Bluebonnet Trail Elementary School in Austin, Texas on �ǿմ�ý

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Bluebonnet Trail Elementary School

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Bluebonnet Trail Elementary School is an urban public school in Austin, Texas that is part of Manor Independent School District. It serves 569 students in grades K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.8:1. Its teachers have had 14 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 6

569 Students

36 Teachers

11316 Farmhaven Rd

Austin, TX 78754 View local requests

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Bluebonnet Trail Elementary School Demographics

79%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

84%

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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