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If you had an hour of school board time for LORENZO DE ZAVALA MIDDLE, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
427
Middle
DISTRICT 543 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMARILLO ISD·NCES 480813010995
Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School
2801 N COULTER ST, AMARILLO, TX 79124 · (806) 326-3400 · Potter County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL427 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of Texas public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
16.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
134 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 5 | 95 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 123 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 100 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 109 | 26% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within AMARILLO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
83.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +57.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
60.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 57 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 53.0% | 30.0% | 12.0% | 5.0% |
| Mathematics | 28.0% | 32.0% | 26.0% | 14.0% |
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 | 83.0% | 60.0% |
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 42.0% |
% 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
63.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School
Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School's state test result (63.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School this school | 427 | 31.4% | 63.3% |
| Academy Middle School LITTLE RIVER | 417 | 34.3% | 53.3% |
| China Spring Middle School CHINA SPRING | 483 | 34.2% | 54.6% |
| Port Neches Middle School PORT NECHES | 575 | 35.5% | 51.6% |
| China Spring Intermediate School WACO | 491 | 34.6% | 54.6% |
| West Plains Junior High School AMARILLO | 630 | 28.1% | 61.0% |
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 Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Potter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #184 of 1,635 | #1 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #291 of 1,670 ▼ 65 | #2 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #81 of 1,670 ▲ 25 | #1 of 12 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +28.0pp | #93 of 1,570 | #1 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 427 | #1,213 of 1,749 | #5 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,197 of 1,542 | #10 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.4% | #534 of 1,543 | #5 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.4% | #1,433 of 1,648 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.7% | #401 of 437 | N/A |
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
427
+11 (+3%) vs 2020
+6% since 2010-11, when it was 401
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 427 | 26.1 | 16.4:1 | 31% (134) |
| 2023-24 | 406 | 25.3 | 16.1:1 | 32% (128) |
| 2022-23 | 410 | 27 | 15.2:1 | 32% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 416 | 26 | 16.0:1 | 26% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 420 | 27.5 | 15.3:1 | 27% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 404 | 29 | 13.9:1 | 27% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 401 | 30 | 13.4:1 | 24% (95) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (420 to 427); teachers down 5% (27.5 to 26.1).
About Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School
Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School is a public middle school run by AMARILLO ISD in AMARILLO, Texas. The school's 427 students are in grades 5 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Texas average about 643 students each.
AMARILLO ISD has 55 schools; together they serve 29,321 students.
White students make up a majority at Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School, at 56%. Smaller groups are 30% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, Potter County is about 56% White. Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School's diversity index is 59%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 16.4 students per teacher. That is 2.0 students per teacher above the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 31% of students. That is 43 points below the 74% average for public schools in Potter County.
The allk12 Grade for Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School is A. Compared with Texas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 89% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 63.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 60.3%.
Potter County has about 115,975 residents, and the median household income is $53,249, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. In all, Potter County has 49 public schools and roughly 21,501 students.
The shortest distance from Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Woodlands Elementary School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School is 2nd on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment is up 3% from 2020-21, when Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School had 416 students, to 2024-25, when it had 427.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Potter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
115,975
Census ACS
Median income
$53,249
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
21,501 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in AMARILLO ISD
- Tascosa High SchoolHigh · 2,176 students
- Amarillo High SchoolHigh · 2,161 students
- Caprock High SchoolHigh · 2,058 students
- Palo Duro High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Bonham Middle SchoolMiddle · 892 students
- Crockett Middle SchoolMiddle · 823 students
Other schools in AMARILLO
- Tascosa High SchoolHigh · 2,176 students
- Amarillo High SchoolHigh · 2,161 students
- Caprock High SchoolHigh · 2,058 students
- Palo Duro High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- West Plains High SchoolHigh · 1,221 students
- Randall High SchoolHigh · 1,126 students
Other Lorenzo De Zavala Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 1 state are named Lorenzo De Zavala Middle. Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Lorenzo De Zavala Middle SchoolIRVING, TX · 832 students
- Lorenzo De Zavala Middle SchoolLA JOYA, TX · 545 students
Nearby schools
- Woodlands Elementary School0.2 mi · 450
- Houston Middle School2.8 mi · 556
- San Jacinto Elementary School2.9 mi · 366
- Avondale Elementary School3.1 mi · 475
- Wills Elementary School3.3 mi · 458
- Amtech Career Academy3.4 mi · 22
Frequently asked questions
About Lorenzo De Zavala Middle SchoolHow many students attend Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School?
Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School enrolls approximately 427 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School serve?
Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School have?
Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School?
Student demographics at Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School are roughly 56% White, 30% Hispanic, 5% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School in?
Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School is part of AMARILLO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.