Lorenzo De Zavala Middle

Summary:

Lorenzo De Zavala Middle is a public middle school in Irving, Texas, serving 853 students in grades 6-8. Despite being part of the lower-ranked Irving Independent School District (ISD), the school consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic performance, particularly in STAAR test proficiency.

Lorenzo De Zavala Middle has a significantly higher Hispanic student population (80.42%) compared to the surrounding schools, which range from 45.84% to 88.77% Hispanic students. The school ranks highly in the state for its special education student performance, ranking 439 out of 1,815 Texas middle schools in 2022-2023, with a 4-star rating. Additionally, Lorenzo De Zavala Middle has maintained very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 0.3% over the past several years, which is lower than the surrounding schools like James Fannin Middle and Uplift Williams Preparatory Middle.

While Lorenzo De Zavala Middle is a strong performer, there are still areas for potential improvement, such as bringing its STAAR Mathematics proficiency closer to the state average and continuing to support its diverse student population. However, the school's academic achievements and low dropout rates suggest it has effective practices that could be valuable for other schools in the Irving ISD to learn from.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 707 W Pioneer Rd
       Irving, TX  75061


(972) 600-6000

District: Irving Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1445th of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,357 Help


Feeder schools for Lorenzo De Zavala Middle:

Elementary:    Haley J Elementary
    Lively Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  14.5 Help
Number of students:  846

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
84.9%
White:
7.8%
African American:
3.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  87.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Lorenzo De Zavala Middle ranks worse than 61.2% of middle schools in Texas. It also ranks first among 8 ranked middle schools in the Irving Independent School District (Isd)! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.48. (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: Hispanic (84.9%), White (7.8%), African American (3.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 87.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lorenzo De Zavala Middle is 14.5. 6 middle schools in the Irving 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 $10,357. 5 middle schools in the Irving Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lorenzo De Zavala Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Lorenzo De Zavala Middle 1445th of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See Lorenzo De Zavala Middle in the ranking list.)

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Irving Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Irving Independent School District (Isd) 822nd 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
2004 35.16 1186th 1573 24.6%
2005 30.96 1229th 1582 22.3%
2006 23.01 1349th 1585 14.9%
2007 23.03 1463rd 1684 13.1%
2008 41.56 1204th 1718 29.9%
2009 41.69 1233rd 1763 30.1%
2010 50.69 1060th 1803 41.2%
2011 55.73 949th 1895 49.9%
2012 37.82 1328th 1951 31.9%
2013 22.68 1676th 1973 15.1%
2014 24.88 1623rd 1987 18.3%
2015 39.69 1351st 2043 33.9%
2016 29.16 1567th 1987 21.1%
2017 32.54 1415th 2027 30.2%
2018 39.90 1243rd 2080 40.2%
2019 44.69 1162nd 2193 47.0%
2021 31.53 1542nd 2252 31.5%
2022 34.93 1478th 2254 34.4%
2023 36.68 1514th 2330 35.0%
2024 38.48 1445th 2361 38.8%
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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
2018 37.83 830th 1376 39.7%
2019 37.35 900th 1445 37.7%
2021 39.28 937th 1592 41.1%
2022 41.91 891st 1643 45.8%
2023 44.28 875th 1720 49.1%
2024 45.16 871st 1760 50.5%
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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 41.70 811th 1597 49.2%
2019 65.56 287th 1626 82.3%
2021 32.09 1234th 1712 27.9%
2022 34.65 1180th 1757 32.8%
2023 59.53 439th 1815 75.8%
2024 61.53 493rd 1881 73.8%
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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 48.61 943rd 2039 53.8%
2019 54.17 784th 2073 62.2%
2021 40.40 1285th 2172 40.8%
2022 42.35 1255th 2220 43.5%
2023 43.14 1268th 2251 43.7%
2024 48.21 1030th 2224 53.7%
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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 42.71 1140th 2008 43.2%
2019 45.16 1090th 2047 46.8%
2021 29.92 1562nd 2151 27.4%
2022 29.69 1644th 2221 26.0%
2023 38.03 1417th 2241 36.8%
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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 41.94 1017th 1430 28.9%
2019 35.28 1127th 1446 22.1%
2021 28.51 1202nd 1501 19.9%
2022 32.73 1184th 1488 20.4%
2023 55.78 833rd 1481 43.8%
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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 41.20 1136th 2008 43.4%
2019 50.45 842nd 2058 59.1%
2021 45.94 1003rd 2118 52.6%
2022 44.96 1069th 2182 51.0%
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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 36.97 1290th 2030 36.5%
2019 41.67 1164th 2069 43.7%
2021 33.85 1424th 2168 34.3%
2022 39.55 1329th 2228 40.4%
2023 35.04 1490th 2245 33.6%
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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 46.79 355th 587 39.5%
2019 47.35 366th 594 38.4%
2021 38.63 400th 589 32.1%
2022 68.65 176th 606 71.0%
2023 66.39 202nd 616 67.2%
2024 59.48 266th 612 56.5%
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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 42.99 613th 1167 47.5%
2019 48.20 535th 1193 55.2%
2021 47.12 546th 1213 55.0%
2022 64.63 296th 1251 76.3%
2023 51.11 530th 1273 58.4%
2024 52.34 490th 1271 61.4%
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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 45.92 945th 1895 50.1%
2019 50.37 864th 1935 55.3%
2021 36.03 1316th 2043 35.6%
2022 39.09 1259th 2077 39.4%
2023 41.57 1238th 2116 41.5%
2024 44.48 1103rd 2108 47.7%
See the entire list of Best Texas Middle Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for Native American students at Lorenzo De Zavala Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.27 22nd 41 46.3%
2019 60.17 16th 41 61.0%
2021 37.66 15th 28 46.4%
2022 17.16 39th 40 2.5%
2023 13.32 34th 35 2.9%
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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 30.72 1275th 1673 23.8%
2019 33.06 1230th 1684 27.0%
2021 32.21 1272nd 1700 25.2%
2022 39.25 1105th 1723 35.9%
2023 31.18 1346th 1749 23.0%
2024 37.11 1163rd 1724 32.5%
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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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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
2002 250 58 21 613 5 n/a n/a 0 947
2003 250 58 21 613 5 n/a n/a 0 947
2004 256 54 24 641 4 n/a n/a 0 979
2005 246 47 20 630 5 n/a n/a 0 948
2006 198 61 18 686 4 n/a n/a 0 967
2007 169 61 13 732 6 n/a n/a 0 981
2008 129 47 11 707 4 n/a n/a 0 898
2009 112 48 12 742 3 n/a n/a 0 917
2010 109 50 15 740 1 n/a n/a 0 915
2011 86 46 12 799 1 0 7 0 951
2012 84 52 14 741 3 1 3 0 898
2013 67 46 13 697 9 1 6 0 839
2014 71 40 16 649 15 3 6 0 800
2015 79 54 13 691 14 2 7 0 860
2016 70 60 12 675 13 1 7 0 838
2017 83 59 14 735 15 1 5 0 912
2018 85 41 18 697 14 1 5 0 861
2019 88 40 19 758 18 1 4 0 928
2020 99 33 15 783 45 2 2 0 979
2021 100 51 17 751 57 0 3 0 979
2022 83 46 16 688 47 0 3 0 883
2023 70 49 18 686 25 0 5 0 853
2024 66 30 17 718 8 1 6 0 846

