Abernathy Middle School
Public middle school in Abernathy, Texas · Abernathy ISD · Grades 6–8
Abernathy Middle School serves 171 students in grades 6–8 in Abernathy (Hale County). It is one of 3 schools in Abernathy ISD. By enrollment it is the 1572nd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 11.3 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 15.17 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Abernathy ISD |
| County | Hale County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480741000009 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Abernathy ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 171 | 808 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 11.3 | 11.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 45.6% | 48.6% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 11% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Abernathy Middle School in context
Size
Abernathy Middle School is the only middle school in Abernathy ISD. Its 171 students are 21.2% of the district's 808. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 15.5 miles away and have a median of 335 students, so Abernathy Middle School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 7 with 60 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 52, against an average of 57 per grade. This year grade 8 has 12% fewer students than grade 6 (52 against 59). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 48.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Abernathy ISD (49.9%). White students are next, at 46.8%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
45.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 48.6% across Abernathy ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Abernathy Middle School has 15.17 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 171 students would have about 11.9 teachers, so Abernathy Middle School has 3.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is New Deal Middle School, 6.9 miles away in New Deal ISD. There are 0 middle schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 48.5% |
| White | 46.8% |
| Black | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |
46.2% of students are girls and 53.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 59 |
| Grade 7 | 60 |
| Grade 8 | 52 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
505 7th St, Abernathy, TX 79311
Phone: (806)298-4921
Website: abernathyisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Abernathy Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Deal Middle School | New Deal ISD | 6.9 mi | 226 | 10.2 | 66.4% |
| Shallowater Middle School | Shallowater ISD | 12.7 mi | 397 | 12.1 | 29.2% |
| Lubbock County Juvenile Justice Center | Lubbock ISD | 14.7 mi | 57 | 6.3 | – |
| Idalou Middle School | Idalou ISD | 15.0 mi | 286 | 11.9 | 24.5% |
| Cavazos Middle School | Lubbock ISD | 16.0 mi | 384 | 13.1 | 95.8% |
| Carr Middle School | Hale Center ISD | 16.5 mi | 161 | 9.8 | 79.5% |
| Mackenzie Middle School | Lubbock ISD | 17.5 mi | 413 | 11.6 | 90.1% |
| Dunbar College Preparatory Academy | Lubbock ISD | 18.1 mi | 390 | 10.4 | 96.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Abernathy ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abernathy Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 400 |
| Abernathy High School | High | 9–12 | 237 |