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Olton JH

Lamb County · Region 17: Lubbock · 121 students

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Current score
73/1002025-26
Change
±0 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
−5.8 ptsvs 78.8 average · 2,070 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
1,490 of 2,070tied with 68 others
C73

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is flat; under the rules in force back then it scored 72 in 2021-22. The current score is below the 78.8 average for 2,070 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Current strength

Chronically absent lower than the similar-context average

9.4% −9.3 pts vs 18.7%

  • 9.4% is 9.3 percentage points lower than the 18.7% average among 1,998 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Olton JH is rated C by TEA, scoring 73 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 78.8 average for 2,070 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is unchanged since 2021-22.

Ranks 1,490th of 2,070 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 68 others).

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  1. Overview
  2. Official improvement and transfer notices
  3. 5 years of ratings
  4. Where the score comes from
  5. Student outcomes
  6. Who this school serves
  7. Student counts behind the percentages
  8. Enrollment over time
  9. Discipline and removal from class
  10. Spending per student
  11. Teachers and actual class size
  12. Where this school ranks best
  13. Where this comes from

Official improvement and transfer notices

Official state and federal designations can carry support, reporting requirements or a family transfer option that a single A–F rating does not explain.

2026 federal improvement status

Comprehensive Support and Improvement

Official support label: Comprehensive Progress

Identification reason: CSI Low Performance

TEA track year 2 · Title I campus

Open the official TEA list and methodology

2026-27 school year

Public Education Grant transfer eligibility

Students assigned to this campus may request a transfer under the state's PEG program.

A request is not guaranteed. A receiving district may apply its enrollment rules, and transportation is not automatically provided.

Read the official PEG rules and list

Schools identified for improvement

This school
Listed
Selected comparison
31.2%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,070 rated schools reporting

Schools on the PEG list

This school
Listed
Selected comparison
4.9%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,070 rated schools reporting

Selected comparison percentages are the share of reporting schools in that group found on each dated list. They are neutral prevalence context; changing the comparison never changes this school's official status.

These are dated TEA statuses, fetched 24 August 2026; they are not added to or subtracted from this site's rating.

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
9080706050 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageOlton JH 7375674873 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated C with 72 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26C7378.8 2,070 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25F4878.3 2,052 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24D6776.2 2,040 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23C7576.7 2,014 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22C7381.7 1,998 reporting83.7 7,283 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement69 D−5.9 vs similar economic context · 1,936 reporting
  • School Progress72 C−7.9 vs similar economic context · 1,930 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps76 C±0.0 vs similar economic context · 1,914 reporting
  • Academic Growth72 C−0.9 vs similar economic context · 1,870 reporting
  • Relative Performance72 C−6.3 vs similar economic context · 1,930 reporting
  • Olton JH
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,070 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement69D1
School Progress72C8
Closing the Gaps76C4
Academic Growth72C8
Relative Performance72C8

Closest to moving up: Closing the Gaps, 4 points below B in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is School Progress (72), so Student Achievement (69) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 72.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level65%−6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,936 reporting
  • Meets grade level35%−10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,936 reporting
  • Masters grade level12%−6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,936 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level76%+3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,933 reporting
  • Meets grade level49%−1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,933 reporting
  • Masters grade level24%+5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,933 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level59%−9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,924 reporting
  • Meets grade level25%−15 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,924 reporting
  • Masters grade level3%−12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,924 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level71%+1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,784 reporting
  • Meets grade level49%+8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,784 reporting
  • Masters grade level15%−3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,784 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level46%−25 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 880 reporting
  • Meets grade level10%−32 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 880 reporting
  • Masters grade level0%−19 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 880 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,070 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
121
Economically disadvantaged
73.6%+0.1 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
15.7%−7.0 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
24.0%+5.2 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
95.2%+1.5 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
9.4%−9.3 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Olton JH

Hispanic: 77.7%White: 21.5%Two or More Races: 0.8%
  • Hispanic 77.7%
  • White 21.5%
  • Two or More Races 0.8%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,070 reporting for every category shown · 2,070 in full cohort

African American: 12.8%Hispanic: 60.4%White: 21.1%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 1.9%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 3.2%
  • African American 12.8%
  • Hispanic 60.4%
  • White 21.1%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 1.9%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 3.2%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
121
Economically disadvantaged students
89
Emergent bilingual students
19
Special education students
29

