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Enrollment
1,501
Middle
DISTRICT 750 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOCKHART ISD·NCES 482787008716
Lockhart Junior High School
500 CITY LINE RD, LOCKHART, TX 78644 · (512) 398-0770 · Caldwell County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,501 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of Texas public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
18.5:1
81 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
1,134 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 | 491 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 508 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 502 | 33% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
Lockhart Junior High School→Lockhart High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LOCKHART ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
43.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +27.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 26.0% | 24.0% | 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 | 43.0% | 45.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 24.0% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 26.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
34.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 Lockhart Junior High School
Lockhart Junior High School's state test result (34.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockhart Junior High School this school | 1,501 | 75.5% | 34.1% |
| Jones Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 1,035 | 77.2% | 36.1% |
| Cedar Creek Middle School CEDAR CREEK | 1,059 | 74.6% | 19.4% |
| Wilson & Young Medal of Honor Middle School ODESSA | 1,227 | 69.7% | 37.5% |
| Del Rio Middle School DEL RIO | 1,347 | 70.8% | 34.9% |
| Parkland Pre-Engineering Middle School EL PASO | 1,146 | 80.5% | 41.5% |
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 Lockhart Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #1,216 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #728 of 1,670 ▲ 240 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,369 of 1,670 ▲ 54 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.0pp | #317 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,501 | #21 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #1,457 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.6% | #1,204 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.5% | #601 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.8% | #269 of 437 |
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
1,501
+17 (+1%) vs 2020
+43% since 2000-01, when it was 1,051
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 1,501 | 81 | 18.5:1 | 76% (1,134) |
| 2023-24 | 1,432 | 78.7 | 18.2:1 | 73% (1,047) |
| 2022-23 | 1,433 | 79.7 | 18.0:1 | 74% (1,066) |
| 2020-21 | 1,484 | 79 | 18.8:1 | 76% (1,123) |
| 2017-18 | 1,393 | 73.9 | 18.9:1 | 71% (988) |
| 2015-16 | 1,148 | 68 | 16.9:1 | 68% (784) |
| 2010-11 | 1,058 | 65 | 16.3:1 | 68% (716) |
| 2000-01 | 1,051 | 69 | 15.2:1 | 53% (555) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lockhart Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (1,393 to 1,501); teachers up 10% (73.9 to 81).
About Lockhart Junior High School
Lockhart Junior High School is a high-enrollment middle school in LOCKHART, Texas, (ZIP code 78644). It reported 1,501 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. By comparison, middle schools in Texas enroll about 643 students on average.
LOCKHART ISD includes 9 schools. Together they enroll 6,753 students.
Lockhart Junior High School is 82% Hispanic by enrollment. Next come 14% White. That compares with about 57% Hispanic among all Caldwell County residents. The diversity index for Lockhart Junior High School is 31%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 81 full-time-equivalent teachers, Lockhart Junior High School has a ratio of 18.5:1. The average for middle schools in Texas, 14.4:1, is lower. Income data for the school show 76% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Caldwell County average a similar 76%.
On the allk12 Grade, Lockhart Junior High School lands at C, ahead of 32% of Texas public middle schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Lockhart Junior High School is 7.3 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 34.1% actual, 41.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
The school's county is Caldwell County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $69,758 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Lockhart Junior High School shares Caldwell County with 18 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Bluebonnet Elementary School is about 0.5 miles from Lockhart Junior High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Lockhart Junior High School comes in 5th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Lockhart Junior High School has an NCES locale of Town: Distant.
The school's size has been steady, with 1,484 students in 2020-21 and 1,501 in 2024-25.
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Caldwell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,669
Census ACS
Median income
$69,758
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
9,286 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LOCKHART ISD
- Lockhart High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- Navarro Elementary SchoolElementary · 667 students
- Bluebonnet Elementary SchoolElementary · 614 students
- Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
- Clear Fork Elementary SchoolElementary · 523 students
- Plum Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
Other schools in LOCKHART
- Lockhart High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- Navarro Elementary SchoolElementary · 667 students
- Bluebonnet Elementary SchoolElementary · 614 students
- The Excel Center (for Adults)High · 571 students
- Clear Fork Elementary SchoolElementary · 523 students
- Plum Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
Nearby schools
- Bluebonnet Elementary School0.5 mi · 614
- Clear Fork Elementary School1.1 mi · 523
- Navarro Elementary School1.2 mi · 667
- Lockhart High School1.4 mi · 2,006
- Lockhart Pride High School1.7 mi · 66
- George W Carver Early Education Center2.4 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About Lockhart Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lockhart Junior High School?
Lockhart Junior High School enrolls approximately 1,501 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Lockhart Junior High School serve?
Lockhart Junior High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lockhart Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lockhart Junior High School is approximately 18.5:1 (81 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lockhart Junior High School?
Lockhart Junior High School reports a student body of 14% White, 82% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Lockhart Junior High School in?
Lockhart Junior High School is part of LOCKHART ISD.
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