EVANS MIDDLE

EVANS MIDDLE, a reasonably sized 6-8 campus in LUBBOCK, Texas, overseen by LUBBOCK ISD, enrolls 773 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 20% above the state mean of about 643.

Within LUBBOCK ISD, which oversees 49 schools and 24,237 students, EVANS MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, EVANS MIDDLE records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 35% White, 9% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 36% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 56% of students at EVANS MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, EVANS MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.9%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Lubbock County indicate the typical household earns roughly $64,155 per year, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. EVANS MIDDLE is one of 110 public schools in Lubbock County (combined enrollment of about 52,301 students).

Nearest neighbor: WILLIAMS EL, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts EVANS MIDDLE at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 45.4%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 9%: 853 students in 2018 compared to 773 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 40% to 35% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.