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
8
Students in TEA mobility denominator
128
TEA-published mobility rate
6.3%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 121 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 3 (2.4%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
121

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−3

Decrease · −2.4%

Change since 2021–22
−23

Decrease · −16.0%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
121
Selected comparison
639.4

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,038 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Olton JH
School yearStudents enrolledOlton JHChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 144 First available year 656.5
2022–23 140 Decrease of 4 (2.8%) 660.7
2023–24 125 Decrease of 15 (10.7%) 658.6
2024–25 124 Decrease of 1 (0.8%) 655.8
2025–26 121 Decrease of 3 (2.4%) 639.4

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
24

18.8% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
33

25.78 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
128

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
18.8%
Selected comparison
13.2%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,567 rated schools reporting

+5.6 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
25.78
Selected comparison
31.8

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,677 rated schools reporting

−6.0 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Olton JH
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 142 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2021–22 151 12 8.0% 18 11.92 13.0% 31.1
2022–23 150 11 7.3% 22 14.67 13.6% 33.3
2023–24 132 11 8.3% 16 12.12 13.5% 33.1
2024–25 128 24 18.8% 33 25.78 13.2% 31.8
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Olton JH in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 24 18.8% 33 25.78 13.2% 31.8
In-school suspensions 24 18.8% 30 23.44 11.8% 23.8
Out-of-school suspensions Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$6k$13k$20k20182020202220242025
  • Olton JH
  • Parent district: Olton ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$12,534
Selected comparison
$13,139

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,050 rated schools reporting

−$605 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $12,534 per student for this campus, $16,008 per student for its parent district, Olton ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearOlton JHParent district: Olton ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$9,343$12,579$13,054$8,051 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,924 rated schools reporting
2019$9,522$13,002$13,108$8,191 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,943 rated schools reporting
2020$8,940$13,243$14,058$8,744 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,964 rated schools reporting
2021$8,148$14,626$14,797$9,285 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,977 rated schools reporting
2022$7,196$15,970$15,708$10,577 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,997 rated schools reporting
2023$9,142$15,876$16,792$11,193 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,014 rated schools reporting
2024$11,315$15,132$18,125$12,321 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,038 rated schools reporting
2025$12,534$16,008$18,972$13,139 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,050 rated schools reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$52,862−$13,718 vs similar economic context
Teachers
14−29.6 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
8.8−5.2 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Olton JH

Beginning: 20.4%1 to 5 years: 39.4%6 to 10 years: 5.8%11 to 20 years: 16.1%21 to 30 years: 18.2%
  • Beginning 20.4%
  • 1 to 5 years 39.4%
  • 6 to 10 years 5.8%
  • 11 to 20 years 16.1%
  • 21 to 30 years 18.2%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,070 reporting for every category shown · 2,070 in full cohort

Beginning: 6.7%1 to 5 years: 27.2%6 to 10 years: 19%11 to 20 years: 27.2%21 to 30 years: 15.3%Over 30 years: 3.8%
  • Beginning 6.7%
  • 1 to 5 years 27.2%
  • 6 to 10 years 19%
  • 11 to 20 years 27.2%
  • 21 to 30 years 15.3%
  • Over 30 years 3.8%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Olton JH in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classOlton JH · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Grade 61317.8
Secondary English11.315.3
Secondary math11.316.2
Secondary science14.517.6
Secondary social studies14.517.5

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 5 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this school ranks best

Out of 100 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.

#2–3 rankings

Second- and third-place results

2 measures

  • 2of 10

    Chronically absent (lowest is best)

    Lamb County · of the 10 that report this measure

  • 3of 10

    Attendance

    Lamb County · of the 10 that report this measure

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

2 measures

  • 6of 10

    Per-student spending

    Lamb County · of the 10 that report this measure

  • 10of 10

    Overall score

    Lamb County · of the 10 that report this measure

These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

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Single-file records are pre-built for district-level records only, so there is no per-campus CSV to link here. Producing both formats for every entity would consume most of the 20,000-asset deployment limit before pages and shared data are counted. This campus is a row in the bulk files on the download page, keyed by its TEA id 140905041.