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LUBBOCK H S
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 2 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About LUBBOCK H S
LUBBOCK H S, a large four-year high school in LUBBOCK, Texas, one of the schools within LUBBOCK ISD, works with 1,927 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 142% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.
LUBBOCK H S is one of 49 schools operated by LUBBOCK ISD, a district that teaches 24,237 students overall.
Looking at the student body, LUBBOCK H S records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 62%. Beyond that, the school logs 24% White, 6% Asian, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Lubbock County as a whole is about 36% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, On paper, LUBBOCK H S has 119 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LUBBOCK H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.4%, the actual is 54.5%, a residual of +4.1 points.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Lubbock County put median household income runs about $64,155, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LUBBOCK H S is one of 110 public schools in Lubbock County (combined enrollment of about 52,301 students).
The closest other public school is DUPRE ACADEMY H S, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LUBBOCK H S ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 32.4%.
Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.
Five-year trend. LUBBOCK H S's enrollment has fell 3% since 2018, when it stood at 1,979 (now 1,927).
Inside the community feed, the feed for LUBBOCK H S typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Lubbock County at a glance
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