BOLIN EL

BOLIN EL is one of the mid-tier K-5 schools in PARKER, Texas, overseen by ALLEN ISD, with 605 students on its rolls from grades K through 6.

BOLIN EL is one of 23 schools operated by ALLEN ISD, a district that enrolls 20,838 students overall.

On the student-mix side, BOLIN EL logs that 44% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 22% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 14% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Collin County as a whole is about 54% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, BOLIN EL has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 22% of students at BOLIN EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BOLIN EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.3%; this one delivers 64.0%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Collin County) logs that median household income runs about $121,600, about 56% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Collin County runs 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students), of which BOLIN EL is one.

CARLENA CHANDLER EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BOLIN EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 57.3%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. BOLIN EL's enrollment has edged up 12% since 2018, when it stood at 541 (now 605). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 54% to 44%.

In the discussion threads here, members of the BOLIN EL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.