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Lorenzo De Zavala Middle

Q: Is Lorenzo De Zavala Middle a good school?

Lorenzo De Zavala Middle ranks 238 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

238^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 90% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Lorenzo De Zavala Middle in Amarillo, TX, is a high-performing public school serving 427 students in grades 5-8 within the Amarillo Independent School District (Isd), consistently ranking in the top 10% of Texas middle schools and standing out as the district's academic leader.

De Zavala's academic performance is exceptional across the board, with particular strengths in reading and advanced math. Reading proficiency rates consistently range from 78% to 85% across all grades, which is roughly 25-30 percentage points higher than the district average. In advanced math, the school is a powerhouse: 100% of its 8th graders taking Algebra I were proficient, nearly double the district and state averages. This success extends to specific student groups, with African American students ranking in the 98th percentile statewide and Special Education students in the 97th percentile. While the school faces the same 7th-grade math challenges as others, its 24% proficiency rate is still higher than the district average of 17% and shows significant improvement from previous years.

Compared to nearby schools, De Zavala's performance is notably strong. It ranks 238th out of 2,335 schools statewide, far ahead of its nearest district competitor, Bonham Middle (291st), and dramatically outpacing schools like Crockett Middle (483rd) and Austin Middle (1,064th). The school also serves a student population with a lower percentage of economic disadvantage (31% free/reduced lunch) compared to many peers, such as Mann Middle (96%) and Houston Middle (88%). While the school excels for most groups, its performance with English Language Learners (40th percentile) is an area for potential growth. Overall, De Zavala is a model of high performance, effectively educating a broad and diverse student body.

427

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,147

Per pupil spending ?

31.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2801 N Coulter St
Amarillo, TX 79124

(806) 326-3400

District: Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Lorenzo De Zavala Middle usually attend:

High:	Amtech Career Academy
	Tascosa High School

Feeder schools for Lorenzo De Zavala Middle:

Elementary:

Woodlands Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.5%

Hispanic:

30.2%

Asian:

6.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2016 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (68% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Texas middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg46%

Texas avg48%

238^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From top 13% (2016) to top 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 9Middle Schools in the Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)

474^th of 951Amarillo Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	84.2	238 of 2335	89.8%	★★★★☆
2025	81.4	305 of 2344	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	327 of 2372	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	259 of 2330	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.2	221 of 2254	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	88.7	167 of 2252	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	86.3	214 of 2193	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	178 of 2080	91.4%	★★★★★
2017	83.6	234 of 2027	88.5%	★★★★☆
2016	80.6	266 of 1987	86.6%	★★★★☆
2015	87.3	115 of 2043	94.4%	★★★★★
2014	87.9	102 of 1987	94.9%	★★★★★
2013	87.9	89 of 1973	95.5%	★★★★★
2012	89.2	83 of 1951	95.7%	★★★★★
2011	78.5	147 of 1895	92.2%	★★★★★
2010	84.1	30 of 1803	98.3%	★★★★★
2009	82.3	97 of 1763	94.5%	★★★★★
2008	81.6	124 of 1718	92.8%	★★★★★
2007	82.1	126 of 1684	92.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	87.2	95 of 1295	92.7%	★★★★★
2025	94.8	23 of 997	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	79.8	154 of 1280	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	90.4	64 of 1273	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	71 of 1251	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	78.9	154 of 1213	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.4	176 of 1193	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	95.1	28 of 1167	97.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.0	129 of 642	79.9%	★★★★☆
2025	50.1	280 of 505	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.5	334 of 617	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	469 of 616	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	484 of 606	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	504 of 589	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	78.2	93 of 594	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	59.7	238 of 587	59.5%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	49.3	903 of 2182	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.4	198 of 2118	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	78.4	188 of 2058	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	79.6	169 of 2008	91.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	854 of 1428	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.9	606 of 1770	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	868 of 1720	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	81.3	270 of 2240	87.9%	★★★★☆
2025	78.0	267 of 1825	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	532 of 2242	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	249 of 2241	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	201 of 2221	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	90.8	122 of 2151	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	83.9	223 of 2047	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	248 of 2008	87.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.2	265 of 1497	82.3%	★★★★☆
2025	73.8	212 of 1230	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	271 of 1481	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	208 of 1488	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	80.6	153 of 1501	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	173 of 1446	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	282 of 1430	80.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	81.7	220 of 2141	89.7%	★★★★☆
2025	71.3	315 of 1731	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	473 of 2119	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.9	626 of 2116	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.0	508 of 2077	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.5	196 of 2043	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	61.5	570 of 1935	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	303 of 1895	84.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.4	310 of 2253	86.2%	★★★★☆
2025	74.4	257 of 1820	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	443 of 2235	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	56.2	813 of 2251	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.4	908 of 2220	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.4	851 of 2172	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.3	598 of 2073	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	333 of 2039	83.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	85.5	214 of 2253	90.5%	★★★★★
2025	79.0	244 of 1818	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	295 of 2246	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	271 of 2245	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	264 of 2228	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	84.0	227 of 2168	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	86.2	202 of 2069	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	89.0	146 of 2030	92.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	167 of 676	75.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.8	387 of 1956	80.2%	★★★★☆
2025	88.1	50 of 1568	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	85.3	94 of 1891	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	42.7	909 of 1815	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.3	160 of 1757	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	81.0	100 of 1712	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	75.1	164 of 1626	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	137 of 1597	91.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.0	364 of 1731	79.0%	★★★★☆
2025	68.8	348 of 1439	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	373 of 1733	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	187 of 1749	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	153 of 1723	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	82.4	172 of 1700	89.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.3	236 of 1684	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	216 of 1673	87.1%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)93rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)91st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)90th percentile~ school

