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Enrollment
813
Middle
DISTRICT 777 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRVING ISD·NCES 482442010598
Lady Bird Johnson Middle School
3601 W PIONEER, IRVING, TX 75061 · (972) 600-5000 · Dallas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL813 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
704 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 285 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 270 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 258 | 32% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
40.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 22.0% | 25.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 21.0% | 26.0% | 43.0% |
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 | 40.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 26.0% | 19.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Lady Bird Johnson Middle School
Lady Bird Johnson Middle School's state test result (39.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lady Bird Johnson Middle School this school | 813 | 86.6% | 39.4% |
| Jane Long BRYAN | 895 | 86.9% | 29.6% |
| Lanny Frasier Middle School MESQUITE | 959 | 84.7% | 40.6% |
| Cardiff Junior High School KATY | 803 | 82.4% | 44.7% |
| Vanston Middle School MESQUITE | 728 | 84.5% | 36.4% |
| Shotwell Middle School HOUSTON | 832 | 84.3% | 31.6% |
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 Lady Bird Johnson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #969 of 1,635 | #44 of 118 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #1,329 of 1,670 ▼ 459 | #93 of 123 ▼ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #1,454 of 1,670 ▼ 140 | #94 of 123 ▼ 23 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #1,066 of 1,570 | #64 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 813 | #539 of 1,749 | #32 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #972 of 1,542 | #78 of 123 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.1% | #995 of 1,543 | #66 of 123 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.6% | #353 of 1,648 | #58 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.8% | #343 of 942 | #50 of 80 |
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
813
-176 (-18%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 813 | 52.7 | 15.4:1 | 87% (704) |
| 2023-24 | 810 | 58.2 | 13.9:1 | 83% (672) |
| 2022-23 | 855 | 60.5 | 14.1:1 | 87% (744) |
| 2020-21 | 989 | 64 | 15.4:1 | 84% (833) |
| 2017-18 | 1,014 | 68.3 | 14.8:1 | 75% (760) |
| 2015-16 | 1,014 | 65 | 15.6:1 | 77% (776) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lady Bird Johnson Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (1,014 to 813); teachers down 23% (68.3 to 52.7).
About Lady Bird Johnson Middle School
Lady Bird Johnson Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in IRVING, Texas, (ZIP code 75061). It enrolled 813 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 26% higher than the average for middle schools in Texas, which is about 643.
The IRVING ISD system has 37 schools and 31,918 students.
Lady Bird Johnson Middle School's enrollment is 71% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 16% Black, 7% White, 3% Asian, and 3% Native American. Among people living in Dallas County, the Hispanic share is about 41%. Lady Bird Johnson Middle School has a diversity index of 46%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.4:1, with 52.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among middle schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 14.4:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Lady Bird Johnson Middle School is 87%. For comparison, public schools in Dallas County average 77%.
In Texas, Lady Bird Johnson Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 39.4% actual against a predicted 36.7%.
Within Dallas County, median household income is about $76,547, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 771 public schools in Dallas County, with a combined enrollment of about 459,645.
The closest public school to Lady Bird Johnson Middle School is Barton Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles of Lady Bird Johnson Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Lady Bird Johnson Middle School is ahead of the 28.4% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 9.
Federal data place Lady Bird Johnson Middle School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 813 was 18% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 989.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Lady Bird Johnson Middle School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in IRVING ISD
- Macarthur High SchoolHigh · 2,484 students
- Irving High SchoolHigh · 2,390 students
- Nimitz High SchoolHigh · 2,343 students
- Jack E Singley AcademyHigh · 1,697 students
- Brandenburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 947 students
- Travis Middle SchoolMiddle · 936 students
Other schools in IRVING
- Macarthur High SchoolHigh · 2,484 students
- Irving High SchoolHigh · 2,390 students
- Nimitz High SchoolHigh · 2,343 students
- Jack E Singley AcademyHigh · 1,697 students
- Brandenburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 947 students
- Great Hearts Irving UpperHigh · 937 students
Nearby schools
- Barton Elementary School0.9 mi · 848
- Davis Elementary School0.9 mi · 831
- Hanes Elementary School0.9 mi · 709
- Johnston Elementary School1.1 mi · 725
- Crockett Middle School1.1 mi · 754
- Lamar Middle School1.5 mi · 676
Frequently asked questions
About Lady Bird Johnson Middle SchoolHow many students attend Lady Bird Johnson Middle School?
Lady Bird Johnson Middle School enrolls approximately 813 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Lady Bird Johnson Middle School serve?
Lady Bird Johnson Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lady Bird Johnson Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lady Bird Johnson Middle School is approximately 15.4:1 (53 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lady Bird Johnson Middle School?
Lady Bird Johnson Middle School reports a student body of 7% White, 71% Hispanic, 16% Black, 3% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Lady Bird Johnson Middle School in?
Lady Bird Johnson Middle School is part of IRVING ISD.
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