Lorenzo De Zavala Middle

Summary:

Lorenzo De Zavala Middle is a public middle school in Amarillo, Texas, serving around 410 students in grades 5-8 and part of the Amarillo Independent School District. This exceptional school consistently ranks among the top 15% of middle schools in Texas, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and exceptional performance on STAAR assessments that far surpasses district and state averages.

Lorenzo De Zavala Middle's academic excellence is particularly noteworthy in mathematics, where proficiency rates range from 65.14% to 72.53%, compared to the district's 13.27% to 53.68% and the state's 31.89% to 48.96%. The school also excels in science, social studies, and Algebra I, with proficiency rates that significantly outperform nearby schools like Bonham Middle, Crockett Middle, and Austin Middle within the Amarillo Independent School District. In contrast, the nearby River Road Middle lags behind Lorenzo De Zavala Middle in several key metrics.

While Lorenzo De Zavala Middle excels in supporting the academic achievement of many student subgroups, including female students, African American students, and special education students, the school's relatively weaker performance for English Language Learner (ELL) students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds suggests a need for targeted interventions and support to ensure equitable outcomes for all students. Overall, Lorenzo De Zavala Middle is an exceptional institution that delivers high-quality education and exceptional academic outcomes for its diverse student population.


Detail:

Public 5-8

 2801 N Coulter St
       Amarillo, TX  79124


(806) 326-3400

District: Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
325th of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,222 Help


Students who attend Lorenzo De Zavala Middle usually attend:

High:    Amtech Career Academy
    Tascosa High School

Feeder schools for Lorenzo De Zavala Middle:

Elementary:    Woodlands Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  15.2 Help
Number of students:  410

Racial breakdown:

White:
54.9%
Hispanic:
27.3%
African American:
7.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  32.4% Help


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Compare Details Lorenzo De Zavala Middle ranks better than 86.2% of middle schools in Texas. It also ranks 2nd among 9 ranked middle schools in the Amarillo Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 79.86. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (54.9%), Hispanic (27.3%), African American (7.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 32.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Amarillo Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lorenzo De Zavala Middle is 15.2. 8 middle schools in the Amarillo Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lorenzo De Zavala Middle is $10,222, which is the 6th highest among 9 middle schools in the Amarillo Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lorenzo De Zavala Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Lorenzo De Zavala Middle 325th of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See Lorenzo De Zavala Middle in the ranking list.)

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Amarillo Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Amarillo Independent School District (Isd) 442nd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Lorenzo De Zavala Middle

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Rank History for all students at Lorenzo De Zavala Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 82.14 126th 1684 92.5%
2008 81.64 124th 1718 92.8%
2009 82.28 97th 1763 94.5%
2010 84.06 30th 1803 98.3%
2011 78.55 147th 1895 92.2%
2012 89.19 83rd 1951 95.7%
2013 87.94 89th 1973 95.5%
2014 87.89 102nd 1987 94.9%
2015 87.28 115th 2043 94.4%
2016 80.56 266th 1987 86.6%
2017 83.57 234th 2027 88.5%
2018 87.59 178th 2080 91.4%
2019 86.34 214th 2193 90.2%
2021 88.73 167th 2252 92.6%
2022 85.18 221st 2254 90.2%
2023 83.83 259th 2330 88.9%
2024 79.86 325th 2361 86.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lorenzo De Zavala Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 44.49 868th 1720 49.5%
2024 55.92 603rd 1760 65.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Lorenzo De Zavala Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.44 137th 1597 91.4%
2019 75.13 164th 1626 89.9%
2021 81.03 100th 1712 94.2%
2022 76.34 160th 1757 90.9%
2023 42.75 909th 1815 49.9%
2024 85.26 93rd 1881 95.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lorenzo De Zavala Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.21 333rd 2039 83.7%
2019 61.34 598th 2073 71.2%
2021 53.35 851st 2172 60.8%
2022 52.44 908th 2220 59.1%
2023 56.20 813th 2251 63.9%
2024 68.31 441st 2224 80.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Lorenzo De Zavala Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.58 248th 2008 87.6%
2019 83.86 223rd 2047 89.1%
2021 90.76 122nd 2151 94.3%
2022 85.75 201st 2221 91.0%
2023 83.34 249th 2241 88.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Lorenzo De Zavala Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.66 282nd 1430 80.3%
2019 77.25 173rd 1446 88.0%
2021 80.62 153rd 1501 89.8%
2022 77.12 208th 1488 86.0%
2023 74.39 271st 1481 81.7%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Lorenzo De Zavala Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.58 169th 2008 91.6%
2019 78.41 188th 2058 90.9%
2021 77.43 198th 2118 90.7%
2022 49.27 903rd 2182 58.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Lorenzo De Zavala Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.98 146th 2030 92.8%
2019 86.22 202nd 2069 90.2%
2021 84.03 227th 2168 89.5%
2022 82.65 264th 2228 88.2%
2023 82.06 271st 2245 87.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Lorenzo De Zavala Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.74 238th 587 59.5%
2019 78.19 93rd 594 84.3%
2021 23.51 504th 589 14.4%
2022 29.56 484th 606 20.1%
2023 34.83 469th 616 23.9%
2024 52.47 331st 612 45.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Lorenzo De Zavala Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.14 28th 1167 97.6%
2019 77.43 176th 1193 85.2%
2021 78.88 154th 1213 87.3%
2022 88.98 71st 1251 94.3%
2023 90.43 64th 1273 95.0%
2024 79.79 152nd 1271 88.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lorenzo De Zavala Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.14 303rd 1895 84.0%
2019 61.50 570th 1935 70.5%
2021 81.53 196th 2043 90.4%
2022 65.01 508th 2077 75.5%
2023 61.86 626th 2116 70.4%
2024 67.32 470th 2108 77.7%
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Rank History for White students at Lorenzo De Zavala Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.17 216th 1673 87.1%
2019 80.30 236th 1684 86.0%
2021 82.35 172nd 1700 89.9%
2022 83.70 153rd 1723 91.1%
2023 82.59 187th 1749 89.3%
2024 70.33 371st 1724 78.5%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Open Quote Well i went there for all four years and they have to best teachers you could ask for, all nice, and all willing to help you untill you get the information. One of thye benifits they have that it is small so you can really connect with everyone. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Lorenzo De Zavala Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2006 154 22 3 22 0 n/a n/a 0 201
2007 223 25 8 46 0 n/a n/a 0 302
2008 287 20 11 56 0 n/a n/a 0 374
2009 278 20 17 52 1 n/a n/a 0 368
2010 262 19 16 73 3 n/a n/a 0 373
2011 263 18 21 83 2 0 14 0 401
2012 252 18 34 79 2 0 18 0 403
2013 248 25 27 80 1 0 19 0 400
2014 252 20 32 76 1 0 17 0 398
2015 245 16 29 85 1 0 12 0 388
2016 251 26 23 93 2 0 9 0 404
2017 250 18 27 80 2 0 8 0 385
2018 284 20 24 80 2 0 10 0 420
2019 283 22 23 84 2 0 8 0 422
2020 282 23 25 83 2 0 11 0 426
2021 266 30 24 84 2 0 10 0 416
2022 253 30 23 101 1 0 11 0 419
2023 225 29 28 112 1 0 15 0 410

