CAVAZOS MIDDLE

CAVAZOS MIDDLE is one of the close-knit middle-grades schools in LUBBOCK, Texas, part of LUBBOCK ISD, with 384 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so CAVAZOS MIDDLE sits 40% smaller than that benchmark.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, CAVAZOS MIDDLE logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (88%); the rest consists of 8% Black, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 36% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, CAVAZOS MIDDLE lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 96% of students at CAVAZOS MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Lubbock County's rate of about 57%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CAVAZOS MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.0%; this one delivers 37.3%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Lubbock County indicate median household income runs about $64,155, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lubbock County runs 110 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,301 students), of which CAVAZOS MIDDLE is one.

Nearest neighbor: MCWHORTER EL, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CAVAZOS MIDDLE ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 43.1%.

CAVAZOS MIDDLE operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CAVAZOS MIDDLE has edged down 34%, going from 581 students in 2018 to 384 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.