LONE STAR MIDDLE SCHOOL

As a sizable junior high in NAMPA, Idaho, LONE STAR MIDDLE SCHOOL hosts 927 students from grades 6 through 8, part of NAMPA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 83% bigger than the state mean of about 507.

NAMPA SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 25 schools with combined enrollment of 14,141 students; LONE STAR MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, LONE STAR MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 39% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Canyon County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, LONE STAR MIDDLE SCHOOL has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.2:1. The state averages around 17.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Canyon County) logs that median household earnings sit near $76,488, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Canyon County's 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 44,048 students), LONE STAR MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. LONE STAR MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked up 5% since 2018, when it stood at 881 (now 927). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 61% to 53%.

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