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Slaton J H

Public Grades 6-8

1977^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 16% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Slaton J H is a middle school located in Slaton, Texas, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 242 students. The school is part of the Slaton Independent School District, which is ranked 811 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Slaton J H consistently performs below the state average in STAAR test scores across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in STAAR Reading ranged from 40.24% to 41.86%, compared to the state average of 51.69% to 56.39%. In STAAR Mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 15.85% to 28.75%, significantly lower than the state average of 31.12% to 44.81%. The school also struggles to support its diverse student population, with the school's rankings for subgroups such as African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and Special Education students consistently in the bottom quartile of Texas middle schools.

When comparing Slaton J H to nearby middle schools, such as Evans Middle, Irons Middle, and Lubbock-Cooper Laura Bush Middle, it is clear that Slaton J H is underperforming academically. These nearby schools have significantly higher STAAR test scores and overall SchoolDigger ratings. However, Slaton J H's Algebra I end-of-course exam performance is a bright spot, with the school consistently outperforming the district and state averages, reaching up to 100% proficiency in some years.

251

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,400

Per pupil spending ?

69.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 W Jean St
Slaton, TX 79364-5345

(806) 828-6583

District: Slaton Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Slaton J H usually attend:

High:

Slaton High School

Feeder schools for Slaton J H:

Elementary:	Cathelene Thomas Elementary
	Stephen F Austin Pri

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.4%

White:

30.3%

African American:

8.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (26% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Science scores 25 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

Texas avg44%

1,977^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

811^th of 961Slaton 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
2025	21.7	1977 of 2344	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	1595 of 2372	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.8	1872 of 2330	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	1656 of 2254	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	1789 of 2252	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	1366 of 2193	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	1418 of 2080	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.5	1203 of 2027	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.4	1375 of 1987	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.5	1659 of 2043	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.3	1726 of 1987	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.9	1757 of 1973	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.3	1475 of 1951	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.8	1462 of 1895	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	50.5	1068 of 1803	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.1	916 of 1763	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.9	639 of 1718	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.4	928 of 1684	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.2	1061 of 1585	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	25.5	1306 of 1582	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.4	1286 of 1573	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	760 of 997	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1033 of 1273	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	1091 of 1251	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	1159 of 1213	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	1032 of 1193	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	1089 of 1167	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	27.2	1797 of 2182	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	1594 of 2118	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	1598 of 2058	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	1871 of 2008	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	1404 of 1428	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	1672 of 1720	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	1497 of 1643	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	1589 of 1592	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1111 of 1376	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	1522 of 1825	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	1674 of 2242	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	1962 of 2241	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	1834 of 2221	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	1713 of 2151	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	1548 of 2047	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	1417 of 2008	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	1054 of 1230	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	1147 of 1481	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	1373 of 1488	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	58.9	705 of 1446	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	617 of 1430	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	1620 of 1731	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	1739 of 2119	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	1827 of 2116	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	1523 of 2077	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	1699 of 2043	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	1404 of 1935	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	1306 of 1895	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	1647 of 1820	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	1666 of 2235	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	1848 of 2251	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	1677 of 2220	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	1658 of 2172	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	1344 of 2073	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	1433 of 2039	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	1625 of 1818	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	1473 of 2246	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1684 of 2245	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.3	1435 of 2228	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.5	1744 of 2168	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	1045 of 2069	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	1344 of 2030	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	1464 of 1568	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	1630 of 1891	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	1593 of 1815	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	1321 of 1757	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	1384 of 1712	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	1229 of 1626	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	920 of 1597	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	1178 of 1439	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.1	1144 of 1733	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1465 of 1749	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	1416 of 1723	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	1373 of 1700	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.4	490 of 1684	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	43.9	923 of 1673	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)24th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)18th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)2nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading41%-13 vs state

