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Boles High School

9777 FM 2101, QUINLAN, TX 75474 · (903) 914-1308 · Hunt County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL176 STUDENTS
Enrollment
176
High
DISTRICT 181 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
87 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 94023%
Grade 104324%
Grade 115028%
Grade 124324%
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
12772%
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
3520%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
53%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
63%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
8548%
Female
9152%

School pathway

Feeds from
Boles Middle School05–08
Based on grade levels within BOLES ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
63.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +6.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
63.0%
TX avg 45.3%

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 6 points since 2020.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading7.0%56.0%20.0%17.0%
Mathematics24.0%39.0%25.0%12.0%
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

STAAR results by year

School yearReadingMathematics
2025-2663.0%63.0%
2024-2565.0%57.0%
2023-2463.0%38.0%
2022-2325.0%N/A
2021-2238.0%N/A
2020-2157.0%N/A
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Boles High School

Boles High School's state test result (53.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Boles High School this school17649.4%53.1%
Celeste High School
CELESTE
14750.3%68.6%
Seymour High School
SEYMOUR
15749.7%77.1%
Axtell High School
AXTELL
23650.0%59.6%
Latexo High School
LATEXO
21045.7%51.9%
North Hopkins High School
SULPHUR SPRINGS
23147.2%52.1%
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Boles High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Hunt County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
53.1%#710 of 1,385#6 of 11
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
63.0%#236 of 1,425
▲ 29
#1 of 11
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
63.0%#525 of 1,425
▼ 101
#4 of 11
▼ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
176#1,389 of 2,107#9 of 13
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
49.4%#1,023 of 1,522#8 of 11
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
176
+15 (+9%) vs 2020
+115% since 1990-91, when it was 82
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 8.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2517618.89.4:149% (87)
2023-2418618.710.0:150% (93)
2022-2318519.19.7:152% (97)
2020-21161188.9:140% (65)
2017-1816217.69.2:146% (75)
2015-161731710.2:152% (90)
2010-11170189.4:145% (76)
2000-012542410.6:130% (76)
1990-9182108.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boles High School.

Since 2017-18: students up 9% (162 to 176); teachers up 6% (17.6 to 18.8).

About Boles High School

Boles High School is a very small high school in QUINLAN, Texas, under BOLES ISD. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 176 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 78% below the 796-student average for high schools in Texas.

BOLES ISD has a total of 3 schools and 543 students, Boles High School among them.

More than half of the students at Boles High School are White (72%). Beyond that, enrollment is 20% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. That is in line with Hunt County, where about 70% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Boles High School scores 44%.

For every teacher at Boles High School, there are about 9.4 students; the school has 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Texas average 15.1:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 49%. Across public schools in Hunt County, the average is 61%.

The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 53.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 52.6%.

In the wider Hunt County area, median household income comes to about $71,938, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Hunt County counts 45 public schools with about 20,771 students.

Boles High School's nearest public school is Boles Elementary School (less than a tenth of a mile). There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. Boles High School places 1st of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.

Locale data from NCES put Boles High School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).

By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 176, from 161 in 2020-21.

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Hunt County at a glance

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Population
108,972
Census ACS
Median income
$71,938
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
20,771 students

Quick facts

School name
Boles High School
District
BOLES ISD
Address
9777 FM 2101, QUINLAN, TX 75474
Phone
(903) 914-1308
County
Hunt County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
176
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student–teacher ratio
9.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
87 (49%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
481074000540
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Boles High School
How large is Boles High School?
Boles High School enrolls approximately 176 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Boles High School serve?
Boles High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Boles High School?
Approximately 9.4:1 students per teacher at Boles High School.
What is the student diversity at Boles High School?
Student demographics at Boles High School are roughly 72% White, 20% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Boles High School public or private?
Boles High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BOLES ISD.
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