Summary:
In zip code 79412, there is one middle school, Atkins Middle, serving grades 6 through 8 in Lubbock, Texas, as part of the Lubbock Independent School District (Isd).
Atkins Middle is a school facing significant academic challenges despite having a favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1 and spending $11,230 per student. The school's state ranking has dropped sharply, placing it in the bottom 3% of Texas middle schools for the 2025-2026 school year. Academic proficiency is critically low across all subjects, with only 28.5% of students proficient in reading and a staggering 6.9% proficient in mathematics, compared to state averages of 55.4% and 38.4%, respectively. The most alarming area is 7th-grade math, where just 2.67% of students met proficiency standards. An extremely high percentage of students (89.15%) qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a student body with very high economic need.
On a positive note, the school maintains a 0% dropout rate, which is significantly better than the district's 2.0% rate, suggesting the school is successful at keeping students enrolled. There is also an interesting anomaly with Algebra I: the small group of advanced 8th graders taking this exam achieved a 24.14% proficiency rate, far higher than the 8.88% proficiency in grade-level math. However, the overall trend is concerning, with proficiency rates declining year-over-year in most subjects. The data paints a picture of a school that requires urgent, targeted intervention to address deep-seated academic deficits, particularly in mathematics, where performance is among the worst in the state.
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