Enrollment
297
High
DISTRICT 332 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDALOU ISD·NCES 482412002688
Idalou High School
601 S WALNUT, IDALOU, TX 79329 · (806) 892-1900 · Lubbock County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL297 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Texas public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 high schools
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
66 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 78 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 88 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 63 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 68 | 23% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within IDALOU ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
75.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +35.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
78.0%
TX avg 45.3%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2021.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 61.0% | 18.0% | 7.0% |
| Mathematics | 47.0% | 31.0% | 16.0% | 6.0% |
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 | 75.0% | 78.0% |
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 79.0% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 83.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | N/A |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | N/A |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
81.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 64% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Idalou High School
Idalou High School's state test result (81.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idalou High School this school | 297 | 22.2% | 81.0% |
| Valley View High School VALLEY VIEW | 257 | 24.1% | 45.8% |
| Coahoma High School COAHOMA | 317 | 24.6% | 49.2% |
| Lyndon B Johnson High School JOHNSON CITY | 255 | 24.3% | 62.2% |
| Danbury High School DANBURY | 220 | 23.2% | 55.6% |
| Hill Country College Prep High School BULVERDE | 178 | 18.5% | 95.0% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Idalou High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Lubbock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #88 of 1,385 | #2 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #69 of 1,425 ▼ 23 | #1 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #269 of 1,425 ▼ 66 | #3 of 13 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 297 | #1,172 of 2,107 | #12 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #69 of 1,344 | #2 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.3% | #651 of 1,346 | #9 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.2% | #1,439 of 1,522 | #17 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.7% | #617 of 672 | #7 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high 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
297
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 228
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 9.3:1
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 | 297 | 31.6 | 9.4:1 | 22% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 285 | 31.7 | 9.0:1 | 24% (67) |
| 2022-23 | 278 | 32.5 | 8.5:1 | 25% (69) |
| 2020-21 | 298 | 32 | 9.3:1 | 22% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 292 | 31.7 | 9.2:1 | 33% (95) |
| 2015-16 | 281 | 31 | 9.1:1 | 30% (84) |
| 2010-11 | 292 | 27 | 10.8:1 | 28% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 250 | 22 | 11.4:1 | 20% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 228 | 17 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Idalou High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (292 to 297); teachers unchanged (31.7 to 31.6).
About Idalou High School
Idalou High School is a very small high school located in IDALOU, Texas. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 297 students. It has 63% fewer students than the average for high schools in Texas (about 796).
IDALOU ISD is responsible for 3 schools, Idalou High School included, with 995 students in all.
At Idalou High School, 57% of students are White. After that, the student body is 40% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 51%.
Its staff includes 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 9.4 students per teacher. High schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 5.7 more students per teacher than here. There are 66 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 22% of enrollment. That is lower than the 57% average for public schools in Lubbock County.
On the allk12 Grade, Idalou High School lands at A+, ahead of 95% of Texas public high schools.
BeatsExpectations places Idalou High School in the top 10% of Texas schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 16.8 points above it (81.0% actual, 64.2% predicted).
American Community Survey estimates for Lubbock County show that the median household earns about $64,155 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Lubbock County has 110 public schools with about 52,301 students, including Idalou High School.
The closest school to Idalou High School is Idalou Elementary School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Idalou High School at 1st of 9.
The NCES locale for Idalou High School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 298 in 2020-21, 297 in 2024-25.
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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 IDALOU ISD
- Idalou Elementary SchoolElementary · 412 students
- Idalou Middle SchoolMiddle · 286 students
- Lubbock Co J J Alternative Education ProgramElementary
- Off Campus DAEPElementary
Other schools in IDALOU
- Idalou Elementary SchoolElementary · 412 students
- Idalou Middle SchoolMiddle · 286 students
- Off Campus DAEPElementary
Nearby schools
- Idalou Elementary School0.1 mi · 412
- Idalou Middle School0.1 mi · 286
- Roosevelt Elementary School5.5 mi · 519
- Roosevelt High School5.5 mi · 332
- Roosevelt Junior High School5.5 mi · 287
- Estacado High School8.7 mi · 787
Frequently asked questions
About Idalou High SchoolHow many students attend Idalou High School?
Idalou High School enrolls approximately 297 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Idalou High School serve?
Idalou High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Idalou High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Idalou High School is approximately 9.4:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Idalou High School?
At Idalou High School, the student body is approximately 57% White, 40% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Idalou High School public or private?
Idalou High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by IDALOU ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.