Enrollment
84
Middle
DISTRICT 98 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOCKNEY ISD·NCES 482789003130
Lockney Junior High School
406 W WILLOW ST, LOCKNEY, TX 79241 · (806) 652-2236 · Floyd County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL84 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
65 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 | 31 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 28 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 30% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
Lockney Junior High School→Lockney High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LOCKNEY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
40.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +0.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
23.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +3.0pp since 2021
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 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 4.0% | 36.0% | 36.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 4.0% | 19.0% | 38.0% | 39.0% |
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% | 23.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 13.0% |
| 2022-23 | 17.0% | 17.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 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
27.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% 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 Lockney Junior High School
Lockney Junior High School's state test result (27.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockney Junior High School this school | 84 | 77.4% | 27.2% |
| Ralls Middle School RALLS | 90 | 78.9% | 17.6% |
| Rogers Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 93 | 84.9% | 17.2% |
| Olton Junior High School OLTON | 124 | 71.8% | 25.6% |
| Bovina Middle School BOVINA | 96 | 82.3% | 33.8% |
| Floydada Collegiate Junior High School FLOYDADA | 147 | 75.5% | 38.4% |
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 Lockney Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 84 | #1,693 of 1,749 |
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
84
-25 (-23%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 168
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 84 | 6.8 | 12.3:1 | 77% (65) |
| 2023-24 | 88 | 7.6 | 11.6:1 | 73% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 90 | 9.8 | 9.2:1 | 77% (69) |
| 2020-21 | 109 | 9 | 12.1:1 | 81% (88) |
| 2017-18 | 103 | 10.8 | 9.6:1 | 81% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 97 | 11 | 8.8:1 | 72% (70) |
| 2010-11 | 133 | 12 | 11.1:1 | 69% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 178 | 13 | 13.7:1 | 46% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 168 | 11 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lockney Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (103 to 84); teachers down 37% (10.8 to 6.8).
About Lockney Junior High School
Located in LOCKNEY, Texas, Lockney Junior High School is a very small middle school. In all, 84 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. That is 87% below the average of about 643 students for middle schools in Texas.
LOCKNEY ISD has a total of 4 schools and 391 students, Lockney Junior High School among them.
By race and ethnicity, Lockney Junior High School is 82% Hispanic. Other groups include 17% White. The county population is about 58% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 30%.
Staffing at Lockney Junior High School comes to 6.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.3:1. Middle schools in Texas have an average ratio of 14.4:1. On the income side, 77% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Lockney Junior High School scores 27.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 40.6%.
In Floyd County, the median household earns about $58,462 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. Across Floyd County, 8 public schools serve about 1,055 students.
Lockney High School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Lockney Junior High School. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Lockney Junior High School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Lockney Junior High School in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 109 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 84 by 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Lockney Junior High School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Floyd County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,216
Census ACS
Median income
$58,462
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,055 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LOCKNEY ISD
- Lockney Elementary SchoolElementary · 170 students
- Lockney High SchoolHigh · 130 students
- Lockney DAEPHigh · 7 students
Other schools in LOCKNEY
- Lockney Elementary SchoolElementary · 170 students
- Lockney High SchoolHigh · 130 students
Nearby schools
- Lockney High School0.0 mi · 130
- Lockney Elementary School0.2 mi · 170
- Floydada Collegiate Junior High School10.9 mi · 147
- Floydada Collegiate High School10.9 mi · 229
- A B Duncan Collegiate Elementary School12.1 mi · 295
- Lockney DAEP16.0 mi · 7
Frequently asked questions
About Lockney Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lockney Junior High School?
Lockney Junior High School enrolls approximately 84 students in grades 06-08.
Is Lockney Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lockney Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Lockney Junior High School have?
Lockney Junior High School employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lockney Junior High School?
At Lockney Junior High School, the student body is approximately 17% White, 82% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Is Lockney Junior High School public or private?
Lockney Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by LOCKNEY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.