Boles Elementary School
Public elementary school in Quinlan, Texas · Boles ISD · Grades Pre-K–4
Boles Elementary School serves 202 students in grades Pre-K–4 in Quinlan (Hunt County). It is one of 3 schools in Boles ISD. By enrollment it is the 4497th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 16.77 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–4 |
| District | Boles ISD |
| County | Hunt County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481074000539 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Boles ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 202 | 543 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12 | 11.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 50% | 50.4% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 9% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Boles Elementary School in context
Size
Boles Elementary School is the only elementary school in Boles ISD. Its 202 students are 37.2% of the district's 543. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 10.8 miles away and have a median of 642 students, so Boles Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is kindergarten with 37 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 30, against an average of 34 per grade. This year grade 4 has 19% fewer students than kindergarten (30 against 37). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 32 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 71.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across Boles ISD (72%). Hispanic students are next, at 22.8%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
50% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 50.4% across Boles ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Boles Elementary School has 16.77 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 202 students would have about 13.6 teachers, so Boles Elementary School has 3.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is A E Butler Intermediate School, 3.3 miles away in Quinlan ISD. There are 2 elementary schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 71.8% |
| Hispanic | 22.8% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| Black | 0.5% |
51% of students are girls and 49% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 32 |
| Kindergarten | 37 |
| Grade 1 | 35 |
| Grade 2 | 35 |
| Grade 3 | 33 |
| Grade 4 | 30 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
9777 Fm 2101, Quinlan, TX 75474
Phone: (903)914-1393
Website: bolesisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Boles Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A E Butler Intermediate School | Quinlan ISD | 3.3 mi | 651 | 15.4 | 76% |
| D C Cannon Elementary School | Quinlan ISD | 3.4 mi | 815 | 17.9 | 78.4% |
| Lone Oak Elementary School | Lone Oak ISD | 10.1 mi | 540 | 15 | 49.4% |
| Kathryn Griffis Elementary School | Caddo Mills ISD | 10.5 mi | 669 | 13.7 | 38.9% |
| Lamar Elementary School | Greenville ISD | 11.1 mi | 508 | 14.2 | 71.9% |
| Bowie Elementary School | Greenville ISD | 11.2 mi | 601 | 15.8 | 83.7% |
| Frances and Jeannette Lee Elementary School | Caddo Mills ISD | 11.6 mi | 632 | 12.6 | 30.5% |
| W R (Bill) Fort Elementary School | Royse City ISD | 11.7 mi | 762 | 15.3 | 36.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Boles ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boles High School | High | 9–12 | 176 |
| Boles Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 165 |