Enrollment
124
Middle
DISTRICT 204 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLTON ISD·NCES 483366003759
OLTON J H
700 AVE G, OLTON, TX 79064 · (806) 285-2681 · Lamb County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL124 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
89 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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
OLTON J H→OLTON H S
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within OLTON ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
45.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
24.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 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
30.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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
124
-8 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 11.2:1
% White
20%
was 23%
% Hispanic
79%
was 77%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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Lamb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,828
Census ACS
Median income
$60,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,773 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OLTON ISD
- HP WEBB ELElementary · 291 students
- OLTON H SHigh · 197 students
Nearby schools
- OLTON H S0.0 mi · 197
- HP WEBB EL0.1 mi · 291
- SPRINGLAKE-EARTH ISD13.8 mi · 230
- SPRINGLAKE-EARTH DAEP13.8 mi · 1
- SPRINGLAKE-EARTH ELEM/MIDDLE SCHOOL13.8 mi · 143
- HART ISD14.0 mi · 206
Frequently asked questions
About OLTON J HHow many students attend OLTON J H?
OLTON J H enrolls approximately 124 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does OLTON J H serve?
OLTON J H serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at OLTON J H?
Approximately 8.9:1 students per teacher at OLTON J H.
How diverse is OLTON J H?
OLTON J H reports a student body of 20% White, 79% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees OLTON J H?
OLTON J H is overseen by OLTON ISD in Lamb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.