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Enrollment
416
Middle
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LUBBOCK ISD·NCES 482850014064
Commander William C McCool Academy
4402 31ST ST, LUBBOCK, TX 79410 · (806) 219-4600 · Lubbock County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL416 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
235 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 158 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 129 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 129 | 31% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
77.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
57.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 47.0% | 30.0% | 16.0% | 7.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 39.0% | 34.0% | 9.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 77.0% | 57.0% |
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 56.0% | 63.0% |
| 2020-21 | 50.0% | 50.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Commander William C McCool Academy
Commander William C McCool Academy's state test result (56.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commander William C McCool Academy this school | 416 | 56.5% | 56.2% |
| Applied Learning Academy FORT WORTH | 330 | 57.9% | 42.1% |
| McLean 6th Grade FORT WORTH | 388 | 56.4% | 61.7% |
| Alamo Middle School ENNIS | 457 | 60.8% | 47.8% |
| Giddings Middle School GIDDINGS | 389 | 62.2% | 41.6% |
| Driscoll Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 535 | 54.8% | 37.6% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Commander William C McCool Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Lubbock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #328 of 1,635 | #5 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #366 of 1,670 ▼ 75 | #4 of 20 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #156 of 1,670 ▲ 95 | #1 of 20 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +20.0pp | #278 of 1,570 | #8 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 416 | #1,233 of 1,749 | #11 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #989 of 1,542 | #18 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #540 of 1,543 | #5 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.5% | #1,016 of 1,648 | #11 of 20 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
416
+129 (+45%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 12.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 416 | 26.8 | 15.5:1 | 56% (235) |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 30.1 | 13.9:1 | 57% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 450 | 30.3 | 14.9:1 | 57% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 287 | 23 | 12.5:1 | 63% (181) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Commander William C McCool Academy.
About Commander William C McCool Academy
At 4402 31ST ST in LUBBOCK, Texas, Commander William C McCool Academy operates as a small middle-grades school. Federal data show 416 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Middle schools in Texas average about 643 students, which makes this school 35% below average.
Enrollment across the 49 schools in LUBBOCK ISD totals 24,237 students.
About 56% of the student body at Commander William C McCool Academy is Hispanic. Other groups include 28% White, 11% Black, 2% multiracial, and 2% Asian. By comparison, Lubbock County residents are about 36% Hispanic. A diversity index of 59% means there is a 59% chance two randomly chosen students at Commander William C McCool Academy are from different groups.
There are 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.5:1. The average for middle schools in Texas, 14.4:1, is lower. Of all students at Commander William C McCool Academy, 56% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 57% average for public schools in Lubbock County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Commander William C McCool Academy, the prediction is 49.6% and the result is 56.2%.
The school is in Lubbock County, where the median household earns about $64,155 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Lubbock County, 110 public schools serve about 52,301 students.
Of the public schools around it, Commander William C McCool Academy is closest to Coronado High School, about 0.5 miles away. Commander William C McCool Academy has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Commander William C McCool Academy ranks 1st of 9 nearby schools, at 56.2% versus a 45.7% average.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Commander William C McCool Academy reported 287 students in 2020-21 and 416 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.5:1) than in 2020-21 (12.5:1).
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Lubbock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
318,884
Census ACS
Median income
$64,155
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
110
52,301 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LUBBOCK ISD
- Monterey High SchoolHigh · 2,117 students
- Lubbock High SchoolHigh · 1,927 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 1,878 students
- Hutchinson Middle SchoolMiddle · 845 students
- Estacado High SchoolHigh · 787 students
- Evans Middle SchoolMiddle · 773 students
Other schools in LUBBOCK
- Monterey High SchoolHigh · 2,117 students
- Lubbock High SchoolHigh · 1,927 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 1,878 students
- Lubbock-Cooper High SchoolHigh · 1,856 students
- Lubbock-Cooper Middle SchoolMiddle · 901 students
- Lubbock-Cooper East Elementary SchoolElementary · 857 students
Nearby schools
- Coronado High School0.5 mi · 1,878
- Overton Elementary School0.7 mi · 260
- Maedgen Elementary School1.0 mi · 314
- Stewart Elementary School1.1 mi · 369
- Rush Elementary School1.2 mi · 333
- Monterey High School1.6 mi · 2,117
Frequently asked questions
About Commander William C McCool AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Commander William C McCool Academy?
Commander William C McCool Academy enrolls approximately 416 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Commander William C McCool Academy serve?
Commander William C McCool Academy serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Commander William C McCool Academy have?
Commander William C McCool Academy employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Commander William C McCool Academy?
Student demographics at Commander William C McCool Academy are roughly 28% White, 56% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Commander William C McCool Academy public or private?
Commander William C McCool Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by LUBBOCK ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.