Olton Junior High School
Public middle school in Olton, Texas · Olton ISD · Grades 6–8
Olton Junior High School serves 124 students in grades 6–8 in Olton (Lamb County). It is one of 3 schools in Olton ISD. By enrollment it is the 1644th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 8.9 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 ÷ 13.97 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Olton ISD |
| County | Lamb County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483366003759 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Olton ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 124 | 612 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 8.9 | 10.8 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 71.8% | 67.2% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 2% 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.
Olton Junior High School in context
Size
Olton Junior High School is the only middle school in Olton ISD. Its 124 students are 20.3% of the district's 612. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 25.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 264; Olton 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 6 with 45 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 36, against an average of 41 per grade. This year grade 8 has 20% fewer students than grade 6 (36 against 45). 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: 79% here and 74.5% across Olton ISD. White students are next, at 20.2%.
71.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 67.2% across Olton ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 13.97 full-time-equivalent teachers for 124 students, Olton Junior High School has 8.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 124 students would have about 8.6 teachers, so Olton Junior High School has 5.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Olton Junior High School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other middle school is Carr Middle School, 18.2 miles away in Hale Center ISD. No other middle school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 79% |
| White | 20.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |
46.8% of students are girls and 53.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 45 |
| Grade 7 | 43 |
| Grade 8 | 36 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
700 Ave G, Olton, TX 79064
Phone: (806)285-2681
Website: oltonisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Olton Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carr Middle School | Hale Center ISD | 18.2 mi | 161 | 9.8 | 79.5% |
| Littlefield Junior High School | Littlefield ISD | 21.1 mi | 281 | 12.3 | 76.9% |
| Plainview Junior High School | Plainview ISD | 23.2 mi | 634 | 13.1 | 73.8% |
| Plainview Intermediate School | Plainview ISD | 24.1 mi | 554 | 13.2 | 84.1% |
| Dimmitt Middle School | Dimmitt ISD | 27.3 mi | 246 | 9.7 | 81.7% |
| Abernathy Middle School | Abernathy ISD | 29.5 mi | 171 | 11.3 | 45.6% |
| Tulia Junior High School | Tulia ISD | 32.8 mi | 170 | 7.5 | 87.1% |
| Watson Junior High School | Muleshoe ISD | 34.1 mi | 285 | 11.4 | 86.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Olton ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hp Webb Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 291 |
| Olton High School | High | 9–12 | 197 |