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Enrollment
636
Middle
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LUBBOCK ISD·NCES 482850010899
Irons Middle School
5214 79TH ST, LUBBOCK, TX 79424 · (806) 219-4000 · Lubbock County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL636 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
439 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 | 197 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 196 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 243 | 38% |
Student demographics
60%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
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
25.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 10 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 27.0% | 26.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 18.0% | 24.0% | 51.0% |
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 | 45.0% | 25.0% |
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 20.0% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 5.0% |
| 2021-22 | 15.0% | 5.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Irons Middle School
Irons Middle School's state test result (28.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irons Middle School this school | 636 | 69.0% | 28.1% |
| Mann Middle School ABILENE | 776 | 68.0% | 30.8% |
| South Belton Middle School BELTON | 667 | 65.4% | 29.0% |
| Stripling Middle School FORT WORTH | 518 | 65.4% | 37.6% |
| Shackelford Junior High School ARLINGTON | 510 | 72.5% | 41.7% |
| Gonzales Junior High School GONZALES | 584 | 70.5% | 34.2% |
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 Irons Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Lubbock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #1,449 of 1,635 | #17 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #1,538 of 1,670 ▲ 36 | #17 of 20 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,279 of 1,670 ▲ 76 | #15 of 20 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +22.0pp | #220 of 1,570 | #6 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 636 | #866 of 1,749 | #7 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #125 of 1,542 | #6 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.0% | #500 of 1,543 | #3 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.0% | #739 of 1,648 | #8 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.1% | #363 of 437 | N/A |
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
636
-284 (-31%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 699
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 636 | 54.5 | 11.7:1 | 69% (439) |
| 2023-24 | 729 | 59.9 | 12.2:1 | 71% (518) |
| 2022-23 | 815 | 58.5 | 13.9:1 | 71% (576) |
| 2020-21 | 920 | 64 | 14.4:1 | 65% (600) |
| 2017-18 | 617 | 43.3 | 14.3:1 | 43% (263) |
| 2015-16 | 663 | 44 | 15.1:1 | 34% (223) |
| 2010-11 | 699 | 45 | 15.5:1 | 19% (130) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Irons Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (617 to 636); teachers up 26% (43.3 to 54.5).
About Irons Middle School
Irons Middle School is classified as a middle school. It is located in LUBBOCK, Texas. Total enrollment is 636 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8.
Irons Middle School is one of the 49 schools that make up LUBBOCK ISD (24,237 students in total).
About 57% of the student body at Irons Middle School is Hispanic. Other groups make up 24% White, 14% Black, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 36% of Lubbock County residents are Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
Its ratio of 11.7:1 is based on 54.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Texas have an average ratio of 14.4:1. In all, 69% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 57% average for public schools in Lubbock County.
Irons Middle School is 16.1 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Texas.
The school's county is Lubbock County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $64,155, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 110 public schools in the county, enrolling about 52,301, Irons Middle School among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Whiteside Elementary School, is about 0.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Irons Middle School is 9th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Irons Middle School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 31%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.4:1 in 2020-21, and 11.7:1 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 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
- Whiteside Elementary School0.2 mi · 434
- Smith Elementary School0.8 mi · 491
- Crestview Elementary School1.2 mi · 609
- Williams Elementary School1.4 mi · 296
- Heritage Middle School1.5 mi · 821
- Lubbock-Cooper West Elementary School1.7 mi · 624
Frequently asked questions
About Irons Middle SchoolHow large is Irons Middle School?
Irons Middle School enrolls approximately 636 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Irons Middle School serve?
Irons Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Irons Middle School?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Irons Middle School.
How diverse is Irons Middle School?
Irons Middle School reports a student body of 24% White, 57% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Irons Middle School public or private?
Irons Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by LUBBOCK ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.