Science21%-25 vs state

Mathematics21%-18 vs state

Social Studies5%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)				STAAR Mathematics (2025)				STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Slaton J H	Public	6-8	300 W Jean St	Slaton	79364	Lubbock County	Slaton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 828-6583	251	17	14.8	69.7%	76 (30.3%)	20 (8.0%)	149 (59.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	21.7	1977^th of 2344 public middle schools	15.7%		34.4	1595^th of 2372 public middle schools	32.8%	382			40.2	41.9	40.7		15.9	17.4	28.8		21.3	5.0	$13,400
Slaton Independent School District (Isd) Daep	Public	5-11	105 N 20th	Slaton	79364	Lubbock County	Slaton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 828-5833	8	6	1.3		4 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$11,560
Roosevelt J H	Public	6-8	1406 County Rd 3300	Lubbock	79403	Lubbock County	Roosevelt Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 842-3218	287	26	11.0	77.4%	104 (36.2%)	7 (2.4%)	170 (59.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	35.3	1546^th of 2344 public middle schools	34.0%		38.9	1439^th of 2372 public middle schools	39.3%	107			46.8	33.3	42.7		11.4	16.3	43.3		39.6	34.4	$11,274
Lubbock-Cooper Middle	Public	6-8	16310 Loop 493	Lubbock	79423	Lubbock County	Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 993-2331	901	67	13.3	31.3%	481 (53.4%)	21 (2.3%)	366 (40.6%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.3%)	62.9	720^th of 2344 public middle schools	69.3%		58.2	821^st of 2372 public middle schools	65.4%	101	92.0		64.1	61.0	62.0		47.6	33.8	42.9		50.7	29.7	$6,916
Dunbar College Preparatory Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	2010 E 26th St	Lubbock	79404	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-3400	390	37	10.4	96.9%	13 (3.3%)	162 (41.5%)	205 (52.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	9.8	2232^nd of 2344 public middle schools	4.8%		9.2	2279^th of 2372 public middle schools	3.9%	47	50.0		24.8	22.3	28.6		10.1	8.5	21.6		11.6	5.1	$13,040
Lubbock-Cooper Laura Bush Middle	Public	6-8	3425 118th St	Lubbock	79423	Lubbock County	Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 993-2332	857	70	12.2	23.8%	452 (52.7%)	25 (2.9%)	332 (38.7%)	27 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (2.2%)	74.4	439^th of 2344 public middle schools	81.3%		72.6	479^th of 2372 public middle schools	79.8%	40	95.3		67.2	69.9	75.1		48.7	38.4	67.5		57.8	26.4	$7,812
Atkins Middle	Public	6-8	5401 Ave U	Lubbock	79412	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-3000	433	40	10.9	89.1%	44 (10.2%)	55 (12.7%)	326 (75.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	15.8	2132^nd of 2344 public middle schools	9.0%		23.4	1934^th of 2372 public middle schools	18.5%	198	35.3		37.9	39.2	44.1		9.9	6.0	4.2		8.8	9.3	$10,204
Slaton Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1602 32nd St	Lubbock	79411	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-4400	321	25	12.7	96.6%	17 (5.3%)	53 (16.5%)	245 (76.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	9.7	2234^th of 2344 public middle schools	4.7%		11.1	2250^th of 2372 public middle schools	5.1%	16	33.3		37.0	20.8	30.1		6.5	4.9	15.8		7.8	4.9	$13,528
Idalou Middle	Public	5-8	403 7th St	Idalou	79329	Lubbock County	Idalou Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 892-1900	286	24	11.8	24.5%	180 (62.9%)	2 (0.7%)	99 (34.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	78.7	350^th of 2344 public middle schools	85.1%		72.4	482^nd of 2372 public middle schools	79.7%	132		63.5	82.6	54.9	68.8	60.3	58.1	47.2	90.6	22.2	48.4	39.1	$8,107
Hutchinson Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3102 Canton	Lubbock	79410	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-3800	845	56	14.9	46.2%	267 (31.6%)	45 (5.3%)	451 (53.4%)	52 (6.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.3%)	67.3	589^th of 2344 public middle schools	74.9%		78.1	362^nd of 2372 public middle schools	84.7%	227	77.8		73.1	66.4	69.3		40.5	15.0	55.2		45.9	31.8	$8,559

Frequently Asked Questions about Slaton J H

What district is Slaton J H in?

Slaton Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Slaton J H?

In the 2024-25 school year, 251 students attended Slaton J H.

Is Slaton J H a good school?

Slaton J H ranks in the bottom 15.7% of Texas middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Slaton J H?

Students at Slaton J H are 59% Hispanic, 30% White, 8% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Slaton J H attend?

Students who attend Slaton J H usually go on to attend Slaton High School

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