ATKINS MIDDLE

Set in LUBBOCK, Texas, ATKINS MIDDLE is a small intermediate school, overseen by LUBBOCK ISD. It hosts 433 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 33% leaner than typical.

LUBBOCK ISD runs 49 schools in total, collectively educating 24,237 students. ATKINS MIDDLE is one of those campuses.

On demographics, ATKINS MIDDLE records that 75% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 13% Black, 10% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 36%.

On the resource side, ATKINS MIDDLE logs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting ATKINS MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Lubbock County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ATKINS MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.0%, the actual is 34.9%, a residual of -0.0 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Lubbock County indicate median household income runs about $64,155, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Lubbock County's 110 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,301 students), ATKINS MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: BAYLESS EL, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, ATKINS MIDDLE comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 38.7%.

ATKINS MIDDLE operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 31%: 624 students in 2018 compared to 433 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.