Summary:
The Boles Independent School District (Isd) is home to a single middle school, Boles Middle, which serves 165 students in grades 5 through 8 in Quinlan, Texas. This small school offers a low student-teacher ratio of 13.3 to 1, and over half of its students (52.12%) are eligible for free or reduced lunch, with the school spending $13,172 per student.
Boles Middle has shown a strong upward trend in its overall ranking, jumping from a 2-star rating in the 2023-2024 school year to a stable 3-star rating in the following two years. The school’s standout achievement is in advanced math, where 100% of students taking the Algebra I End-of-Course exam were proficient in the 2025-2026 school year, far exceeding the state average of 54.03%. The school also outperformed the state in 8th-grade Social Studies, with a 35.71% proficiency rate compared to the state’s 31.69%. However, performance is inconsistent across subjects; the school generally meets or nears state averages in Reading but consistently lags behind in Mathematics and Science, particularly in 5th and 8th grades.
Key takeaways for parents include the school’s volatile year-over-year scores, which is common for a small school where a single cohort can dramatically shift results. For example, 7th-grade math proficiency dropped from 44.44% to 26.47% between school years. While the school excels at preparing top students for advanced coursework, it struggles to maintain consistent, high-quality instruction across all core subjects. The district itself is ranked 453rd out of 951 in Texas, placing it in the 52nd percentile, and the school maintains a 0.0% dropout rate, indicating strong student retention.
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