Idalou Middle

Idalou Middle sits in a small, tight-knit farming community just east of Lubbock, where Friday night football and a genuine sense of small-town pride run deep. The school punches well above its size, landing in the top fifth of Texas middle schools with particularly strong math scores — a good sign for families who want rigorous academics without the anonymity of a big-city campus. Families drawn to wide-open West Texas spaces, a close community feel, and teachers who actually know their students by name will feel right at home here.