BAYLESS EL

BAYLESS EL is a mid-sized primary school in LUBBOCK, Texas, overseen by LUBBOCK ISD. The school caters to 469 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 49 schools in LUBBOCK ISD (24,237 students total), BAYLESS EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, BAYLESS EL reports that 69% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 16% Black, 9% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 36% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, BAYLESS EL shows 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 95% of students at BAYLESS EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Lubbock County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BAYLESS EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.4%; this one delivers 44.2%.

Across the wider county, Lubbock County reports that the typical household earns roughly $64,155 per year, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. BAYLESS EL is one of 110 public schools in Lubbock County (combined enrollment of about 52,301 students).

ATKINS MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BAYLESS EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BAYLESS EL at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 36.4%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 22%: 601 students in 2018 compared to 469 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 21% to 16%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.