Public schools in Lubbock, TX
Lubbock has 78 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 15 high, 16 middle, 45 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 41,162 students. They are run by 11 districts and agencies; Lubbock ISD runs 48 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 11 districts and agencies that run Lubbock's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Lubbock | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lubbock ISD | 48 | 25,247 | $12,692 |
| Lubbock-Cooper ISD | 10 | 7,750 | $10,369 |
| Frenship ISD | 9 | 11,165 | $10,058 |
| Roosevelt ISD | 3 | 1,175 | $12,433 |
| Premier High Schools | 2 | 7,117 | $10,443 |
| Texas Tech University K-12 | 1 | 735 | not reported |
| Harmony Science Academy | 1 | 4,967 | $11,455 |
| Rise Academy | 1 | 297 | $10,165 |
| Betty M Condra School for Education Innovation | 1 | 175 | $19,411 |
| Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen) | 1 | 1,693 | $9,097 |
| Triumph Public High Schools-Lubbock | 1 | 226 | $7,615 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
15 high schools in Lubbock, 10,266 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey High School | 2,117 | 15.5 | 64.8% | Lubbock ISD |
| Lubbock High School | 1,927 | 16.2 | 52.3% | Lubbock ISD |
| Coronado High School | 1,878 | 14.7 | 63.3% | Lubbock ISD |
| Lubbock-Cooper High School | 1,856 | 11.5 | 24.2% | Lubbock-Cooper ISD |
| Estacado High School | 787 | 12.1 | 87.8% | Lubbock ISD |
| Talkington School for Young Women Leaders | 450 | 11.5 | 40.4% | Lubbock ISD |
| Roosevelt High School | 332 | 8.9 | 75.6% | Roosevelt ISD |
| Premier H S of Lubbock | 175 | 28.5 | 76.6% | Premier High Schools |
| Richard Milburn Academy Lubbock | 155 | 21.0 | 74.8% | Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen) |
| Premier H S - Lubbock (Briercroft) | 140 | 21.0 | 92.9% | Premier High Schools |
The other 5 high schools
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthews Academy | 140 | 11.3 | 87.1% | Lubbock ISD |
| Triumph Public High Schools-Lubbock | 133 | 22.8 | not reported | Triumph Public High Schools-Lubbock |
| Priority Intervention Academy | 101 | 8.4 | 91.1% | Lubbock ISD |
| Lubbock-Cooper New Hope Academy | 67 | 13.4 | 37.3% | Lubbock-Cooper ISD |
| Lubbock Co J J a E P | 8 | 2.3 | 92.3% | Lubbock ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
16 middle schools in Lubbock, 8,295 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lubbock-Cooper Middle | 901 | 13.4 | 27.7% | Lubbock-Cooper ISD |
| Lubbock-Cooper Laura Bush Middle | 857 | 12.2 | 20.5% | Lubbock-Cooper ISD |
| Hutchinson Middle | 845 | 15.0 | 44.4% | Lubbock ISD |
| Heritage Middle | 821 | 17.0 | 32.3% | Frenship ISD |
| Evans Middle | 773 | 14.2 | 53.9% | Lubbock ISD |
| Terra Vista Middle | 760 | 13.9 | 50.7% | Frenship ISD |
| Irons Middle | 636 | 11.7 | 66.8% | Lubbock ISD |
| Atkins Middle | 433 | 10.9 | 88.7% | Lubbock ISD |
| Commander William C Mccool Academy | 416 | 15.5 | 55.0% | Lubbock ISD |
| Mackenzie Middle | 413 | 11.6 | 88.4% | Lubbock ISD |
The other 6 middle schools
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunbar College Preparatory Academy | 390 | 10.4 | 96.4% | Lubbock ISD |
| Cavazos Middle | 384 | 13.1 | 94.8% | Lubbock ISD |
| Slaton Middle | 321 | 12.8 | 95.6% | Lubbock ISD |
| Roosevelt Junior High | 287 | 11.1 | 76.0% | Roosevelt ISD |
| Lubbock Co Juvenile Justice Ctr | 57 | 6.3 | not reported | Lubbock ISD |
| L C Y C | 1 | not reported | not reported | Lubbock-Cooper ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
45 elementary schools in Lubbock, 21,819 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lubbock-Cooper East Elementary | 857 | 15.2 | 37.8% | Lubbock-Cooper ISD |
| Lubbock-Cooper North Elementary | 826 | 12.5 | 39.5% | Lubbock-Cooper ISD |
| Lubbock-Cooper Central Elementary | 763 | 12.8 | 15.6% | Lubbock-Cooper ISD |
| Willow Bend Elementary | 749 | 16.2 | 55.4% | Frenship ISD |
| Lubbock-Cooper South Elementary | 708 | 13.2 | 33.3% | Lubbock-Cooper ISD |
| Oak Ridge Elementary | 678 | 16.5 | 40.1% | Frenship ISD |
| Miller Elementary | 675 | 16.9 | 40.3% | Lubbock ISD |
| Upland Heights Elementary | 652 | 16.7 | 34.4% | Frenship ISD |
| Lubbock-Cooper West Elementary | 624 | 13.0 | 21.0% | Lubbock-Cooper ISD |
| Westwind Elementary | 613 | 16.6 | 52.2% | Frenship ISD |
The other 35 elementary schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 other schools in Lubbock, 782 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech University K-12 | 729 | 18.7 | not reported | Texas Tech University K-12 |
| Homebound | 53 | 5.9 | not reported | Lubbock ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Lubbock's public schools compare with Texas's
The median Lubbock school has 13.9 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Texas median of 14.5. 77% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 70% across the state. Its median school enrolls 446 students (state 507).
| Lubbock | Texas | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 13.9 | 14.5 |
| Median school size (students) | 446 | 507 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 77% | 70% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 73% | 52% |
| Charter schools | 9.0% | 11% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 78 Lubbock schools and the 8,846 Texas schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Lubbock
- Lubbock ISDRuns 48 of Lubbock's 78 public schools and spent $12,692 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,692
- Monterey High School, the largest high school in Lubbock2,117 students in 2024-25, 15.5 per teacher.2,117
- Compare Lubbock ISD with Lubbock-Cooper ISDLubbock's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in TexasTexas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Lubbock addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Lubbock
How many public schools are in Lubbock, TX?
78 public schools with an address in Lubbock were open in 2024-25: 15 high, 16 middle, 45 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 41,162 students. 7 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Lubbock?
Monterey High School, with 2,117 students in 2024-25 (Lubbock ISD).Which districts run Lubbock's schools?
Lubbock ISD (48 schools), Lubbock-Cooper ISD (10 schools), Frenship ISD (9 schools), Roosevelt ISD (3 schools), and 7 more. A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25