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Enrollment
2,117
High
DISTRICT 926 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LUBBOCK ISD·NCES 482850010892
Monterey High School
3211 47TH ST, LUBBOCK, TX 79413 · (806) 219-1900 · Lubbock County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,117 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
137 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
1,411 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 618 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 535 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 465 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 499 | 24% |
Student demographics
53%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
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 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 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 8.0% | 48.0% | 20.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 29.0% | 45.0% | 20.0% |
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 | 56.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 14.0% |
| 2021-22 | 16.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Monterey High School
Monterey High School's state test result (53.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey High School this school | 2,117 | 66.7% | 53.0% |
| Coronado High School LUBBOCK | 1,878 | 65.6% | 50.0% |
| Corsicana High School CORSICANA | 1,837 | 68.4% | 41.9% |
| Victoria East High School VICTORIA | 1,861 | 66.8% | 36.8% |
| Porter High School PORTER | 2,094 | 68.4% | 46.5% |
| Sterling High School BAYTOWN | 2,150 | 71.0% | 51.3% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Monterey High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Lubbock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #713 of 1,385 | #10 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #969 of 1,425 ▲ 32 | #9 of 13 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #766 of 1,425 ▲ 121 | #8 of 13 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +22.0pp | #347 of 1,184 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,117 | #286 of 2,107 | #2 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #809 of 1,344 | #11 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.3% | #577 of 1,346 | #7 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.7% | #656 of 1,522 | #9 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.1% | #557 of 557 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,117
-36 (-2%) vs 2020
0% since 2010-11, when it was 2,117
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 2,117 | 136.9 | 15.5:1 | 67% (1,411) |
| 2023-24 | 2,081 | 132.1 | 15.8:1 | 71% (1,469) |
| 2022-23 | 2,114 | 136.4 | 15.5:1 | 72% (1,515) |
| 2020-21 | 2,153 | 137 | 15.7:1 | 70% (1,502) |
| 2017-18 | 2,120 | 138.9 | 15.3:1 | 63% (1,326) |
| 2015-16 | 2,048 | 138 | 14.8:1 | 57% (1,162) |
| 2010-11 | 2,117 | 120 | 17.6:1 | 44% (940) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monterey High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (2,120 to 2,117); teachers down 1% (138.9 to 136.9).
About Monterey High School
Monterey High School is a large high school in LUBBOCK ISD, located in LUBBOCK, Texas. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 2,117 students. Average enrollment for high schools in Texas is about 796, so this school runs 166% above that.
Monterey High School is one school in LUBBOCK ISD, a system of 49 schools with 24,237 students.
By race and ethnicity, Monterey High School is 64% Hispanic. The school is also 21% White and 12% Black. That is higher than the 36% Hispanic share among all Lubbock County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Monterey High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 53%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 15.5:1, with 136.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. High schools in Texas have a similar average ratio of 15.1:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Monterey High School is 67%. The 57% average for public schools in Lubbock County is 10 points lower.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Monterey High School would score about 45.2%. It scores 53.0%, 7.8 points above that figure.
In Lubbock County (population about 318,884), median household income is about $64,155, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Monterey High School is one of 110 public schools in Lubbock County, which together enroll about 52,301 students.
The shortest distance from Monterey High School to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to Wheelock Elementary School. The five-mile area around Monterey High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Monterey High School comes in 2nd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 2,117, starting from 2,153.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Lubbock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
318,884
Census ACS
Median income
$64,155
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
110
52,301 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LUBBOCK ISD
- Lubbock High SchoolHigh · 1,927 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 1,878 students
- Hutchinson Middle SchoolMiddle · 845 students
- Estacado High SchoolHigh · 787 students
- Evans Middle SchoolMiddle · 773 students
- Miller Elementary SchoolElementary · 675 students
Other schools in LUBBOCK
- Lubbock High SchoolHigh · 1,927 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 1,878 students
- Lubbock-Cooper High SchoolHigh · 1,856 students
- Lubbock-Cooper Middle SchoolMiddle · 901 students
- Lubbock-Cooper East Elementary SchoolElementary · 857 students
- Lubbock-Cooper Laura Bush Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
Other Monterey High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Monterey High. Monterey High School is the largest of the 4.
- Monterey HighMonterey, CA · 1,401 students
- Monterey High SchoolMonterey, TN · 526 students
- Monterey High SchoolMonterey, LA · 369 students
Nearby schools
- Wheelock Elementary School0.5 mi · 344
- Maedgen Elementary School0.7 mi · 314
- Parsons Elementary School0.8 mi · 387
- Richard Milburn Academy Lubbock1.0 mi · 155
- Evans Middle School1.2 mi · 773
- Hutchinson Middle School1.2 mi · 845
Frequently asked questions
About Monterey High SchoolHow large is Monterey High School?
Monterey High School enrolls approximately 2,117 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Monterey High School serve?
Monterey High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Monterey High School?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Monterey High School.
What is the student diversity at Monterey High School?
Student demographics at Monterey High School are roughly 21% White, 64% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Monterey High School in?
Monterey High School is part of LUBBOCK ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.