BOLES J H

As a cozy middle school in ARLINGTON, Texas, BOLES J H caters to 512 students from grades 7 through 8, run under ARLINGTON ISD. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 20% below typical.

ARLINGTON ISD comprises 75 schools with combined enrollment of 53,394 students; BOLES J H is among them.

On the student-mix side, BOLES J H lists that 39% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 33% Hispanic, 16% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian. By comparison, Tarrant County as a whole is about 48% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, BOLES J H has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.5:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Tarrant County's rate of about 63%.

With demographic context factored in, BOLES J H sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.2%; this one delivers 52.7%.

In the broader community, Tarrant County reports that median household earnings sit near $84,207, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Tarrant County runs 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), of which BOLES J H is one.

MOORE EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BOLES J H. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BOLES J H ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BOLES J H has decreased 24%, going from 672 students in 2018 to 512 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 52% to 39% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 today.

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