Lubbock County Juvenile Justice Center
Public middle school in Lubbock, Texas · Lubbock ISD · Grades 5–11
Lubbock County Juvenile Justice Center serves 57 students in grades 5–11 in Lubbock (Lubbock County). It is one of 47 schools in Lubbock ISD. By enrollment it is the 1699th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 6.3 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 ÷ 9 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–11 |
| District | Lubbock ISD |
| County | Lubbock County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 482850008328 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Lubbock ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 57 | 24,133 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 6.3 | 13.9 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | 72.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 1% 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.
Lubbock County Juvenile Justice Center in context
Size
Of the 10 middle schools in Lubbock ISD, Lubbock County Juvenile Justice Center is the smallest, with 0.2% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 4 miles away and have a median of 415 students, so Lubbock County Juvenile Justice Center is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
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 9 with 23 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 1, against an average of 8 per grade. This year grade 11 has 500% more students than grade 5 (6 against 1). 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 57.9% of enrollment, a lower share than across Lubbock ISD (61%). Black students are next, at 24.6%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Lubbock County Juvenile Justice Center has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 6.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 57 students would have about 4 teachers, so Lubbock County Juvenile Justice Center has 5 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 city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other middle school is Cavazos Middle School, 1.4 miles away in the same district. There are 6 middle schools within 5 miles and 15 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 57.9% |
| Black | 24.6% |
| White | 15.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.8% |
19.3% of students are girls and 80.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 1 |
| Grade 6 | 1 |
| Grade 7 | 1 |
| Grade 8 | 8 |
| Grade 9 | 23 |
| Grade 10 | 17 |
| Grade 11 | 6 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2025 N Akron Ave, Lubbock, TX 79415
Phone: (806)219-2700
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lubbock County Juvenile Justice Center. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cavazos Middle School | Lubbock ISD | 1.4 mi | 384 | 13.1 | 95.8% |
| Hutchinson Middle School | Lubbock ISD | 3.7 mi | 845 | 15 | 46.2% |
| Mackenzie Middle School | Lubbock ISD | 3.9 mi | 413 | 11.6 | 90.1% |
| Slaton Middle School | Lubbock ISD | 3.9 mi | 321 | 12.8 | 96.6% |
| Commander William C McCool Academy | Lubbock ISD | 4.1 mi | 416 | 15.5 | 56.5% |
| Dunbar College Preparatory Academy | Lubbock ISD | 4.8 mi | 390 | 10.4 | 96.9% |
| Atkins Middle School | Lubbock ISD | 5.3 mi | 433 | 10.9 | 89.1% |
| Evans Middle School | Lubbock ISD | 5.7 mi | 773 | 14.2 | 55.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.