📍 417 N Akron, Lubbock, Lubbock County, 79415
Matthews Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Lubbock, Lubbock County. The school has 103 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Carolyn Thompson. It is part of the Lubbock Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 11.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Matthews Academy enrolls 103 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 38% male and 62% female. A teaching staff of 11.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Hispanic or Latino, 25% Black or African American and 7.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 66 | 64% |
| Black or African American | 26 | 25% |
| White | 8 | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 2.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
101 of the school's 103 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 99 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Matthews Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 28, state house district 84.
Matthews Academy is one of 49 schools in LUBBOCK ISD, based in LUBBOCK, Texas. The district serves 24,133 students district-wide and employs 1,887 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 103 students, Matthews Academy is smaller than the district average of about 493 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large