Boles Independent School District

Boles Independent School District is a public school district in unincorporated Hunt County, Texas (USA), near Quinlan. The district operates one high school, Boles High School.

General information
The district, founded in 1985, primarily serves Boles Children's Home, and was known as Boles Home Independent School District before the name change. Today, the district serves the common public and is not only a children's home any longer. As of 2011, there is a waiting list to be a student at Boles ISD. The district's Superintendent is Dr. Graham Sweeney (named 2010 Superintendent of the year by the Texas Rural Education Association).

The campus' fiber optic networking allows access to the Internet and the capability to extend that service to the Boles Children's Home. Thus, the community is linked to the school via fiber. The district offers distance education courses and training through Region X Educational Service Center. The district is linked directly via T-1 to Texas A&M – Commerce and several other school districts through ET-LINC.

Location and geography
The 36700 acre territory of Boles ISD brushes along Lake Tawakoni. The Boles ISD campus is near the intersection of Texas State Highway 34 and Farm to Market Road 2101, 3 mi north of Quinlan and 35 mi east of Dallas. The Texas A&M University-Commerce is 33 mi away from the Boles campus.

Finances
As of the 2010-2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $16,435,000. The maintenance tax rate was $0.117 and the bond tax rate was $0.035 per $100 of appraised valuation.

Academic achievement
In 2011, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency. Thirty-five percent of districts in Texas in 2011 received the same rating. No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012. A school district in Texas can receive one of four possible rankings from the Texas Education Agency: Exemplary (the highest possible ranking), Recognized, Academically Acceptable, and Academically Unacceptable (the lowest possible ranking).

Historical district TEA accountability ratings
 * 2011: Recognized
 * 2010: Recognized
 * 2009: Recognized
 * 2008: Recognized
 * 2007: Recognized
 * 2006: Recognized
 * 2005: Academically Acceptable
 * 2004: Academically Acceptable

Schools
Boles ISD operates three schools:


 * Boles High School (Grades 9–12)
 * Boles Middle School (Grades 5–8)
 * Boles Elementary School (Grades PK-4)

Athletics
The Boles Hornets compete in the following sports:

Cross Country, Volleyball, Football, Basketball, Track and Field, and Golf