LOWELL SMITH JR INT

LOWELL SMITH JR INT is an intermediate school of mid-tier scale in CLEBURNE, Texas, part of CLEBURNE ISD, educateing 958 students in grades 5 through 6. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so LOWELL SMITH JR INT sits 49% above that benchmark.

LOWELL SMITH JR INT is one of 11 schools operated by CLEBURNE ISD, a district that educates 6,877 students overall.

On the student-mix side, LOWELL SMITH JR INT shows that the most-represented group is White (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 43% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Johnson County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Johnson County's rate of about 51%.

After controlling for student poverty, LOWELL SMITH JR INT tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.6%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Johnson County indicate median household income runs about $84,859, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Johnson County runs 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 39,004 students), of which LOWELL SMITH JR INT is one.

The closest other public school is GERARD EL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LOWELL SMITH JR INT ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 40.1%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 17%: 818 students in 2018 compared to 958 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 52% to 45% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.