Enrollment
139
Middle
DISTRICT 230 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLNEY ISD·NCES 483363003757
OLNEY J H
300 S AVE H, OLNEY, TX 76374 · (940) 564-3517 · Young County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL139 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
72 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
OLNEY J H→OLNEY H S
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within OLNEY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
63.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +4.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
66.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 4 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 1 points.
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
61.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
139
-19 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 12.1:1
% White
62%
was 53%
% Hispanic
32%
was 42%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About OLNEY J H
Located at 300 S AVE H, in OLNEY, Texas, OLNEY J H is a very small 6-8 campus that caters to 139 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within OLNEY ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so OLNEY J H sits 78% smaller than that benchmark.
OLNEY J H is one of 3 schools operated by OLNEY ISD, a district that instructs 691 students overall.
Looking at the student body, OLNEY J H reports that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. Other groups include 32% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, OLNEY J H performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.3%, the actual is 61.8%, a residual of +10.5 points.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Young County) records that the typical household earns roughly $68,010 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. OLNEY J H is one of 8 public schools in Young County (combined enrollment of about 3,066 students).
OLNEY EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, OLNEY J H comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 58.4%.
Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.
Over the past 7-year window. OLNEY J H's enrollment has contracted 12% since 2018, when it stood at 158 (now 139). Over the same period, the Hispanic share fell from 42% to 32%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 9.2:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Young County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,029
Census ACS
Median income
$68,010
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
3,066 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OLNEY ISD
Nearby schools
- OLNEY EL0.1 mi · 369
- OLNEY H S0.1 mi · 183
- NEWCASTLE SCHOOL12.5 mi · 227
- ARCHER CITY EL16.9 mi · 278
- ARCHER CITY H S17.0 mi · 206
- GRAHAM J H21.0 mi · 473
Frequently asked questions
About OLNEY J HHow many students attend OLNEY J H?
OLNEY J H enrolls approximately 139 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does OLNEY J H serve?
OLNEY J H serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at OLNEY J H?
The student-to-teacher ratio at OLNEY J H is approximately 9.2:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at OLNEY J H?
Student demographics at OLNEY J H are roughly 62% White, 32% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees OLNEY J H?
OLNEY J H is overseen by OLNEY ISD in Young County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.