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Enrollment
540
Middle
DISTRICT 535 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA PORTE ISD·NCES 482619002950
Lomax Junior High School
9801 N AVE L, LA PORTE, TX 77571 · (281) 604-6701 · Harris County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL540 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of Texas public middle schools
- BTest 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.
- B-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
15.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
242 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 7 | 283 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 257 | 48% |
Student demographics
57%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
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +17.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 31.0% | 29.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 32.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% |
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 | 58.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 28.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Lomax Junior High School
Lomax Junior High School's state test result (45.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lomax Junior High School this school | 540 | 44.8% | 45.9% |
| James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus LA PORTE | 502 | 49.0% | 51.5% |
| La Porte Junior High School LA PORTE | 563 | 49.2% | 40.0% |
| Needville Junior High School NEEDVILLE | 565 | 43.4% | 61.9% |
| Alcove Trails Middle School LUBBOCK | 618 | 46.4% | 43.9% |
| Cuero Junior High School CUERO | 439 | 41.9% | 43.0% |
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 Lomax Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #662 of 1,635 | #77 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #556 of 1,670 ▼ 8 | #64 of 219 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #658 of 1,670 ▼ 27 | #72 of 219 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #763 of 1,570 | #109 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 540 | #1,030 of 1,749 | #161 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #866 of 1,542 | #112 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #636 of 1,543 | #83 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.8% | #1,241 of 1,648 | #189 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #558 of 942 | #96 of 145 |
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
540
-68 (-11%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 473
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 540 | 36.1 | 15.0:1 | 45% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 516 | 37.6 | 13.7:1 | 56% (288) |
| 2022-23 | 575 | 41.1 | 14.0:1 | 57% (330) |
| 2020-21 | 608 | 40 | 15.2:1 | 42% (258) |
| 2017-18 | 614 | 40 | 15.3:1 | 49% (303) |
| 2015-16 | 612 | 40 | 15.3:1 | 41% (253) |
| 2010-11 | 581 | 41 | 14.2:1 | 46% (266) |
| 2000-01 | 596 | 37 | 16.1:1 | 14% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 473 | 36 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lomax Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (614 to 540); teachers down 10% (40 to 36.1).
About Lomax Junior High School
Lomax Junior High School is a middle school in LA PORTE, Texas, and it is part of LA PORTE ISD. Its 540 students are spread across grades 7 through 8.
The district, LA PORTE ISD, operates 13 schools serving 7,099 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Lomax Junior High School, at 56%. The next largest groups are 35% White and 6% Black. In Harris County overall, about 44% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 57% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 36.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.0:1. That is close to the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. The school's lunch program data list 45% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Harris County report 70%.
allk12 grades Lomax Junior High School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Lomax Junior High School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 45.9% actual against 54.5% predicted.
Within Harris County, the median household income is $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. In all, Harris County has 1,205 public schools and roughly 886,911 students.
The closest other public school is Lomax Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. Lomax Junior High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Lomax Junior High School at 9th of 9.
Locale data from NCES put Lomax Junior High School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment at Lomax Junior High School dropped 11% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 608 to 540 students.
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Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LA PORTE ISD
- La Porte High SchoolHigh · 2,090 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 667 students
- La Porte Junior High SchoolMiddle · 563 students
- Lomax Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- La Porte Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- James H Baker Sixth Grade CampusMiddle · 502 students
Other schools in LA PORTE
- La Porte High SchoolHigh · 2,090 students
- La Porte Junior High SchoolMiddle · 563 students
- Lomax Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- La Porte Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- James H Baker Sixth Grade CampusMiddle · 502 students
- Bayshore Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
Nearby schools
- Lomax Elementary School0.9 mi · 512
- Heritage Elementary School1.0 mi · 667
- James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus1.3 mi · 502
- Leo A Rizzuto Elementary School1.5 mi · 299
- College Park Elementary School1.8 mi · 432
- Deer Park Elementary School1.9 mi · 661
Frequently asked questions
About Lomax Junior High SchoolHow large is Lomax Junior High School?
Lomax Junior High School enrolls approximately 540 students in grades 07-08.
Is Lomax Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lomax Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Lomax Junior High School have?
Lomax Junior High School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Lomax Junior High School?
Student demographics at Lomax Junior High School are roughly 35% White, 56% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Lomax Junior High School in?
Lomax Junior High School is part of LA PORTE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.