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Enrollment
512
Middle
DISTRICT 656 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARLINGTON ISD·NCES 480870006352
Boles Junior High School
3900 SW GREEN OAKS BLVD, ARLINGTON, TX 76017 · (682) 867-8000 · Tarrant County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL512 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
266 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 256 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 256 | 50% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63% · US 70%
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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
60.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +36.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 36 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 31.0% | 27.0% | 26.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 36.0% | 22.0% | 18.0% |
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 year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 58.0% | 60.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 49.0% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 42.0% | 24.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 →
Where Boles Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #498 of 1,635 | #34 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #292 of 1,670 | #20 of 112 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #635 of 1,670 | #47 of 112 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #1,087 of 1,570 | #59 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 512 | #1,072 of 1,749 | #89 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #100 of 1,542 | #2 of 112 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.0% | #117 of 1,543 | #25 of 112 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.8% | #249 of 942 | #22 of 74 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
512
-160 (-24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 13.5:1
% White
39%
was 52%
% Hispanic
33%
was 23%
% Black
16%
was 17%
% Asian
5%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 512 | 44.6 | 11.5:1 | 52% (266) |
| 2023-24 | 538 | 43.2 | 12.5:1 | 50% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 642 | 43 | 14.9:1 | 47% (304) |
| 2017-18 | 672 | 49.9 | 13.5:1 | 33% (223) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boles Junior High School.
About Boles Junior High School
ARLINGTON, Texas, is home to Boles Junior High School, a low-enrollment middle-grades school. The school counted 512 students in 2024-25, covering grades 7 through 8. That is 20% below the average of about 643 students for middle schools in Texas.
ARLINGTON ISD includes 75 schools. Together they enroll 53,394 students.
White students make up 39% of enrollment at Boles Junior High School, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 33% Hispanic, 16% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. In Tarrant County overall, about 48% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 71, compared with 70 nationally.
Boles Junior High School has 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.5:1. Middle schools in Texas have an average ratio of 14.4:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 52%. For comparison, public schools in Tarrant County average 63%.
The model predicts 51.5% for a school in Texas with Boles Junior High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Boles Junior High School posts 50.3%.
American Community Survey estimates for Tarrant County show that the median household earns about $84,207 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Tarrant County, 639 public schools serve about 385,835 students.
Measured in a straight line, Moore Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from Boles Junior High School. The five-mile area around Boles Junior High School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 50.3% average proficiency ranks 5th among 9 nearby schools.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 512, compared with 672 in 2017-18. The largest shift in the student mix was in the White share, which dropped from 52% to 39%. In 2017-18, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.5:1.
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Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ARLINGTON ISD
- Martin High SchoolHigh · 3,535 students
- Sam Houston High SchoolHigh · 3,208 students
- Arlington High SchoolHigh · 2,580 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,457 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Seguin High SchoolHigh · 1,554 students
Other schools in ARLINGTON
- Martin High SchoolHigh · 3,535 students
- Sam Houston High SchoolHigh · 3,208 students
- Arlington High SchoolHigh · 2,580 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,457 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Mansfield Timberview High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
Nearby schools
- Moore Elementary School0.2 mi · 839
- Corey Fine Arts / Dual Language Academy0.6 mi · 497
- Wood Elementary School0.9 mi · 732
- Arlington Classics Academy - Middle School1.2 mi · 509
- Iltexas Arlington Elementary School1.4 mi · 663
- Iltexas Arlington Middle School1.4 mi · 370
Frequently asked questions
About Boles Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Boles Junior High School?
Boles Junior High School enrolls approximately 512 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Boles Junior High School serve?
Boles Junior High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Boles Junior High School?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at Boles Junior High School.
How diverse is Boles Junior High School?
Boles Junior High School reports a student body of 39% White, 33% Hispanic, 16% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Boles Junior High School?
Boles Junior High School is overseen by ARLINGTON ISD in Tarrant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.