📍 601 S Walnut, Idalou, Lubbock County, 79329
Idalou H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Idalou, Lubbock County. The school has 278 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jerry Estrada. It is part of the Idalou Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.5:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Idalou H S enrolls 278 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 37% Hispanic or Latino and 1.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 171 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 102 | 37% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
69 of the school's 278 students (25%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 56 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Idalou H S is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 28, state house district 83.
Idalou H S is one of 3 schools in IDALOU ISD, based in IDALOU, Texas. The district serves 995 students district-wide and employs 83 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 278 students, Idalou H S is smaller than the district average of about 332 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant