BOULTER MIDDLE

As a medium-sized junior high in TYLER, Texas, BOULTER MIDDLE educates 901 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by TYLER ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 40% larger than the state mean of about 643.

Across the 26 schools in TYLER ISD (18,708 students total), BOULTER MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, BOULTER MIDDLE logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 61% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 33% Black, 4% White. By comparison, Smith County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Smith County (around 64%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, BOULTER MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 25.2%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Smith County put median household earnings sit near $74,192, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Smith County runs 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 37,385 students), of which BOULTER MIDDLE is one.

The closest other public school is TYLER H S, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BOULTER MIDDLE. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BOULTER MIDDLE ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 30.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BOULTER MIDDLE has changed only slightly, going from 886 students in 2018 to 901 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment contracted from 41% to 33% over that span.

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