WINTERS H S → ROSCOE COLLEGIATE H S → SWEETWATER H S → TRENT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT → BALLINGER H S →📋 At a glance
- ✅ Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- ✅ Gifted & talented program
- 🔢 1 calculus classes · 1 physics · 2 chemistry
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 47% of US high schools
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 26% by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How BLACKWELL SCHOOL compares for families
Solid mid-tier academic profile.
- ▸ LocallyTX students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: BRONTE ISD, ROBERT LEE SCHOOL, HIGHLAND SCHOOL and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🎓 Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Moderate — some AP / advanced course access
Bottom 47% of US high schools
✅ Gifted/talented program
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 26% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +6.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 186 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRONTE ISD BRONTE |
Public | 14.3 | 66 | +22.2% |
| ROBERT LEE SCHOOL ROBERT LEE |
Public | 16.2 | 80 | +11.1% |
| HIGHLAND SCHOOL ROSCOE |
Public | 20.0 | 65 | -11.0% |
| WINTERS H S WINTERS |
Public | 23.0 | 140 | -14.6% |
| ROSCOE COLLEGIATE H S ROSCOE |
Public · charter | 27.1 | 202 | +13.5% |
| SWEETWATER H S SWEETWATER |
Public | 27.3 | 553 | -5.8% |
| TRENT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT TRENT |
Public | 30.0 | 32 | — |
| BALLINGER H S BALLINGER |
Public | 31.1 | 231 | -9.8% |