📍 1602 32nd St, Lubbock, Lubbock County, 79411
Slaton Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lubbock, Lubbock County. The school has 355 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lubbock Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1. 16% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Slaton Middle enrolls 355 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Hispanic or Latino, 13% Black or African American and 7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 278 | 78% |
| Black or African American | 46 | 13% |
| White | 25 | 7% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
341 of the school's 355 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 334 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Slaton 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.
Slaton 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 355 students, Slaton Middle 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