Dunbar College Preparatory Academy

Dunbar College Preparatory Academy is a middle school located in Lubbock, TX, serving grades 6–8 and approximately 430 students. Operated by Lubbock ISD, the campus sits about 2.4 miles from The Lubbock's newsroom and is part of The Lubbock's ongoing local education coverage.

The school employs roughly 42 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.2:1. That ratio is below the state average for TX, generally an indicator of smaller class sizes and more individualized instruction.

Dunbar College Preparatory Academy operates as a publicly funded charter school. These designations affect funding, enrollment policy, and the kinds of state and federal accountability measures the campus is subject to.

State accountability ratings for TEA are released annually and combine student achievement, growth, and closing-the-gaps metrics. The Lubbock publishes rating updates as soon as they become public each fall, with comparisons to nearby campuses and prior-year trends.

Middle school transitions matter: The Lubbock reports on Dunbar College Preparatory Academy's academic offerings, athletics, and feeder-pattern shifts that determine where graduates attend high school.

Tip about Dunbar College Preparatory Academy? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Dunbar College Preparatory Academy". For more education coverage, see thelubbock.org/schools or browse The Lubbock's latest reporting at thelubbock.org/news. This profile uses public data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and is updated annually as new federal filings are released.