Lockney Junior High School
Public middle school in Lockney, Texas · Lockney ISD · Grades 6–8
Lockney Junior High School serves 84 students in grades 6–8 in Lockney (Floyd County). It is one of 3 schools in Lockney ISD. By enrollment it is the 1686th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.3 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 ÷ 6.83 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Lockney ISD |
| County | Floyd County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482789003130 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Lockney ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 84 | 391 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.3 | 10.4 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 77.4% | 77.4% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 19% 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.
Lockney Junior High School in context
Size
Lockney Junior High School is the only middle school in Lockney ISD. Its 84 students are 21.5% of the district's 391. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 26.9 miles away and have a median of 171 students, so Lockney Junior High 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 6 with 31 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 25, against an average of 28 per grade. This year grade 8 has 19% fewer students than grade 6 (25 against 31). 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 82.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Lockney ISD (80.3%). White students are next, at 16.7%.
77.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 77.4% across Lockney 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
Lockney Junior High School has 6.83 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 84 students would have about 5.8 teachers, so Lockney Junior High School has 1 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, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is Floydada Collegiate Junior High School, 10.9 miles away in Floydada Collegiate ISD. No other middle school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 82.1% |
| White | 16.7% |
| Black | 1.2% |
51.2% of students are girls and 48.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 31 |
| Grade 7 | 28 |
| Grade 8 | 25 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
406 W Willow St, Lockney, TX 79241
Phone: (806)652-2236
Website: lockneyisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lockney Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floydada Collegiate Junior High School | Floydada Collegiate ISD | 10.9 mi | 147 | 14.9 | 75.5% |
| Plainview Intermediate School | Plainview ISD | 16.5 mi | 554 | 13.2 | 84.1% |
| Plainview Junior High School | Plainview ISD | 17.2 mi | 634 | 13.1 | 73.8% |
| Carr Middle School | Hale Center ISD | 23.3 mi | 161 | 9.8 | 79.5% |
| Abernathy Middle School | Abernathy ISD | 30.4 mi | 171 | 11.3 | 45.6% |
| Ralls Middle School | Ralls ISD | 30.6 mi | 90 | 9.7 | 78.9% |
| Tulia Junior High School | Tulia ISD | 34.0 mi | 170 | 7.5 | 87.1% |
| Idalou Middle School | Idalou ISD | 34.6 mi | 286 | 11.9 | 24.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Lockney ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockney Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 170 |
| Lockney High School | High | 9–12 | 130 |