IDALOU MIDDLE

IDALOU MIDDLE is a low-enrollment 6-8 campus in IDALOU, Texas, part of IDALOU ISD. The school instructs 286 students in grades 5 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so IDALOU MIDDLE sits 56% below that benchmark.

Within IDALOU ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 995 students, IDALOU MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, IDALOU MIDDLE logs that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 35% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Lubbock County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 24% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Lubbock County's rate of about 57%.

With demographic context factored in, IDALOU MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.7%.

In the area at large, Lubbock County reports that median household income runs about $64,155, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lubbock County runs 110 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,301 students), of which IDALOU MIDDLE is one.

Nearest neighbor: IDALOU EL, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around IDALOU MIDDLE. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), IDALOU MIDDLE ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.8%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 5%: 302 students in 2018 compared to 286 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.

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