Summary
Levelland Middle in Levelland, TX, serves 736 students in grades 5 through 8 within the Levelland Independent School District (Isd), a high-needs area where over 71% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has experienced a steady academic decline over the past decade, now ranking in the 13th percentile statewide (1-star rating) for the 2025-2026 school year, a significant drop from its peak at the 49th percentile in 2015-2016. This places it in the bottom tier of Texas middle schools, with proficiency rates in core subjects like math and reading falling sharply across most grades—for example, 7th-grade math proficiency has plummeted to just 6.99%.
Compared to nearby Sundown J H, located only 12.5 miles away in the Sundown Independent School District (Isd), the performance gap is stark. Sundown J.H. ranks in the 96th percentile (5 stars) with math proficiency rates of 79-89%, meaning its students are roughly 10 to 12 times more likely to be proficient in 7th and 8th-grade math than those at Levelland Middle. Despite this, Levelland Middle spends less per student ($10,483) compared to Sundown J.H. ($14,013), suggesting resource allocation may play a role in the disparity. However, Levelland Middle does show a bright spot in its Algebra I End of Course scores, where 91.67% of test-takers were proficient in 2025-2026, far exceeding the state average of 54.03%, indicating effective acceleration for a small group of high-performing students.
The school has seen a critical decline in serving vulnerable populations, with English Language Learners dropping from the 39th percentile (2 stars) in 2023-2024 to the 3rd percentile (0 stars) in 2025-2026, and low socio-economic status students falling from the 27th to the 11th percentile. In contrast, the school has a history of exceptional support for its Migrant Student population, ranking in the 69th percentile (4 stars) in 2023-2024. On a positive note, Levelland Middle maintains a very low dropout rate of 0.2%, showing it successfully keeps students enrolled, even if academic proficiency remains a challenge. This suggests the school’s primary struggle is not retention but the quality of learning in the classroom.
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