Enrollment
194
Middle
DISTRICT 295 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOLAR ISD·NCES 484290011962
TOLAR J H
401 E 7TH ST, TOLAR, TX 76476 · (254) 835-4718 · Hood County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL194 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
80 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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
TOLAR J H→TOLAR H S
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within TOLAR ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
58.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +1.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
62.0%
TX avg 43.3% . +11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 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
56.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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
194
+5 (+3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 13.8:1
% White
86%
was 88%
% Hispanic
8%
was 10%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About TOLAR J H
TOLAR J H, an one-room-style middle school in TOLAR, Texas, overseen by TOLAR ISD, instructs 194 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 70% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.
TOLAR ISD comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 884 students; TOLAR J H is among them.
Demographically, TOLAR J H shows that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Pacific Islander. That composition is broadly in line with Hood County as a whole.
Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Hood County's rate of about 51%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, TOLAR J H tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.6%.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Hood County) logs that median household income runs about $88,160, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Hood County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,530 students), TOLAR J H is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: TOLAR EL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around TOLAR J H. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), TOLAR J H ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 53.5%.
Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 3%: 189 students in 2018 compared to 194 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the TOLAR J H community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. 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 EL0.1 mi · 418
- TOLAR H S1.0 mi · 272
- BLUFF DALE6.9 mi · 219
- GRANBURY H S7.1 mi · 2,215
- EMMA ROBERSON EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY7.2 mi · 345
- GRANBURY MIDDLE7.2 mi · 890
Frequently asked questions
About TOLAR J HHow many students attend TOLAR J H?
TOLAR J H enrolls approximately 194 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does TOLAR J H serve?
TOLAR J H serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at TOLAR J H?
Approximately 10.7:1 students per teacher at TOLAR J H.
What is the racial breakdown of students at TOLAR J H?
At TOLAR J H, the student body is approximately 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is TOLAR J H in?
TOLAR J H is part of TOLAR ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.