Boles Middle School
Public middle school in Quinlan, Texas · Boles ISD · Grades 5–8
Boles Middle School serves 165 students in grades 5–8 in Quinlan (Hunt County). It is one of 3 schools in Boles ISD. By enrollment it is the 1585th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.4 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 12.35 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| 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 | 481074009311 |
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 middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 165 | 543 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.4 | 11.3 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 52.1% | 50.4% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 34% of Texas middle 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 Middle School in context
Size
Boles Middle School is the only middle school in Boles ISD. Its 165 students are 30.4% of the district's 543. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 12.1 miles away and have a median of 714 students, so Boles Middle 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 grade 8 with 47 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 36, against an average of 41 per grade. This year grade 8 has 31% more students than grade 5 (47 against 36). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 72.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Boles ISD (72%). Hispanic students are next, at 18.2%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
52.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 50.4% across Boles ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle 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 Middle School has 12.35 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 165 students would have about 11.5 teachers, so Boles Middle School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
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 middle school is C B Thompson Middle School, 2.6 miles away in Quinlan ISD. There is 1 middle school within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 72.1% |
| Hispanic | 18.2% |
| Two or more races | 4.2% |
| Black | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.8% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
49.1% of students are girls and 50.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 36 |
| Grade 6 | 42 |
| Grade 7 | 40 |
| Grade 8 | 47 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
9777 Fm 2101, Quinlan, TX 75474
Phone: (903)914-1349
Website: bolesisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Boles Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C B Thompson Middle School | Quinlan ISD | 2.6 mi | 671 | 16 | 73.5% |
| Lone Oak Middle School | Lone Oak ISD | 10.2 mi | 236 | 12.3 | 43.6% |
| Caddo Mills Intermediate School | Caddo Mills ISD | 11.3 mi | 490 | 15.4 | 29.6% |
| Caddo Mills Middle School | Caddo Mills ISD | 11.8 mi | 449 | 15.1 | 30.7% |
| Travis Intermediate School | Greenville ISD | 12.3 mi | 756 | 14.8 | 83.6% |
| Greenville Middle School | Greenville ISD | 12.7 mi | 771 | 14.3 | 85.3% |
| Ouida Baley Middle School | Royse City ISD | 12.9 mi | 1,224 | 17.8 | 45.9% |
| Bobby Summers Middle School | Royse City ISD | 16.0 mi | 1,066 | 14.1 | 43.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Boles ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boles Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 202 |
| Boles High School | High | 9–12 | 176 |