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Boulter Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2125^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 9% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Boulter Middle is a public middle school in Tyler, Texas, serving 826 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Tyler Independent School District, which is ranked 456 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Boulter Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas middle schools over the past 10 years, with a 0-1 star rating.

Boulter Middle significantly underperforms the district and state averages across all STAAR subject tests. For example, in 2024-2025, only 26.47% of 6th graders were proficient in reading, compared to 52.48% for the district and 54.21% for the state. The performance gaps are even wider in math, with only 20% of 6th graders proficient compared to 38.49% for the district and 37.68% for the state. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom quartile of Texas middle schools for African American, Hispanic, White, and economically disadvantaged students across reading and math.

Interestingly, nearby middle schools in the Tyler ISD, such as Three Lakes Middle and Hubbard Middle, significantly outperform Boulter Middle across academic metrics. Additionally, Moore Middle, a public magnet school in the Tyler ISD, also outperforms Boulter Middle. While Boulter Middle spends around $9,300 per student, which is higher than the state average, the school's performance remains well below its peers.

901

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,062

Per pupil spending ?

88.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2926 Garden Valley Rd
Tyler, TX 75702-3898

(903) 262-1390

District: Tyler Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Boulter Middle usually attend:

High:

Tyler High School

Feeder schools for Boulter Middle:

Elementary:	Dixie Elementary
	Orr Elementary
	Ramey Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.9%

African American:

32.7%

White:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (24% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Reading scores 25 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg44%

Texas avg45%

2,125^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Tyler Independent School District (Isd)

456^th of 961Tyler Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	2125 of 2344	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	2130 of 2372	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	2018 of 2330	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	1899 of 2254	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	1808 of 2252	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	1973 of 2193	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	1909 of 2080	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.8	1905 of 2027	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.6	1832 of 1987	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.5	1819 of 2043	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.2	1890 of 1987	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.6	1778 of 1973	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.9	1748 of 1951	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.6	1723 of 1895	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.4	1755 of 1803	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.8	1668 of 1763	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	17.3	1581 of 1718	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	30.5	1347 of 1684	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.1	1220 of 1585	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	40.7	1074 of 1582	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.8	1127 of 1573	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	807 of 997	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	1170 of 1280	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	994 of 1273	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1031 of 1251	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	924 of 1213	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	1026 of 1193	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	1034 of 1167	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	39.1	1305 of 2182	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.6	1359 of 2118	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	1680 of 2058	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	1456 of 2008	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	996 of 1428	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	1271 of 1770	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.5	932 of 1720	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	749 of 1643	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.5	568 of 1592	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	681 of 1445	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.6	776 of 1376	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	1595 of 1825	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	2048 of 2242	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	1972 of 2241	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	1821 of 2221	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	1660 of 2151	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	1851 of 2047	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	1882 of 2008	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	1005 of 1230	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.6	932 of 1481	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	1245 of 1488	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	1151 of 1501	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	1244 of 1446	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	1326 of 1430	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	1533 of 1731	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	1826 of 2119	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	1617 of 2116	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	1467 of 2077	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	1412 of 2043	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.3	1613 of 1935	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	1608 of 1895	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	1613 of 1820	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	2003 of 2235	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	1865 of 2251	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	1743 of 2220	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	1599 of 2172	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	1820 of 2073	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	1847 of 2039	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	1734 of 1818	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	2106 of 2246	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	1935 of 2245	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	1929 of 2228	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	1836 of 2168	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	1933 of 2069	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	1867 of 2030	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	564 of 676	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	700 of 813	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	492 of 720	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	1020 of 1568	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1471 of 1891	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	1592 of 1815	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	1663 of 1757	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	1129 of 1712	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.7	1497 of 1626	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	1368 of 1597	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	1284 of 1439	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	1604 of 1733	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	1598 of 1749	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	1565 of 1723	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	1565 of 1700	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	1654 of 1684	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	1615 of 1673	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

At Risk (2022)40th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile+10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)18th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)17th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