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lorenzo De Zavala Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2006 201 17.1 11.8 16.4
2007 302 24.0 12.6 24.5
2008 374 29.4 12.7 19.8
2009 368 29.7 12.4 17.4
2010 373 30.4 12.2 21.2
2011 401 30.5 13.1 23.7
2012 403 29.9 13.4 21.1
2013 400 29.3 13.6 25.3
2014 398 29.3 13.5 23.1
2015 388 29.0 13.3 23.2
2016 404 30.0 13.4 26.7
2017 385 28.9 13.3 25.5
2018 420 27.5 15.2 27.1
2019 422 26.0 16.2 28.9
2020 426 27.0 15.7 28.6
2021 416 26.8 15.5 26.2
2022 419 28.7 14.5 25.5
2023 410 26.9 15.2 32.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Lorenzo De Zavala Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2006 201 17.1 11.8 16.4
2007 302 24.0 12.6 24.5
2008 374 29.4 12.7 19.8
2009 368 29.7 12.4 17.4
2010 373 30.4 12.2 21.2
2011 401 30.5 13.1 23.7
2012 403 29.9 13.4 21.1
2013 400 29.3 13.6 25.3
2014 398 29.3 13.5 23.1
2015 388 29.0 13.3 23.2
2016 404 30.0 13.4 26.7
2017 385 28.9 13.3 25.5
2018 420 27.5 15.2 27.1
2019 422 26.0 16.2 28.9
2020 426 27.0 15.7 28.6
2021 416 26.8 15.5 26.2
2022 419 28.7 14.5 25.5
2023 410 26.9 15.2 32.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Lorenzo De Zavala Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $962 (10.5%) $8,222 (89.5%) $9,184
2020 $917 (9.7%) $8,509 (90.3%) $9,425
2021 $1,446 (14.1%) $8,776 (85.9%) $10,222

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Lorenzo De Zavala Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 214th of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 259th of 2330 Middle schools
 1.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
5th Grade Reading (Lorenzo De Zavala Middle)7979
   5th Grade Reading (Amarillo Independent School District (Isd))5358
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Lorenzo De Zavala Middle)7663
 13%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Amarillo Independent School District (Isd))6455
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Lorenzo De Zavala Middle)7157
 14%
   5th Grade Science (Amarillo Independent School District (Isd))5335
 18%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%
6th Grade Reading (Lorenzo De Zavala Middle)5869
 11%
   6th Grade Reading (Amarillo Independent School District (Isd))3148
 17%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Lorenzo De Zavala Middle)7141
 30%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Amarillo Independent School District (Isd))4835
 13%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Lorenzo De Zavala Middle)6980
 11%
   7th Grade Reading (Amarillo Independent School District (Isd))4348
 5%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Lorenzo De Zavala Middle)3036
 6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Amarillo Independent School District (Isd))2318
 5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (Lorenzo De Zavala Middle)7481
 7%
   8th Grade Reading (Amarillo Independent School District (Isd))5052
 2%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Lorenzo De Zavala Middle)7888
 10%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Amarillo Independent School District (Isd))6556
 9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (Lorenzo De Zavala Middle)7163
 8%
   8th Grade Science (Amarillo Independent School District (Isd))5245
 7%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Lorenzo De Zavala Middle)4654
 8%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Amarillo Independent School District (Isd))3028
 2%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (Lorenzo De Zavala Middle)100100
   End of Course Algebra I (Amarillo Independent School District (Isd))6057
 3%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students422410
 2.8%
African American2229
 31.8%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian2328
 21.7%
Hispanic84112
 33.3%
Pacific Islander00
White283225
 20.5%
Two or More Races815
 87.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients28.9%32.4%
 3.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Lorenzo De Zavala Middle

Students who attend Lorenzo De Zavala Middle usually go on to attend Amtech Career Academy

Lorenzo De Zavala Middle ranks 325th of 2361 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Lorenzo De Zavala Middle are 55% White, 27% Hispanic, 7% African American, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 410 students attended Lorenzo De Zavala Middle.


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