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Enrollment
435
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LUBBOCK ISD·NCES 482850012804
Alderson Elementary School
219 WALNUT AVE, LUBBOCK, TX 79403 · (806) 219-8000 · Lubbock County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL435 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
432 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 81 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 32% larger than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
42.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +8.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 30.0% | 24.0% | 34.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 15.0% | 31.0% | 42.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 42.0% | 27.0% |
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 36.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alderson Elementary School
Alderson Elementary School's state test result (28.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alderson Elementary School this school | 435 | 99.3% | 28.5% |
| Cook Jr Elementary School HOUSTON | 453 | 98.0% | 28.1% |
| Umphrey Lee Elementary School DALLAS | 447 | 97.8% | 37.5% |
| John Neely Bryan Elementary School DALLAS | 454 | 98.9% | 29.8% |
| Elmore Elementary School HOUSTON | 443 | 98.2% | 28.1% |
| Highland Hts Elementary School HOUSTON | 441 | 97.1% | 38.0% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alderson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Lubbock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #3,792 of 4,401 | #48 of 50 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #4,116 of 4,466 ▲ 33 | #48 of 52 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #3,479 of 4,466 ▲ 607 | #43 of 52 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 435 | #3,177 of 4,938 | #29 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #930 of 4,622 | #13 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.7% | #1,956 of 4,628 | #23 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #65 of 4,789 | #1 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.6% | #888 of 2,838 | #10 of 33 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
435
-26 (-6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 11.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 435 | 33 | 13.2:1 | 99% (432) |
| 2023-24 | 442 | 35.8 | 12.4:1 | 98% (433) |
| 2022-23 | 439 | 39.4 | 11.2:1 | 99% (436) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | 42 | 11.0:1 | 99% (455) |
| 2017-18 | 569 | 48 | 11.8:1 | 98% (559) |
| 2015-16 | 653 | 43 | 15.2:1 | 88% (577) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alderson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (569 to 435); teachers down 31% (48 to 33).
About Alderson Elementary School
Alderson Elementary School is an elementary school in LUBBOCK, Texas, reachable at (806) 219-8000. It reported 435 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
LUBBOCK ISD is responsible for 49 schools, Alderson Elementary School included, with 24,237 students in all.
The student body at Alderson Elementary School is 51% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 43% Black, 3% White, and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Lubbock County, the Hispanic share is about 36%. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at Alderson Elementary School are from different groups.
Alderson Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1, with 33 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 99% at Alderson Elementary School. Among public schools in Lubbock County, the average eligibility rate is 57%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Alderson Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 28.5% actual against 31.3% predicted.
For the population of Lubbock County, the median household earns about $64,155 a year, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Alderson Elementary School shares Lubbock County with 109 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Alderson Elementary School is closest to Rise Academy, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Alderson Elementary School ranks 3rd of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 28.5% against a local average of 37.1%.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 461 to 435, a 6% decline. Federal data show the ratio rising from 11.0:1 to 13.2:1.
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Lubbock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
318,884
Census ACS
Median income
$64,155
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
110
52,301 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LUBBOCK ISD
- Monterey High SchoolHigh · 2,117 students
- Lubbock High SchoolHigh · 1,927 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 1,878 students
- Hutchinson Middle SchoolMiddle · 845 students
- Estacado High SchoolHigh · 787 students
- Evans Middle SchoolMiddle · 773 students
Other schools in LUBBOCK
- Monterey High SchoolHigh · 2,117 students
- Lubbock High SchoolHigh · 1,927 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 1,878 students
- Lubbock-Cooper High SchoolHigh · 1,856 students
- Lubbock-Cooper Middle SchoolMiddle · 901 students
- Lubbock-Cooper East Elementary SchoolElementary · 857 students
Other Alderson Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Alderson Elementary. Alderson Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Alderson ElementaryAlderson, WV · 186 students
Nearby schools
- Rise Academy0.6 mi · 307
- Talkington School for Young Women Leaders0.8 mi · 450
- Estacado High School1.1 mi · 787
- Priority Intervention Academy1.6 mi · 101
- Dunbar College Preparatory Academy1.7 mi · 390
- Ervin Elementary School1.9 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About Alderson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Alderson Elementary School?
Alderson Elementary School enrolls approximately 435 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Alderson Elementary School serve?
Alderson Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Alderson Elementary School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Alderson Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Alderson Elementary School?
At Alderson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 51% Hispanic, 43% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Alderson Elementary School public or private?
Alderson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by LUBBOCK ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.