Top 10 Best Lubbock County Public Middle Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 32 public middle schools serving 13,948 students in Lubbock County, TX.
The top ranked public middle schools in Lubbock County, TX are Talkington School For Young Women Leaders, Shallowater Middle School and Hutchinson Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Lubbock County, TX public middle schools have an average math proficiency score of 39% (versus the Texas public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 43% (versus the 41% statewide average). Middle schools in Lubbock County have an average ranking of 6/10, which is in the top 50% of Texas public middle schools.
Minority enrollment is 65% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Texas public middle school average of 74% (majority Hispanic).

Best Lubbock County Public Middle Schools (2024)

School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Talkington School For Young Women Leaders
Magnet School
Math: 76% | Reading: 77%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
415 N Ivory Ave
Lubbock, TX 79403
(806) 219-2200
Grades: 6-12
| 438 students
Rank: #22.
Shallowater Middle School
Math: 75% | Reading: 64%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
12th Ave L
Shallowater, TX 79363
(806) 832-4531
Grades: 5-8
| 517 students
Rank: #33.
Hutchinson Middle School
Magnet School
Math: 57% | Reading: 63%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
3102 Canton
Lubbock, TX 79410
(806) 219-3800
Grades: 6-8
| 848 students
Rank: #44.
Heritage Middle School
Math: 47% | Reading: 59%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
6110 73rd St
Wolfforth, TX 79382
(806) 794-9400
Grades: 6-8
| 827 students
Rank: #55.
Lubbock-cooper Bush Middle School
Math: 53% | Reading: 50%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
3425 118th St
Lubbock, TX 79423
(806) 776-0750
Grades: 6-8
| 992 students
Rank: #66.
Idalou Middle School
Math: 59% | Reading: 46%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
403 7th St
Idalou, TX 79329
(806) 892-1900
Grades: 5-8
| 311 students
Rank: #77.
Frenship Middle School
Math: 46% | Reading: 50%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
500 Main St
Wolfforth, TX 79382
(806) 866-4464
Grades: 6-9
| 859 students
Rank: #88.
Lubbock-cooper Middle School
Math: 46% | Reading: 45%
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
16310 Loop 493
Lubbock, TX 79423
(806) 863-7104
Grades: 6-8
| 861 students
Rank: #99.
Commander William C Mccool Academy
Magnet School
Math: 39% | Reading: 46%
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
4402 31st St
Lubbock, TX 79410
(806) 219-4600
Grades: 6-8
| 388 students
Rank: #1010.
Terra Vista Middle School
Math: 37% | Reading: 44%
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
1111 Upland Ave
Wolfforth, TX 79382
(806) 796-0076
Grades: 6-8
| 912 students
Rank: #1111.
New Deal Middle School
Math: 38% | Reading: 40%
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
312 S Monroe Ave
New Deal, TX 79350
(806) 746-6633
Grades: 5-8
| 228 students
Rank: #1212.
Evans Middle School
Math: 34% | Reading: 43%
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
4211 58th St
Lubbock, TX 79413
(806) 219-3600
Grades: 6-8
| 838 students
Rank: #1313.
Roosevelt J High School
Math: 29% | Reading: 34%
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
1406 County Rd 3300
Lubbock, TX 79403
(806) 842-3218
Grades: 6-8
| 290 students
Rank: #1414.
Irons Middle School
Math: 25% | Reading: 36%
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
5214 79th St
Lubbock, TX 79424
(806) 219-4000
Grades: 6-8
| 867 students
Rank: #1515.
Atkins Middle School
Math: 24% | Reading: 33%
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
5401 Ave U
Lubbock, TX 79412
(806) 219-3000
Grades: 6-8
| 591 students
Rank: #1616.
Southland School
Math: 15-19% | Reading: 35-39%
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
190 Eighth St
Slaton, TX 79364
(806) 996-5339
Grades: PK-12
| 115 students
Rank: #1717.
Slaton J High School
Math: 23% | Reading: 25%
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
300 W Jean St
Slaton, TX 79364
(806) 828-6583
Grades: 6-8
| 285 students
Rank: #1818.
Cavazos Middle School
Magnet School
Math: 24% | Reading: 24%
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
210 N University
Lubbock, TX 79415
(806) 219-3200
Grades: 6-8
| 513 students
Rank: #1919.
Mackenzie Middle School
Math: 19% | Reading: 27%
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
5402 W 12th St
Lubbock, TX 79416
(806) 219-4200
Grades: 6-8
| 607 students
Rank: #2020.
Harmony Science - Lubbock
Charter School
Math: 16% | Reading: 24%
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
3701 W Loop 289
Lubbock, TX 79412
(806) 747-1000
Grades: PK-8
| 555 students
Rank: #2121.
Lubbock Co Juvenile Justice Center
Alternative School
Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
2025 N Akron Ave
Lubbock, TX 79415
(806) 219-2700
Grades: 5-12
| 45 students
Rank: #2222.
Dunbar College Preparatory Academy
Magnet School
Charter School
Math: 16% | Reading: 20%
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
2010 E 26th St
Lubbock, TX 79404
(806) 219-3400
Grades: 6-8
| 451 students
Rank: #2323.
Slaton Middle School
Magnet School
Math: 13% | Reading: 16%
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
1602 32nd St
Lubbock, TX 79411
(806) 219-4400
Grades: 6-8
| 384 students
Rank: n/an/a
Daep
Alternative School
1200 Houston St
Shallowater, TX 79363
(806) 291-5321
Grades: 7-8
| 4 students
Rank: n/an/a
Homebound
1628 19th St
Lubbock, TX 79401
(806) 219-2650
Grades: PK-9
| 47 students
Rank: n/an/a
L C Y C
Alternative School
2025 N Akron Ave
Lubbock, TX 79423
(806) 863-7109
Grades: 8
| 2 students
Rank: n/an/a
Lubbock Co J J A E P
Alternative School
2025 N Akron Ave
Lubbock, TX 79415
(806) 219-2450
Grades: 7-12
| 12 students
Rank: n/an/a
Lubbock Co Youth Center
Alternative School
1009 Ave L
Shallowater, TX 79363
(806) 832-4531
Grades: 8
| 1 students
Rank: n/an/a
New Deal Daep
Alternative School
401 S Auburn Ave
New Deal, TX 79350
(806) 746-5833
Grades: 8-11
| 4 students
Rank: n/an/a
Priority Intervention Academy
Alternative School
1323 E 24th St
Lubbock, TX 79404
(806) 219-2400
Grades: 6-12
| 176 students
Rank: n/an/a
Slaton Isd Daep
Alternative School
105 N 20th
Slaton, TX 79364
(806) 828-5833
Grades: 8-11
| 3 students
Rank: n/an/a
3316 9th St
Lubbock, TX 79409
(806) 834-2238
Grades: K-12
| 977 students
[+] Show Closed Public Schools in Lubbock County, TX

