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What's something DUNBAR COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
390
Middle
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LUBBOCK ISD·NCES 482850010896
Dunbar College Preparatory Academy
2010 E 26TH ST, LUBBOCK, TX 79404 · (806) 219-3400 · Lubbock County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL390 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of Texas public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
378 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 | 130 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 128 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 132 | 34% |
Student demographics
55%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
32.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 9.0% | 23.0% | 31.0% | 37.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 22.0% | 27.0% | 44.0% |
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 | 32.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 29.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 16.0% |
| 2022-23 | 14.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 16.0% | 16.0% |
| 2020-21 | 15.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
19.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Dunbar College Preparatory Academy
Dunbar College Preparatory Academy's state test result (19.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunbar College Preparatory Academy this school | 390 | 96.9% | 19.4% |
| Williams Middle School HOUSTON | 352 | 99.7% | 24.0% |
| John Lewis Social Justice Academy at O W Holmes DALLAS | 324 | 100.0% | 31.5% |
| KIPP Truth Academy DALLAS | 440 | 98.2% | 23.7% |
| Boude Storey Middle School DALLAS | 379 | 97.6% | 29.4% |
| D A Hulcy Steam Middle School DALLAS | 400 | 93.3% | 51.5% |
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 Dunbar College Preparatory Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Lubbock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #1,601 of 1,635 | #19 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #1,408 of 1,670 ▲ 141 | #15 of 20 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #1,627 of 1,670 ▲ 4 | #19 of 20 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #858 of 1,570 | #13 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 390 | #1,279 of 1,749 | #14 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #30 of 1,542 | #2 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.0% | #708 of 1,543 | #11 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.9% | #68 of 1,648 | #1 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.0% | #185 of 942 | #4 of 13 |
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
390
-173 (-31%) vs 2020
+5% since 2010-11, when it was 371
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 390 | 37.3 | 10.4:1 | 97% (378) |
| 2023-24 | 382 | 37.6 | 10.2:1 | 97% (372) |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 42.9 | 10.0:1 | 97% (417) |
| 2020-21 | 563 | 56 | 10.1:1 | 97% (544) |
| 2017-18 | 534 | 48.8 | 10.9:1 | 93% (495) |
| 2015-16 | 600 | 48 | 12.5:1 | 76% (458) |
| 2010-11 | 371 | 32 | 11.6:1 | 92% (342) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dunbar College Preparatory Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (534 to 390); teachers down 24% (48.8 to 37.3).
About Dunbar College Preparatory Academy
Dunbar College Preparatory Academy is a small middle school in LUBBOCK, Texas, administered by LUBBOCK ISD. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 390 students. Across middle schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 643.
LUBBOCK ISD, which runs Dunbar College Preparatory Academy, has 49 schools and 24,237 students.
The student body at Dunbar College Preparatory Academy is 53% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 42% Black, 3% White, and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Lubbock County, the Hispanic share is about 36%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 55%.
There are about 10.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Dunbar College Preparatory Academy, which has 37.3. Middle schools in Texas have an average ratio of 14.4:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 97%. The rate at public schools in Lubbock County averages 57%, lower than here.
Among Texas public middle schools, Dunbar College Preparatory Academy outscored 6%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 32.3% at Dunbar College Preparatory Academy; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 19.4%.
In Lubbock County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $64,155 a year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Counting Dunbar College Preparatory Academy, Lubbock County has 110 public schools.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Ervin Elementary School, is the closest to Dunbar College Preparatory Academy. Dunbar College Preparatory Academy has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Dunbar College Preparatory Academy ranks 6th on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school shrank from 563 students in 2020-21 to 390 in 2024-25.
The Dunbar College Preparatory Academy discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Ervin Elementary School0.3 mi · 396
- Priority Intervention Academy0.4 mi · 101
- Alderson Elementary School1.7 mi · 435
- Harwell Elementary School1.7 mi · 385
- Bean Elementary School2.1 mi · 218
- Bean Elementary School2.1 mi · 235
Frequently asked questions
About Dunbar College Preparatory AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Dunbar College Preparatory Academy?
Dunbar College Preparatory Academy enrolls approximately 390 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Dunbar College Preparatory Academy serve?
Dunbar College Preparatory Academy serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dunbar College Preparatory Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dunbar College Preparatory Academy is approximately 10.4:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Dunbar College Preparatory Academy?
Student demographics at Dunbar College Preparatory Academy are roughly 3% White, 53% Hispanic, 42% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Dunbar College Preparatory Academy in?
Dunbar College Preparatory Academy is part of LUBBOCK ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.