📍 5401 Ave U, Lubbock, Lubbock County, 79412
Atkins Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lubbock, Lubbock County. The school has 542 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ryan Rodriquez. It is part of the Lubbock Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 44.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Atkins Middle enrolls 542 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 44.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Hispanic or Latino, 12% White and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 401 | 74% |
| White | 63 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 61 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
471 of the school's 542 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 459 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Atkins Middle 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.
Atkins Middle 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 542 students, Atkins Middle is close to the district average of about 493 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large