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Alumni: what's one memory from BOULTER MIDDLE that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
901
Middle
DISTRICT 934 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TYLER ISD·NCES 484347004930
Boulter Middle School
2926 GARDEN VALLEY RD, TYLER, TX 75702 · (903) 262-1390 · Smith County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL901 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
797 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 6 | 317 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 297 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 287 | 32% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
33.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +6.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
30.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 30 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, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 11.0% | 22.0% | 27.0% | 40.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 21.0% | 27.0% | 43.0% |
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 | 33.0% | 30.0% |
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 19.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
24.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Boulter Middle School
Boulter Middle School's state test result (24.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boulter Middle School this school | 901 | 88.5% | 24.6% |
| Ross Sterling Middle School HUMBLE | 888 | 90.3% | 33.9% |
| Cunningham Middle School HOUSTON | 802 | 88.7% | 42.9% |
| Plummer Middle School HOUSTON | 894 | 90.6% | 25.9% |
| Christa McAuliffe Middle School HOUSTON | 806 | 91.1% | 24.9% |
| Lawson Middle School HOUSTON | 1,069 | 92.7% | 37.6% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Boulter Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Smith County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #1,522 of 1,635 | #14 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,379 of 1,670 ▲ 121 | #11 of 14 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #1,617 of 1,670 ▼ 9 | #14 of 14 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #119 of 1,570 | #3 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 901 | #401 of 1,749 | #4 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #1,173 of 1,542 | #12 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.0% | #822 of 1,543 | #11 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.5% | #296 of 1,648 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.7% | #402 of 437 | #8 of 8 |
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. 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 2024-25Enrollment
901
-3 (0%) vs 2020
+65% since 1990-91, when it was 545
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 901 | 55.4 | 16.3:1 | 88% (797) |
| 2023-24 | 826 | 60.9 | 13.6:1 | 92% (761) |
| 2022-23 | 853 | 59.6 | 14.3:1 | 93% (792) |
| 2020-21 | 904 | 59 | 15.3:1 | 93% (840) |
| 2017-18 | 886 | 54.1 | 16.4:1 | 91% (803) |
| 2015-16 | 796 | 51 | 15.6:1 | 90% (720) |
| 2010-11 | 500 | 47 | 10.6:1 | 89% (444) |
| 2000-01 | 533 | 48 | 11.1:1 | 74% (393) |
| 1990-91 | 545 | 42 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boulter Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (886 to 901); teachers up 3% (54.1 to 55.4).
About Boulter Middle School
Boulter Middle School is a public middle school run by TYLER ISD in TYLER, Texas. It offers grades 6 through 8 and has 901 students enrolled. That is 40% bigger than the average of about 643 students for middle schools in Texas.
TYLER ISD is the district for Boulter Middle School. It has 26 schools and 18,708 students.
About 61% of the student body at Boulter Middle School is Hispanic. The remaining students are 33% Black and 4% White. Among people living in Smith County, the Hispanic share is about 21%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 52, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Boulter Middle School is 16.3:1, based on 55.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Texas, 14.4:1, is lower. Boulter Middle School counts 88% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Smith County is 64%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Boulter Middle School is 11.3 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 24.6% actual, 35.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
The school's county is Smith County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $74,192 a year, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Smith County number 65, with about 37,385 students.
Boulter Middle School's nearest public school is Tyler High School (about 0.5 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Boulter Middle School is 6th among 6 schools close by.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 901, starting from 904.
The discussion board for Boulter Middle School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Smith County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
241,740
Census ACS
Median income
$74,192
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
37,385 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TYLER ISD
- Tyler Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,770 students
- Tyler High SchoolHigh · 2,148 students
- Moore Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,019 students
- Three Lakes Middle SchoolMiddle · 948 students
- Hubbard Middle SchoolMiddle · 869 students
- Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 810 students
Other schools in TYLER
- Tyler Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,770 students
- Tyler High SchoolHigh · 2,148 students
- Moore Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,019 students
- Chapel Hill High SchoolHigh · 990 students
- Three Lakes Middle SchoolMiddle · 948 students
- Hubbard Middle SchoolMiddle · 869 students
Nearby schools
- Tyler High School0.5 mi · 2,148
- Ramey Elementary School0.9 mi · 517
- Texasworks - Tyler1.1 mi · 6
- Premier H S of Tyler1.1 mi · 38
- Orr Elementary School1.2 mi · 460
- A W Orr El - Cp1.2 mi · 247
Frequently asked questions
About Boulter Middle SchoolHow large is Boulter Middle School?
Boulter Middle School enrolls approximately 901 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Boulter Middle School serve?
Boulter Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Boulter Middle School?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Boulter Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Boulter Middle School?
Student demographics at Boulter Middle School are roughly 4% White, 61% Hispanic, 33% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Boulter Middle School in?
Boulter Middle School is part of TYLER ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.