Iago Junior High School
Public middle school in Boling, Texas · Boling ISD · Grades 6–8
Iago Junior High School serves 264 students in grades 6–8 in Boling (Wharton County). It is one of 3 schools in Boling ISD. By enrollment it is the 1444th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.7 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 19.33 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Boling ISD |
| County | Wharton County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481078000542 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Boling ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 264 | 1,151 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.7 | 15.6 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 11.4% | 43.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 38% 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.
Iago Junior High School in context
Size
Iago Junior High School is the only middle school in Boling ISD. Its 264 students are 22.9% of the district's 1,151. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 18.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 636; Iago Junior High 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 7 with 94 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 81, against an average of 88 per grade. This year grade 8 has 10% more students than grade 6 (89 against 81). 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
The largest group is Hispanic students: 52.3% here and 52.1% across Boling ISD. White students are next, at 38.3%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
11.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 43.3% across Boling 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
With 19.33 full-time-equivalent teachers for 264 students, Iago Junior High School has 13.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 264 students would have about 18.3 teachers, so Iago Junior High School has 1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Iago Junior High School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other middle school is Wharton Junior High School, 8.5 miles away in Wharton ISD. Within 10 miles there is 1 other middle school, 0 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 52.3% |
| White | 38.3% |
| Black | 8% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |
49.2% of students are girls and 50.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 81 |
| Grade 7 | 94 |
| Grade 8 | 89 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
200 Gift St, Boling, TX 77420
Phone: (979)657-2826
Website: bolingisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Iago Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wharton Junior High School | Wharton ISD | 8.5 mi | 324 | 10.6 | 77.2% |
| Needville Middle School | Needville ISD | 11.7 mi | 853 | 16 | 41.3% |
| Needville Junior High School | Needville ISD | 11.9 mi | 565 | 12.7 | 43.4% |
| East Bernard Junior High School | East Bernard ISD | 18.1 mi | 314 | 14 | 37.6% |
| Van Vleck Junior High School | Van Vleck ISD | 18.7 mi | 250 | 15.4 | 68.4% |
| Harry Wright Junior High School | Lamar CISD | 19.5 mi | 1,444 | 20.3 | 54.7% |
| El Campo Middle School | El Campo ISD | 19.8 mi | 707 | 14.8 | 75% |
| Bay City Junior High School | Bay City ISD | 20.0 mi | 750 | 19.7 | 59.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Boling ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boling High School | High | 9–12 | 328 |
| Newgulf Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 559 |