Boulter Middle School
Public middle school in Tyler, Texas · Tyler ISD · Grades 6–8
Boulter Middle School serves 901 students in grades 6–8 in Tyler (Smith County). It is one of 26 schools in Tyler ISD. By enrollment it is the 397th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 16.3 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 55.44 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Tyler ISD |
| County | Smith County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484347004930 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Tyler ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 901 | 18,708 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 16.3 | 16 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 88.5% | 72.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 78% 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.
Boulter Middle School in context
Size
Of the 4 middle schools in Tyler ISD, Boulter Middle School is the 3rd largest, with 4.8% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 8.1 miles away and have a median of 685 students, so Boulter Middle School is larger 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 6 with 317 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 287, against an average of 300 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 317 in grade 6 and 287 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 60.9% of enrollment, a higher share than across Tyler ISD (48.4%). Black students are next, at 32.7%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
88.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 72.3% across Tyler 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
Boulter Middle School has 55.44 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 901 students would have about 62.6 teachers, so Boulter Middle School has 7.2 fewer.
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 city, midsize, which means it is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. The nearest other middle school is Moore Middle School, 4.2 miles away in the same district. There is 1 middle school within 5 miles and 8 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 60.9% |
| Black | 32.7% |
| White | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
45.8% of students are girls and 54.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 317 |
| Grade 7 | 297 |
| Grade 8 | 287 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2926 Garden Valley Rd, Tyler, TX 75702
Phone: (903)262-1390
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Boulter Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moore Middle School | Tyler ISD | 4.2 mi | 1,019 | 15.6 | 81% |
| Hubbard Middle School | Tyler ISD | 5.2 mi | 869 | 16.5 | 57.3% |
| Three Lakes Middle School | Tyler ISD | 6.4 mi | 948 | 16.5 | 58.5% |
| Cumberland Academy Middle School | Cumberland Academy | 7.4 mi | 361 | 12.4 | 45.2% |
| W L Kissam Intermediate School | Chapel Hill ISD | 8.9 mi | 675 | 14 | 83.1% |
| Lindale Junior High School | Lindale ISD | 9.3 mi | 695 | 14.9 | 44.6% |
| Chapel Hill Junior High School | Chapel Hill ISD | 9.4 mi | 426 | 11.1 | 81.7% |
| Chandler Intermediate School | Brownsboro ISD | 9.9 mi | 254 | 14 | 60.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.