Lubbock County Public Schools (Closed)

School
Location
Grades
Students
219 Walnut Ave
Lubbock, TX 79403
(806) 766-1500
Grades: 6-8
| 337 students
219 Walnut Ave
Lubbock, TX 79403
(806) 766-1500
Grades: 6-8
| 307 students
701 East Queens
Lubbock, TX 79403
(806) 766-1644
Grades: K-5
| 121 students
1110 40th St
Lubbock, TX 79412
(806) 766-1600
Grades: PK
| n/a students
2902 Chicago
Lubbock, TX 79407
(806) 219-5200
Grades: PK-5
| 222 students
3101 East 2nd St
Lubbock, TX 79403
(806) 766-1677
Grades: PK-5
| 369 students
Canyon Lakes (Closed 2016)
Alternative School
Charter School
2402 Canyon Lake Dr
Lubbock, TX 79415
(806) 897-9735
Grades: K-11
| 45 students
210 N University Ave
Lubbock, TX 79415
(806) 766-6600
Grades: 7-9
| 770 students
Rt 6 Box 400
Lubbock, TX 79423
(806) 863-2282
Grades: 5-6
| 344 students
Rt 6 Box 400
Lubbock, TX 79423
(806) 863-2282
Grades: 7-8
| 339 students
101 N Ave P
Lubbock, TX 79401
(806) 219-5500
Grades: PK-5
| 132 students
3802 60th St
Lubbock, TX 79413
(806) 766-0855
Grades: PK-5
| 277 students
3102 Canton Ave
Lubbock, TX 79410
(806) 766-0755
Grades: 7-9
| 712 students
2401 Date Ave
Lubbock, TX 79404
(806) 766-1755
Grades: PK-5
| 241 students
201 Vernon
Lubbock, TX 79415
(806) 219-6000
Grades: PK-5
| 168 students
2025 N Akron Ave
Idalou, TX 79329
(806) 892-1900
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
2025 N Akron Ave
New Deal, TX 79350
(806) 746-5833
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
2025 N Akron Ave
Wolfforth, TX 79382
(806) 775-1800
Grades: 10
| 1 students
1406 County Rd 3300
Lubbock, TX 79403
(806) 842-3282
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
2010 Cornell
Lubbock, TX 79415
(806) 766-1913
Grades: PK
| n/a students
3315 East Broadway
Lubbock, TX 79403
(806) 766-1788
Grades: PK
| n/a students
6901 Nashville Dr
Lubbock, TX 79413
(806) 766-0888
Grades: PK-5
| 330 students
140 E Panhandle
Slaton, TX 79364
(806) 828-6591
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
601 S Walnut
Idalou, TX 79329
(806) 892-1900
Grades: 9-10
| 2 students
406 North Zenith Ave
Lubbock, TX 79403
(806) 766-1811
Grades: PK-5
| 409 students
9421 4th St
Wolfforth, TX 79382
(806) 885-4910
Grades: 6-12
| 72 students
1406 County Rd 3300
Lubbock, TX 79403
(806) 842-3282
Grades: 9-12
| n/a students
1100 Ave K
Shallowater, TX 79363
(806) 832-4531
Grades: 9-12
| 6 students
Slaton Daep (Closed 2018)
Alternative School
105 N 20th
Slaton, TX 79364
(806) 828-5833
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
4402 31st St
Lubbock, TX 79410
(806) 219-4600
Grades: 6-8
| n/a students
3516 Toledo
Lubbock, TX 79414
(806) 766-0569
Grades: PK
| n/a students
5214 79th St
Lubbock, TX 79424
(806) 766-2068
Grades: 7-9
| 22 students
3311 Bates St
Lubbock, TX 79415
(806) 766-1855
Grades: K-5
| 241 students
1802 East 28th St
Lubbock, TX 79404
(806) 766-1877
Grades: PK-5
| 366 students
1302 Adrian St
Lubbock, TX 79403
(806) 219-7700
Grades: PK-5
| 185 students

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked public middle schools in Lubbock County, TX?
The top ranked public middle schools in Lubbock County, TX include Talkington School For Young Women Leaders, Shallowater Middle School and Hutchinson Middle School.
How many public middle schools are located in Lubbock County, TX?
32 public middle schools are located in Lubbock County, TX.
What is the racial composition of students in Lubbock County, TX?
Lubbock County, TX public middle schools minority enrollment is 65% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Texas public middle schools average of 74% (majority Hispanic).

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