Private, In-Home Tutoring in Lubbock, Texas

Jayne Ann Miller Elementary is located on 6705 Joliet Dr, Lubbock, TX 79413, Jayne Ann Miller Elementary covers grades PreK-5 and can be contacted at 806-219-8100.  Jayne Ann Miller Elementary was named after educator Jayne Anne Miller. She was born in 1950, and taught special education. After becoming a First Lady of Lubbock, she served as a volunteer in the community and received a Lifetime Membership in the Texas State PTA. The school moved into its current building in 2015, with a mission to empower and change the lives of its students. The curriculum taught at Jayne Ann Miller Elementary includes guidelines given by the state of Texas’ Essential Knowledge and Skills list (TEKS). For example, students in 4th grade reading be able to make inferences about a text and use evidence from the text to support their understanding. They should also be able to summarize the meaning and make connections between texts. For more information on how SchoolTutoring can help with your child’s success in reading, please contact us.

Hutchinson Middle School is located on 3102 Canton Ave, Lubbock, TX 79410, Hutchinson Middle School covers grades 6-8 and can be contacted at 806-219-3800.  Hutchinson Middle School is one of the International Baccalaureate (IB) schools in the Lubbock Independent School District. The school is a magnet school with a focus on academics and fine arts. The IB program is an academically challenging program that strives to help students better problem solvers with global mindsets. Hutchinson Middle School was named after Dr. J. T. Hutchinson, who came to Lubbock in the early 1900s to practice medicine. He helped to establish the Lubbock Sanitarium which later developed into the Covenant Medical Center. He also served on the Board of Trustees at Lubbock Public Schools from 1914-1947. In 2018, the school celebrated its 70th anniversary. The school offers a wide variety of arts classes including dance, photography, creative writing, band, visual production and digital media. Students in the IB program are required to take classes in 8 core subject areas each year of middle school. These subjects are math, science, individuals and societies, language and literature, physical and health education, language acquisitions, design and the arts. To find out more about the math, science, English, and social studies tutoring we offer, please contact us.

Lubbock High School is located on 2004 19th St, Lubbock, TX 79401, Lubbock High School covers grades 9-12 and can be contacted at 210-738-9830. Lubbock High School was originally founded in 1891, making it the oldest high school in Lubbock. In the 2015-2016 school year, the enrollment at the school was 2,017 students. In 1996, Lubbock High School earned the title of a Blue Ribbon School for its high level of student achievement. Today, the school offers an IB program for its students. The IB program teaches students to make connections between the real world and the classroom and helps them prepare for university or college. At the end of grade 12, students in the IB program take IB exams. Depending on how well they score in these exams, they could qualify for college credit. Lubbock High School is known for its LEAP (Lubbock Exemplary Academic Program). Students who wish to qualify for this program must have a minimum 3.5 GPA and have passed all portions of STAAR. Students in the LEAP can take IB or Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Challenging programs can be beneficial as they give your child a head start in college, while also providing them with life skills they can use to help them become better citizens. For more information on the one-on-one tutoring SchoolTutoring Academy offers, please contact us.

Educating Our Parents: Understanding the Lubbock District Curriculum

Through the literacy programs, students learn phonemic awareness, vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency. The following years, the students are presented with a variety of genre and they learn about the author’s voice and the elements of a story. Through research projects, and other curriculum, students learn how to use literature as a tools to assist them in writing informational material.

The Mathematics curriculum at Lubbock schools also uses Instation to help teach students. The instruction includes skill-based diagnostic tests. With the basics that have been learned through this program, students are prepared to face the advanced math they will need to take in middle and high school. Here students will learn to take their algebraic and geometry skills, as well as others, and expand them as they take classes in these areas and calculus and trigonometry.

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Lubbock is located in the Northwestern part of Texas in Lubbock County. Lubbock’s nickname is the “Hub City”, derived from its reputation of being the economic, educational and health care hub of the South Plains region. The area of Lubbock is the largest contiguous cotton-growing region in the world, and is dependent on the Ogallala Aquifer for irrigation. In 2009, Lubbock was ranked in 12th place for the best place start a business by CNNMoney.com. The city is the home to Texas Tech University, the 6th largest college by enrollment in the state. The country of Lubbock was founded in 1876, and was named after Thomas Saltus Lubbock, a former Texas Ranger and brother of the governor of Texas during the civil war, Francis Lubbock. Today, the city covers an area of 123.6 square miles.

The city of Lubbock was originally a farming community, but has since grown to be more than just a farming city. Today, the city is famous for being the hometown of Buddy Holly and Waylon Jennings. Visitors to Lubbock can enjoy a variety of fine dining options, museums, and a rich arts and culture scene with live music performances and theatre.

Every year in September, the city hosts the National Cowboy Symposium and Celebration. This events celebrates the old west and cowboy culture. One popular event in the celebration is the horse parade.

As of 2017, the population of Lubbock was 253,888, making it the eleventh largest city in Texas. 23.5% of the population was under 18, 34.4% of the population was between 18-34, 21.1% was 35-54, 9.6% was 55-64 and 11.5% was over the age of 65. The median household income in the city was $45,499 in 2017.

Prairie Dog Town

In the early 1930s, Mr and Mrs Clapp trapped 2 pairs of black tailed prairie dogs and released them into the enclosure that would be Prairie Dog Town. They wanted to create a prairie dog town because at the time, the U.S. Government was killing prairie dogs at an alarming rate, leaving them at risk for being an endangered species. Now that the prairie dogs weren’t threatened by humans, their numbers in the town started growing exponentially. So, Mr. Clapp decided to donate some of the prairie dogs to qualified zoos, museums, parks and wildlife refuges.Today, the Prairie Dog Town is a protected colony in Mackenzie State Park.  The attraction is famous among locals and tourists, who come to see the happy prairie dogs run around and burrow.

Buddy Holly Center

The Buddy Holly Center is a performance and visual arts center named after rock and roll musician Buddy Holly. The center houses a collection of artifacts from his estate, including items from his childhood and professional career. The Texas Musician Hall of Fame, Lubbock Fine Arts Gallery and 3 additional art gallery spaces are also found in the Buddy Holly center. Some of the artifacts in the center are Buddy’s Fender Stratocaster and famous horn-rimmed glasses. The center also offers education and outreach services for youth, including workshops, classes and visiting artist programs.

National Ranching Heritage Center

The National Ranching Heritage Center is located on the campus of Texas Tech University. The center is a museum and outdoor park that showcases the history of ranching. It was first established in 1969 by the Ranching Heritage Association. Admission to the center is free for the public, and most visitors choose to do a self guided walking tour through the 19 acre park. Inside the grounds are almost fifty authentic ranch buildings from the late 18th to 20th century, such as homesteads, barns, schoolhouses and windmills. There are also 42 life sized steer sculptures inside the park

Interesting Facts

• Lubbock has more music venues per capita than any other city in Texas.
• Lubbock’s motto is “Lubbock – the giant side of Texas”.
• Lubbock’s  local football team has won 3 conference championships.
• The city of Lubbock was where the infamous “Lubbock Lights” were spotted. Some believe these lights were caused by UFOs.
• The mascot of the Texas Tech Football team is the Red Raider.