IOLA H S

Set in IOLA, Texas, IOLA H S is a minimally staffed secondary school, run under IOLA ISD. It teaches 315 students across grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so IOLA H S sits 60% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 2 schools in IOLA ISD (626 students total), IOLA H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, IOLA H S logs that 77% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 18% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Grimes County as a whole is about 61% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting IOLA H S tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 38% of students at IOLA H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Grimes County (around 63%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, IOLA H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.1%; this one delivers 65.3%.

Around the school, census data for Grimes County shows median household income runs about $69,803, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Grimes County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,974 students), of which IOLA H S is one.

IOLA EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts IOLA H S at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 54.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. IOLA H S's enrollment has expanded 48% since 2018, when it stood at 213 (now 315).

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.