Enrollment
286
Middle
DISTRICT 332 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDALOU ISD·NCES 482412002689
Idalou Middle School
403 7TH ST, IDALOU, TX 79329 · (806) 892-1900 · Lubbock County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL286 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
70 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 5 | 65 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 70 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 63 | 22% |
Student demographics
48%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
Students here typically continue to
Idalou Middle School→Idalou High School
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
66.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +53.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 53 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 38.0% | 28.0% | 20.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 26.0% | 32.0% | 24.0% | 18.0% |
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 | 66.0% | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 20.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 13.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
56.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Idalou Middle School
Idalou Middle School's state test result (56.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idalou Middle School this school | 286 | 24.5% | 56.6% |
| Industrial Junior High School VANDERBILT | 254 | 29.1% | 73.2% |
| Poth Junior High School POTH | 232 | 30.2% | 70.2% |
| Maypearl Middle School MAYPEARL | 265 | 31.7% | 46.8% |
| Shallowater Middle School SHALLOWATER | 397 | 29.2% | 65.7% |
| Lago Vista Middle School LAGO VISTA | 435 | 24.8% | 52.6% |
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 Idalou Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Lubbock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #314 of 1,635 | #4 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #340 of 1,670 ▼ 146 | #3 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #374 of 1,670 ▼ 66 | #6 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +32.0pp | #55 of 1,570 | #2 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 286 | #1,414 of 1,749 | #18 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #149 of 1,542 | #7 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.4% | #947 of 1,543 | #16 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.5% | #1,516 of 1,648 | #19 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #775 of 942 | #11 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
286
-27 (-9%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 221
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 286 | 24.1 | 11.9:1 | 24% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 293 | 24.2 | 12.1:1 | 33% (96) |
| 2022-23 | 300 | 23.2 | 12.9:1 | 32% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 313 | 22 | 14.2:1 | 30% (95) |
| 2017-18 | 302 | 20.9 | 14.4:1 | 30% (90) |
| 2015-16 | 301 | 21 | 14.3:1 | 32% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 280 | 23 | 12.2:1 | 46% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 264 | 22 | 12.0:1 | 38% (99) |
| 1990-91 | 221 | 14 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Idalou Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (302 to 286); teachers up 15% (20.9 to 24.1).
About Idalou Middle School
Idalou Middle School is a public middle school in IDALOU, Texas. The school's 286 students are in grades 5 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Texas average about 643 students each.
IDALOU ISD operates 3 schools. Combined enrollment is 995 students.
A majority of students at Idalou Middle School, 63%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 35% Hispanic. That is close to the 63% White share among all Lubbock County residents. By the diversity index, Idalou Middle School comes in at 48%.
Idalou Middle School's 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 11.9:1. For comparison, middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 24%. That is 33 points below the 57% average for public schools in Lubbock County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Idalou Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 56.6% actual against 63.2% predicted.
Idalou Middle School is located in Lubbock County, where median household income is about $64,155, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 110 public schools in Lubbock County, with a combined enrollment of about 52,301.
Idalou Elementary School is the public school closest to Idalou Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Idalou Middle School is 4th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The NCES locale for Idalou Middle School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Idalou Middle School had 313 students in 2020-21 and 286 in 2024-25, a 9% decrease. The ratio was 14.2:1 in 2020-21 and 11.9:1 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 High SchoolHigh · 297 students
- Lubbock Co J J Alternative Education ProgramElementary
- Off Campus DAEPElementary
Other schools in IDALOU
- Idalou Elementary SchoolElementary · 412 students
- Idalou High SchoolHigh · 297 students
- Off Campus DAEPElementary
Nearby schools
- Idalou Elementary School0.0 mi · 412
- Idalou High School0.1 mi · 297
- Roosevelt Elementary School5.5 mi · 519
- Roosevelt Junior High School5.5 mi · 287
- Roosevelt High School5.5 mi · 332
- Estacado High School8.6 mi · 787
Frequently asked questions
About Idalou Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Idalou Middle School?
Idalou Middle School enrolls approximately 286 students in grades 05-08.
Is Idalou Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Idalou Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Idalou Middle School have?
Idalou Middle School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Idalou Middle School?
Student demographics at Idalou Middle School are roughly 63% White, 35% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Idalou Middle School in?
Idalou Middle School is part of IDALOU ISD.
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