Idalou Middle School
Public middle school in Idalou, Texas · Idalou ISD · Grades 5–8
Idalou Middle School serves 286 students in grades 5–8 in Idalou (Lubbock County). It is one of 3 schools in Idalou ISD. By enrollment it is the 1408th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 11.9 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 ÷ 24.05 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| District | Idalou ISD |
| County | Lubbock County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482412002689 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Idalou ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 286 | 995 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 11.9 | 11.8 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 24.5% | 28.5% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 15% 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.
Idalou Middle School in context
Size
Idalou Middle School is the only middle school in Idalou ISD. Its 286 students are 28.7% of the district's 995. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 11.3 miles away and have a median of 353 students, so Idalou Middle School is close to their typical size.
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 6 with 88 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 63, against an average of 72 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 65 in grade 5 and 63 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 62.9% of enrollment, a higher share than across Idalou ISD (59.6%). Hispanic students are next, at 34.6%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
24.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 28.5% across Idalou ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Idalou Middle School has 24.05 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 286 students would have about 19.9 teachers, so Idalou Middle School has 4.2 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 Roosevelt Junior High School, 5.5 miles away in Roosevelt ISD. There are 0 middle schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 62.9% |
| Hispanic | 34.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
| Black | 0.7% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
45.5% of students are girls and 54.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 65 |
| Grade 6 | 88 |
| Grade 7 | 70 |
| Grade 8 | 63 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
403 7th St, Idalou, TX 79329
Phone: (806)892-1900
Website: idalouisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Idalou Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt Junior High School | Roosevelt ISD | 5.5 mi | 287 | 11.1 | 77.4% |
| Dunbar College Preparatory Academy | Lubbock ISD | 9.7 mi | 390 | 10.4 | 96.9% |
| New Deal Middle School | New Deal ISD | 10.2 mi | 226 | 10.2 | 66.4% |
| Lubbock County Juvenile Justice Center | Lubbock ISD | 11.3 mi | 57 | 6.3 | – |
| Cavazos Middle School | Lubbock ISD | 11.4 mi | 384 | 13.1 | 95.8% |
| Slaton Middle School | Lubbock ISD | 11.8 mi | 321 | 12.8 | 96.6% |
| Hutchinson Middle School | Lubbock ISD | 12.9 mi | 845 | 15 | 46.2% |
| Atkins Middle School | Lubbock ISD | 13.0 mi | 433 | 10.9 | 89.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Idalou ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idalou Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 412 |
| Idalou High School | High | 9–12 | 297 |