Talkington School for Young Women Leaders
Public high school in Lubbock, Texas · Lubbock ISD · Grades 6–12
Talkington School for Young Women Leaders serves 450 students in grades 6–12 in Lubbock (Lubbock County). It is one of 47 schools in Lubbock ISD. By enrollment it is the 967th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 11.5 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 39.29 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Lubbock ISD |
| County | Lubbock County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482850011896 |
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 high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 450 | 24,133 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 11.5 | 13.9 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 42.4% | 72.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 30% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Talkington School for Young Women Leaders in context
Size
Talkington School for Young Women Leaders is the 5th largest of Lubbock ISD's 7 high schools; its 450 students are 1.9% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 3.3 miles away and have a median of 140 students, so Talkington School for Young Women Leaders is larger 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 88 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 36, against an average of 64 per grade. This year grade 12 has 42% fewer students than grade 6 (51 against 88). 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 43.3% of enrollment, a lower share than across Lubbock ISD (61%). White students are next, at 34.9%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
42.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 72.1% across Lubbock ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high 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
Talkington School for Young Women Leaders has 39.29 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 450 students would have about 32.1 teachers, so Talkington School for Young Women Leaders has 7.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
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 high school is Estacado High School, 0.4 miles away in the same district. There are 8 high 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 | 43.3% |
| White | 34.9% |
| Black | 11.6% |
| Asian | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
100% of students are girls and 0% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 88 |
| Grade 7 | 76 |
| Grade 8 | 76 |
| Grade 9 | 43 |
| Grade 10 | 80 |
| Grade 11 | 36 |
| Grade 12 | 51 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
415 N Ivory Ave, Lubbock, TX 79403
Phone: (806)219-2200
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Talkington School for Young Women Leaders. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estacado High School | Lubbock ISD | 0.4 mi | 787 | 12.1 | 90% |
| Priority Intervention Academy | Lubbock ISD | 2.1 mi | 101 | 8.4 | 91.1% |
| Lubbock High School | Lubbock ISD | 2.8 mi | 1,927 | 16.2 | 53.8% |
| Dupre Academy High School | Lubbock ISD | 2.9 mi | 140 | 11.3 | 88.6% |
| Triumph Public High Schools-Lubbock | Triumph Public High Schools-Lubbock | 3.8 mi | 133 | 22.8 | – |
| Premier H S - Lubbock (Briercroft) | Premier High Schools | 4.4 mi | 140 | 21 | 92.9% |
| Texasworks - Lubbock-Briercroft | Texas Works | 4.4 mi | 19 | 11.3 | – |
| Richard Milburn Academy Lubbock | Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen) | 4.6 mi | 155 | 21 | 81.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.