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Blooming Grove Elementary School

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Blooming Grove Elementary School is a rural public school in Blooming Grv., Texas that is part of Blooming Grove Independent School District. It serves 460 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.4:1. Its teachers have had 14 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

460 Students

32 Teachers

601 N Elm St

Blooming Grv., TX 76626 View local requests

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Blooming Grove Elementary School Demographics

86%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

35%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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Blooming Grove Elementary School

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Blooming Grove Elementary School has received support from 34 individuals from Texas and 8 individuals out-of-state.

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