📍 5214 79th St, Lubbock, Lubbock County, 79424
Irons Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lubbock, Lubbock County. The school has 815 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tommy Duncan. It is part of the Lubbock Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 58.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Irons Middle enrolls 815 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 58.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 27% White and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 451 | 55% |
| White | 217 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 107 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 8 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
576 of the school's 815 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 557 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Irons 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.
Irons 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 815 students, Irons Middle is larger than the district average of about 493 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large