📍 401 e 7th St, Tolar, Hood County, 76476
Tolar J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Tolar, Hood County. The school has 201 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Casey Hamilton. It is part of the Tolar Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Tolar J H enrolls 201 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino and 2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 179 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 6.5% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 2% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
72 of the school's 201 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 62 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Tolar J H is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 22, state house district 60.
Tolar J H is one of 3 schools in TOLAR ISD, based in TOLAR, Texas. The district serves 884 students district-wide and employs 68 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 201 students, Tolar J H is smaller than the district average of about 295 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant