Enrollment
281
Middle
DISTRICT 308 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITTLEFIELD ISD·NCES 482775003115
Littlefield Junior High School
105 LK AVE, LITTLEFIELD, TX 79339 · (806) 385-3922 · Lamb County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL281 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Texas public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
216 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 6 | 87 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 106 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 88 | 31% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
57.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 31.0% | 25.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 31.0% | 27.0% | 31.0% |
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 | 57.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 21.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Littlefield Junior High School
Littlefield Junior High School's state test result (36.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Littlefield Junior High School this school | 281 | 76.9% | 36.0% |
| Yoakum Junior High School YOAKUM | 273 | 77.7% | 41.8% |
| Kermit Junior High School KERMIT | 313 | 76.7% | 29.4% |
| Nixon-Smiley Middle School NIXON | 280 | 80.7% | 42.1% |
| Gilbert Gerdes Junior High School LULING | 306 | 82.0% | 32.6% |
| Poteet Junior High School POTEET | 393 | 72.5% | 23.4% |
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 Littlefield Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,127 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #861 of 1,670 ▲ 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #702 of 1,670 ▲ 498 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +21.0pp | #251 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 281 | #1,423 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #220 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.5% | #1,150 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.9% | #581 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #765 of 942 |
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
281
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 371
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 281 | 22.8 | 12.3:1 | 77% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 21.8 | 13.2:1 | 79% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 275 | 20.4 | 13.5:1 | 74% (204) |
| 2020-21 | 284 | 21 | 13.5:1 | 74% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 298 | 21.3 | 14.0:1 | 80% (239) |
| 2015-16 | 288 | 19 | 15.2:1 | 74% (214) |
| 2010-11 | 321 | 20 | 16.1:1 | 74% (236) |
| 2000-01 | 339 | 22 | 15.4:1 | 59% (199) |
| 1990-91 | 371 | 23 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Littlefield Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (298 to 281); teachers up 7% (21.3 to 22.8).
About Littlefield Junior High School
Families in LITTLEFIELD, Texas, are served by Littlefield Junior High School, a small middle-grades school. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 281 students. By comparison, middle schools in Texas enroll about 643 students on average.
A total of 4 schools make up LITTLEFIELD ISD, with 1,233 students enrolled.
At Littlefield Junior High School, 78% of students are Hispanic. The school is also 18% White and 2% Black. That is higher than the 58% Hispanic share among all Lamb County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 35%.
Littlefield Junior High School lists 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.3 students per teacher. Across middle schools in Texas, the average ratio is 14.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 77% of the student body.
Littlefield Junior High School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 40% of Texas public middle schools.
Littlefield Junior High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 36.0% and a predicted 40.9%.
The school's county is Lamb County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $60,760 a year, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Littlefield Junior High School shares Lamb County with 12 other public schools.
Littlefield Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Littlefield Junior High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Littlefield Junior High School holds 3 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 43.2% proficiency; Littlefield Junior High School posts 36.0%.
The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's size has been steady, with 284 students in 2020-21 and 281 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.5:1 to 12.3:1 over the same years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Lamb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,828
Census ACS
Median income
$60,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,773 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LITTLEFIELD ISD
- Littlefield High SchoolHigh · 382 students
- Littlefield Primary SchoolElementary · 329 students
- Littlefield Elementary SchoolElementary · 241 students
Other schools in LITTLEFIELD
- Littlefield High SchoolHigh · 382 students
- Littlefield Primary SchoolElementary · 329 students
- Littlefield Elementary SchoolElementary · 241 students
Nearby schools
- Littlefield Elementary School0.1 mi · 241
- Littlefield Primary School0.1 mi · 329
- Littlefield High School0.8 mi · 382
- Amherst School7.5 mi · 102
- Anton School12.6 mi · 175
- Whitharral School13.0 mi · 229
Frequently asked questions
About Littlefield Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Littlefield Junior High School?
Littlefield Junior High School enrolls approximately 281 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Littlefield Junior High School serve?
Littlefield Junior High School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Littlefield Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Littlefield Junior High School is approximately 12.3:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Littlefield Junior High School?
At Littlefield Junior High School, the student body is approximately 18% White, 78% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Littlefield Junior High School public or private?
Littlefield Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by LITTLEFIELD ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.