Female (2026)88th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)82nd percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)80th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2026)80th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)79th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)75th percentile-12 vs school

At Risk (2022)59th percentile-32 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+46 vs state

Reading82%+26 vs state

Mathematics55%+13 vs state

Social Studies46%+14 vs state

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by a student on FaceBook
Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Well i went there for all four years and they have to best teachers you could ask for, all nice, and all willing to help you untill you get the information. One of thye benifits they have that it is small so you can really connect with everyone. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Lorenzo De Zavala Middle	Public	5-8	2801 N Coulter St	Amarillo	79124	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 326-3400	427	26	16.3	31.4%	237 (55.5%)	20 (4.7%)	129 (30.2%)	26 (6.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	84.2	238^th of 2335 public middle schools	89.8%		81.4	305^th of 2344 public middle schools	87.0%	67	100.0	82.4	78.6	81.7	84.8	56.3	53.0	24.1	70.9	45.7	$9,147
Houston Middle	Public	6-8	815 Independence	Amarillo	79106	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-3600	556	43	12.8	88.5%	132 (23.7%)	110 (19.8%)	245 (44.1%)	35 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (5.6%)	25.3	1884^th of 2335 public middle schools	19.3%		28.5	1783^rd of 2344 public middle schools	23.9%	101	96.4		38.6	32.7	43.4		19.5	6.8	48.2	12.1	$12,809
Crockett Middle	Public	6-8	4720 Floyd St	Amarillo	79106	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 326-3300	823	49	16.9	42.2%	479 (58.2%)	48 (5.8%)	246 (29.9%)	12 (1.5%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.0%)	71.6	483^rd of 2335 public middle schools	79.3%		71.1	511^th of 2344 public middle schools	78.2%	28	96.7		61.7	62.3	68.3		50.0	30.3	75.4	33.6	$7,880
Austin Middle	Public	6-8	1808 Wimberly Rd	Amarillo	79109	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-3000	708	39	17.9	70.1%	289 (40.8%)	62 (8.8%)	291 (41.1%)	22 (3.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (5.5%)	48.9	1064^th of 2335 public middle schools	54.4%		43.8	1264^th of 2344 public middle schools	46.1%	200	73.2		51.8	49.8	67.3		33.1	16.5	53.8	21.2	$8,648
Mann Middle	Public	6-8	610 N Buchanan	Amarillo	79107	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-3700	419	32	13.2	95.9%	46 (11.0%)	91 (21.7%)	261 (62.3%)	13 (3.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	28.9	1758^th of 2335 public middle schools	24.7%		30.6	1713^th of 2344 public middle schools	26.9%	45	92.7			33.5	47.0			11.0	46.1	14.3	$12,341
Johnny N Allen-6th Grade Campus	Public	6	700 N Lincoln	Amarillo	79107	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-3770	210	13	15.9	94.3%	18 (8.6%)	38 (18.1%)	142 (67.6%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)								(n/a)			34.9				22.4				$11,755
Bonham Middle	Public	6-8	5600 S W 49th	Amarillo	79109	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 326-3100	892	47	18.9	33.2%	593 (66.5%)	47 (5.3%)	207 (23.2%)	15 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	27 (3.0%)	81.9	291^st of 2335 public middle schools	87.5%		82.3	287^th of 2344 public middle schools	87.8%	4	93.9		66.1	69.0	74.0		50.7	36.9	71.6	61.9	$8,057
Travis 6th Grade Campus	Public	6	2801 NE 24th	Amarillo	79107	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-3809	275	21	13.3	94.9%	20 (7.3%)	54 (19.6%)	145 (52.7%)	52 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)								(n/a)			49.8				39.4				$10,058
Travis Middle	Public	6-8	2815 Martin Rd	Amarillo	79107	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-3800	571	43	13.3	94.4%	57 (10.0%)	88 (15.4%)	313 (54.8%)	97 (17.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.1%)	34.3	1592^nd of 2335 public middle schools	31.8%		28.1	1795^th of 2344 public middle schools	23.4%	203	100.0			48.3	42.9			14.1	49.5	13.1	$10,031
Fannin Middle	Public	6-8	4627 S Rusk	Amarillo	79110	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-3500	592	39	15.3	78.2%	209 (35.3%)	49 (8.3%)	282 (47.6%)	20 (3.4%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.4%)	26.3	1840^th of 2335 public middle schools	21.2%		31.7	1678^th of 2344 public middle schools	28.4%	162	79.1		42.9	45.0	38.1		26.9	9.7	33.8	14.5	$11,279

Frequently Asked Questions about Lorenzo De Zavala Middle

Is Lorenzo De Zavala Middle a good school?

Lorenzo De Zavala Middle ranks 238^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lorenzo De Zavala Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 427 students attended Lorenzo De Zavala Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Lorenzo De Zavala Middle?

Students at Lorenzo De Zavala Middle are 56% White, 30% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Lorenzo De Zavala Middle in?

Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)

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Students who attend Lorenzo De Zavala Middle usually go on to attend Amtech Career Academy

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