OLNEY H S

OLNEY H S is a rural-scale four-year high school in OLNEY, Texas, part of OLNEY ISD. The school hosts 183 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 77% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

OLNEY H S is one of 3 schools operated by OLNEY ISD, a district that educates 691 students overall.

In terms of who attends, OLNEY H S shows that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 40% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, OLNEY H S has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 6.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting OLNEY H S tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, OLNEY H S ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 51.5%; OLNEY H S posts 68.5%, +17.1 points above that line.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Young County indicate median household earnings sit near $68,010, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Young County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,066 students), of which OLNEY H S is one.

Nearest neighbor: OLNEY J H, around 0.1 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts OLNEY H S at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 57.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. OLNEY H S's enrollment has expanded 4% since 2018, when it stood at 176 (now 183).

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