📍 300 W Jean St, Slaton, Lubbock County, 79364
Slaton J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Slaton, Lubbock County. The school has 264 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kayla Overstreet. It is part of the Slaton Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Slaton J H enrolls 264 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Hispanic or Latino, 28% White and 4.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 174 | 66% |
| White | 74 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 4.5% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
189 of the school's 264 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 189 qualify for free lunch and 0 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 J H is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 83.
Slaton J H is one of 5 schools in SLATON ISD, based in SLATON, Texas. The district serves 1,271 students district-wide and employs 114 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 264 students, Slaton J H is close to the district average of about 254 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant