OLTON J H

As a minimally staffed junior high in OLTON, Texas, OLTON J H enrolls 124 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by OLTON ISD. That puts it 81% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

OLTON ISD comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 612 students; OLTON J H is among them.

On demographics, OLTON J H lists that 79% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest reads as 20% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 58%.

On the resource side, OLTON J H reports 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting OLTON J H tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 72% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, OLTON J H tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.2%.

In the broader community, Lamb County reports that median household earnings sit near $60,760, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Lamb County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,773 students), OLTON J H is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is OLTON H S, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, OLTON J H comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 43.1%.

OLTON J H operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at OLTON J H has contracted 6%, going from 132 students in 2018 to 124 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 8.9:1 in 2025.

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