White (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I79%+32 vs state

Reading29%-25 vs state

Science29%-17 vs state

Mathematics17%-21 vs state

Social Studies9%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)		STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)					STAAR Mathematics (2025)					STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Boulter Middle	Public	6-8	2926 Garden Valley Rd	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1390	901	55	16.2	88.5%	35 (3.9%)	295 (32.7%)	549 (60.9%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.8%)	16	2125^th of 2344 public middle schools	9.3%		16.1	2130^th of 2372 public middle schools	10.2%	5						78.6			26.5	27.6	33.7			20.0	17.9	13.1		29.1	8.9	$10,062
Moore Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2101 Devine St	Tyler	75701	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1640	1,019	65	15.5	81.0%	67 (6.6%)	167 (16.4%)	754 (74.0%)	14 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.4%)	50.9	1051^st of 2344 public middle schools	55.2%		52.3	989^th of 2372 public middle schools	58.3%	62						100.0			47.5	48.4	55.7			34.7	31.7	48.9		48.2	30.3	$8,778
Trinity Charter Schools - Tyler Campus	Public, Charter	8	2902 Hwy 31 E	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Trinity Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 706-7566	1	1	1.5		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$00
Hubbard Middle	Public	6-8	4400 New Copeland Rd	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1560	869	53	16.5	57.3%	321 (36.9%)	209 (24.1%)	259 (29.8%)	21 (2.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.3%)	53.9	952^nd of 2344 public middle schools	59.4%		49.6	1081^st of 2372 public middle schools	54.4%	129						90.8			63.9	54.6	57.3			40.7	31.5	37.1		34.5	33.1	$10,569
Three Lakes Middle	Public	6-8	2445 Three Lakes Pkwy	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2970	948	58	16.4	58.5%	358 (37.8%)	253 (26.7%)	271 (28.6%)	16 (1.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.9%)	65.2	656^th of 2344 public middle schools	72.0%		60.2	773^rd of 2372 public middle schools	67.4%	117						83.3			62.2	60.5	65.2			47.1	51.5	28.2		42.9	37.4	$8,896
Cumberland Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2448 Roy Rd	Tyler	75707	Smith County	Cumberland Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(903) 385-3558	361	29	12.4	45.2%	153 (42.4%)	71 (19.7%)	106 (29.4%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	30.4	1719^th of 2344 public middle schools	26.7%		40.8	1372^nd of 2372 public middle schools	42.2%	347						100.0			41.9	49.5	48.6			20.0	16.7	21.4		31.2	23.9	$11,569
W L Kissam Intermediate	Public	4-6	12800 State Hwy 64 E	Tyler	75707	Smith County	Chapel Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 566-8334	675	48	13.9	83.1%	145 (21.5%)	107 (15.9%)	388 (57.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.6%)								(n/a)	24.2	0.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		49.4	52.2	39.8			51.2	44.7	30.5			22.2			$8,148
Lindale J H	Public	7-8	15000 Cr 463	Lindale	75771	Smith County	Lindale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 881-4150	695	47	14.9	44.6%	463 (66.6%)	40 (5.8%)	133 (19.1%)	8 (1.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.8%)	85.8	222^nd of 2344 public middle schools	90.5%		87.2	206^th of 2372 public middle schools	91.3%	16						100.0				66.6	71.2				67.8	82.0		63.8	40.7	$8,369
Chapel Hill J H	Public	7-8	13174 State Hwy 64 E	Tyler	75707	Smith County	Chapel Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 566-1491	426	38	11.1	81.7%	80 (18.8%)	78 (18.3%)	240 (56.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	44.4	1244^th of 2344 public middle schools	46.9%		32.4	1659^th of 2372 public middle schools	30.1%	415						97.0				43.3	47.2				26.7	34.2		49.1	29.9	$10,006
Chandler Intermediate	Public	4-6	22250 Barron Rd	Chandler	75758	Henderson County	Brownsboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 849-6436	254	18	13.9	60.2%	178 (70.1%)	14 (5.5%)	52 (20.5%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)								(n/a)							42.5	55.2	59.5			34.5	42.1	56.0			26.1			$8,654

Frequently Asked Questions about Boulter Middle

What is the racial makeup of Boulter Middle?

Students at Boulter Middle are 61% Hispanic, 33% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Boulter Middle in?

Tyler Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Boulter Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 901 students attended Boulter Middle.

Is Boulter Middle a good school?

Boulter Middle ranks in the bottom 9.3% of Texas middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Boulter Middle attend?

Students who attend Boulter Middle usually go on to attend Tyler High School

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