Commander William C Mccool Academy
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Lubbock, Texas
Commander William C Mccool Academy in Lubbock, Texas enrolled 416 students in 2024-25 with 26.8 full-time teachers, 15.5 students per teacher against the Texas middle-school median of 14.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 60-64% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 49% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%
450 students in 2022-23, 417 students in 2023-24, 416 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.3 to 26.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 450 | 30.3 | 14.9 |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 30.1 | 13.9 |
| 2024-25 | 416 | 26.8 | 15.5 |
15.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 67 of every 100 Texas middle schools
Among the 1,666 Texas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.3; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 194 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Commander William C Mccool Academy enrolled 388 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 49 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 194 of the 388 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions49
- Chronically absent9.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
56.3% of students were Hispanic, 28.1% White, 10.6% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic56.3%
- White28.1%
- Black10.6%
- Two or more races2.4%
- Asian2.2%
- Pacific Islander0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Commander William C Mccool Academy scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading in 2021-22 and 49% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 60‑64% | 48% | 52% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 49% | 36% (2021-22) | 43.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Lubbock
16 public middle schools in Lubbock report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lubbock-Cooper Middle | 901 | 13.4 | 27.7% |
| Lubbock-Cooper Laura Bush Middle | 857 | 12.2 | 20.5% |
| Hutchinson Middle | 845 | 15.0 | 44.4% |
| Heritage Middle | 821 | 17.0 | 32.3% |
| Evans Middle | 773 | 14.2 | 53.9% |
| Terra Vista Middle | 760 | 13.9 | 50.7% |
| Irons Middle | 636 | 11.7 | 66.8% |
| Atkins Middle | 433 | 10.9 | 88.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Commander William C Mccool Academy
- Hutchinson MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.7 miles away: 845 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
- Evans MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 1.8 miles away: 773 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Compare Commander William C Mccool Academy with Hutchinson MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lubbock ISD spends per student$12,692 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,692
- The largest public schools in TexasCommander William C Mccool Academy is the number 1,203 by size of 1,691 Texas middle schools open in 2024-25.#1,203 of 1,691
- Texas schools by students per teacher15.5 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.3 for middle schools.15.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Commander William C Mccool Academy
How many students attend Commander William C Mccool Academy?
416 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 450 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Lubbock, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Commander William C Mccool Academy?
15.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for middle schools is 14.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Commander William C Mccool Academy a Title I school?
Commander William C Mccool Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Commander William C Mccool Academy do on state tests?
The students tested at Commander William C Mccool Academy scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading in 2021-22 and 49% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Commander William C Mccool Academy in?
Lubbock ISD, NCES district ID 4828500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 482850014064 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.