Enrollment
418
Elementary
DISTRICT 295 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOLAR ISD·NCES 484290007047
TOLAR EL
300 HILL CITY HWY, TOLAR, TX 76476 · (254) 835-4718 · Hood County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
186 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary 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
Based on grade levels within TOLAR 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%
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 42.0%
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 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
38.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 54% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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
418
+61 (+17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.9:1
% White
87%
was 91%
% Hispanic
8%
was 5%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About TOLAR EL
As a small K-5 school in TOLAR, Texas, TOLAR EL instructs 418 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by TOLAR ISD.
TOLAR ISD runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 884 students. TOLAR EL is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, TOLAR EL reports that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest breaks down as 8% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to Hood County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at the economic backdrop, TOLAR EL logs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, TOLAR EL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 54.4%; actual is 38.2%, a gap of -16.2 points.
In the surrounding community, census data for Hood County shows median household income runs about $88,160, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. TOLAR EL is one of 18 public schools in Hood County (combined enrollment of about 9,530 students).
The closest other public school is TOLAR J H, roughly 0.1 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, TOLAR EL comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 56.5%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 17%: 357 students in 2018 compared to 418 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 91% to 87%.
Inside the community feed, the feed for TOLAR EL typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Hood County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,894
Census ACS
Median income
$88,160
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
9,530 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TOLAR ISD
Nearby schools
- TOLAR J H0.1 mi · 194
- TOLAR H S1.1 mi · 272
- BLUFF DALE6.9 mi · 219
- GRANBURY H S7.1 mi · 2,215
- EMMA ROBERSON EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY7.1 mi · 345
- GRANBURY MIDDLE7.2 mi · 890
Frequently asked questions
About TOLAR ELHow many students attend TOLAR EL?
TOLAR EL enrolls approximately 418 students in grades PK-05.
Is TOLAR EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
TOLAR EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at TOLAR EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at TOLAR EL is approximately 14.5:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at TOLAR EL?
At TOLAR EL, the student body is approximately 87% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees TOLAR EL?
TOLAR EL is overseen by TOLAR ISD in Hood County.
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