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
2002 947 69.0 13.7 66
2003 947 69.0 13.7 66
2004 979 62.5 15.7 63.5
2005 948 60.8 15.6 66.8
2006 967 57.8 16.7 71.8
2007 981 58.9 16.7 77.8
2008 898 69.0 13.0 78.1
2009 917 70.0 13.1 78.2
2010 915 71.5 12.8 84.2
2011 951 72.0 13.2 86.2
2012 898 63.7 14.0 87.3
2013 839 62.9 13.3 85.9
2014 800 63.1 12.6 86.3
2015 860 63.0 13.6 87.7
2016 838 62.0 13.5 85.6
2017 912 61.1 14.9 81.7
2018 861 63.9 13.4 80.3
2019 928 60.3 15.3 77.7
2020 979 62.3 15.7 81.2
2021 979 65.4 14.9 84.1
2022 883 65.5 13.4 89.9
2023 853 60.6 14.0 86
2024 846 58.1 14.5 87.9

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
2002 947 69.0 13.7 66
2003 947 69.0 13.7 66
2004 979 62.5 15.7 63.5
2005 948 60.8 15.6 66.8
2006 967 57.8 16.7 71.8
2007 981 58.9 16.7 77.8
2008 898 69.0 13.0 78.1
2009 917 70.0 13.1 78.2
2010 915 71.5 12.8 84.2
2011 951 72.0 13.2 86.2
2012 898 63.7 14.0 87.3
2013 839 62.9 13.3 85.9
2014 800 63.1 12.6 86.3
2015 860 63.0 13.6 87.7
2016 838 62.0 13.5 85.6
2017 912 61.1 14.9 81.7
2018 861 63.9 13.4 80.3
2019 928 60.3 15.3 77.7
2020 979 62.3 15.7 81.2
2021 979 65.4 14.9 84.1
2022 883 65.5 13.4 89.9
2023 853 60.6 14.0 86
2024 846 58.1 14.5 87.9

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.
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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 $1,177 (12.3%) $8,370 (87.7%) $9,547
2020 $1,080 (11.5%) $8,313 (88.5%) $9,393
2021 $1,422 (13.7%) $8,935 (86.3%) $10,357

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 1162nd of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 1514th of 2330 Middle schools
 12%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (Lorenzo De Zavala Middle)2538
 13%
   6th Grade Reading (Irving Independent School District (Isd))2534
 9%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Lorenzo De Zavala Middle)3729
 8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Irving Independent School District (Isd))2925
 4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Lorenzo De Zavala Middle)3844
 6%
   7th Grade Reading (Irving Independent School District (Isd))3537
 2%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Lorenzo De Zavala Middle)5627
 29%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Irving Independent School District (Isd))4021
 19%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (Lorenzo De Zavala Middle)3440
 6%
   8th Grade Reading (Irving Independent School District (Isd))3436
 2%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Lorenzo De Zavala Middle)5232
 20%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Irving Independent School District (Isd))4633
 13%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (Lorenzo De Zavala Middle)4042
 2%
   8th Grade Science (Irving Independent School District (Isd))3828
 10%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Lorenzo De Zavala Middle)3729
 8%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Irving Independent School District (Isd))2215
 7%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (Lorenzo De Zavala Middle)9790
 7%
   End of Course Algebra I (Irving Independent School District (Isd))7328
 45%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Lorenzo De Zavala Middle)9188
 3%
   End of Course Biology (Irving Independent School District (Isd))5944
 15%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Lorenzo De Zavala Middle)9492
 2%
   End of Course English I Reading (Irving Independent School District (Isd))4443
 1%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students928853
 8.1%
African American4049
 22.5%
American Indian1825
 38.9%
Asian1918
 5.3%
Hispanic758686
 9.5%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White8870
 20.5%
Two or More Races45
 25%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients77.7%86%
 8.4%


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Students at Lorenzo De Zavala Middle are 85% Hispanic, 8% White, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 846 students attended Lorenzo De Zavala Middle.

Lorenzo De Zavala Middle ranks 1445th of 2361 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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