Enrollment
272
High
DISTRICT 295 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOLAR ISD·NCES 484290004889
Tolar High School
301 ROCK CHURCH HWY, TOLAR, TX 76476 · (254) 835-4718 · Hood County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL272 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of Texas public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
106 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 58 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 77 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 70 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 67 | 25% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within TOLAR ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
73.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +2.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
75.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +24.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 61.0% | 11.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 54.0% | 22.0% | 3.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 73.0% | 75.0% |
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 51.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
76.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 57% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Tolar High School
Tolar High School's state test result (76.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tolar High School this school | 272 | 39.0% | 76.8% |
| Henrietta High School HENRIETTA | 268 | 37.3% | 66.8% |
| Prairiland High School PATTONVILLE | 283 | 39.2% | 65.0% |
| Sanford-Fritch High School FRITCH | 236 | 39.8% | 46.2% |
| Union Grove High School GLADEWATER | 232 | 37.1% | 66.6% |
| Chisum High School PARIS | 334 | 38.3% | 56.8% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Tolar High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hood County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.8% | #126 of 1,385 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #105 of 1,425 ▲ 156 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #313 of 1,425 ▼ 38 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 272 | #1,208 of 2,107 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #206 of 1,344 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.8% | #1,122 of 1,346 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.0% | #1,227 of 1,522 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.9% | #314 of 672 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
272
+22 (+9%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 290
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 10.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 272 | 24.3 | 11.2:1 | 39% (106) |
| 2023-24 | 290 | 24.8 | 11.7:1 | 36% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 284 | 24.9 | 11.4:1 | 30% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 250 | 24 | 10.4:1 | 36% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 241 | 22.7 | 10.6:1 | 31% (75) |
| 2015-16 | 240 | 23 | 10.4:1 | 25% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 225 | 21 | 10.7:1 | 16% (37) |
| 2000-01 | 255 | 24 | 10.6:1 | 16% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 290 | 22 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tolar High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (241 to 272); teachers up 7% (22.7 to 24.3).
About Tolar High School
Tolar High School, a small high school, is located in TOLAR, Texas. Its 272 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Texas is about 796 students.
The district, TOLAR ISD, has 884 students enrolled across 3 schools.
At Tolar High School, White students make up 90% of the student body. Smaller groups are 6% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Tolar High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 18%.
Teachers at Tolar High School total 24.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.2:1. For comparison, high schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 39%. Across public schools in Hood County, the average is 51%.
Measured against Texas public high schools, Tolar High School receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Tolar High School outperforms its prediction by 19.7 points. The model expects 57.0% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Texas; the school's rate is 76.8%.
County data help place the school in context: in Hood County, median household income is about $88,160, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The public schools of Hood County number 18 and enroll about 9,530.
Tolar Junior High School is the closest public school, about 1.0 miles away in a straight line. Tolar High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Tolar High School ranks 1st on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Tolar High School as Rural: Distant.
The student count in 2024-25 was 272, 9% above the 250 of 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Tolar High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Tolar Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
- Tolar Junior High SchoolMiddle · 194 students
Other schools in TOLAR
- Tolar Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
- Tolar Junior High SchoolMiddle · 194 students
Nearby schools
- Tolar Junior High School1.0 mi · 194
- Tolar Elementary School1.1 mi · 418
- Bluff Dale5.9 mi · 219
- Granbury High School8.1 mi · 2,215
- Emma Roberson Early Learning Academy8.2 mi · 345
- Granbury Middle School8.2 mi · 890
Frequently asked questions
About Tolar High SchoolHow large is Tolar High School?
Tolar High School enrolls approximately 272 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Tolar High School serve?
Tolar High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tolar High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tolar High School is approximately 11.2:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Tolar High School?
Tolar High School reports a student body of 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Tolar High School?
Tolar High School is overseen by TOLAR ISD in Hood County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.