CORONADO H S

As a large senior high in LUBBOCK, Texas, CORONADO H S hosts 1,878 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by LUBBOCK ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 136% larger than the state mean of about 796.

Across the 49 schools in LUBBOCK ISD (24,237 students total), CORONADO H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, CORONADO H S logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 56% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 23% White, 15% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 36% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 128 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.7:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Lubbock County (around 57%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CORONADO H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.0%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Lubbock County indicate the typical household earns roughly $64,155 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. CORONADO H S is one of 110 public schools in Lubbock County (combined enrollment of about 52,301 students).

Nearest neighbor: COMMANDER WILLIAM C MCCOOL ACADEMY, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CORONADO H S. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CORONADO H S at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 44.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 12%: 2,134 students in 2018 compared to 1,878 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 32% to 23% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.