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Enrollment
610
Elementary
DISTRICT 624 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRENSHIP ISD·NCES 481983011299
Bennett Elementary School
101 DONALD PRESTON DR, WOLFFORTH, TX 79382 · (806) 866-4443 · Lubbock County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL610 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
258 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 60 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 36% smaller than its 5th grade class (110).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
65.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 31.0% | 34.0% | 21.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 26.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% | 22.0% |
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 | 65.0% | 54.0% |
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.0% | 60.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 50.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Bennett Elementary School
Bennett Elementary School's state test result (55.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett Elementary School this school | 610 | 42.3% | 55.0% |
| Miller Elementary School LUBBOCK | 675 | 41.2% | 64.2% |
| Charter Oak Elementary School TEMPLE | 602 | 40.9% | 52.6% |
| Arlon R Seay Elementary School SPRING BRANCH | 623 | 39.6% | 58.5% |
| Falcon Ridge Elementary School HUFFMAN | 677 | 45.8% | 34.9% |
| Montgomery Elementary School MONTGOMERY | 672 | 40.2% | 55.1% |
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 Bennett Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Lubbock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,073 of 4,401 | #15 of 50 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,394 of 4,466 ▼ 111 | #17 of 52 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #1,021 of 4,466 ▼ 125 | #13 of 52 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.5pp | #522 of 3,998 | #3 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 610 | #1,540 of 4,938 | #11 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #1,497 of 4,622 | #22 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.4% | #1,657 of 4,628 | #17 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.3% | #3,864 of 4,789 | #41 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #2,163 of 2,838 | #26 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
610
-134 (-18%) vs 2020
-23% since 2010-11, when it was 789
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 610 | 43.7 | 14.0:1 | 42% (258) |
| 2023-24 | 915 | 53.3 | 17.2:1 | 44% (404) |
| 2022-23 | 876 | 54.3 | 16.1:1 | 43% (374) |
| 2020-21 | 744 | 46 | 16.2:1 | 41% (305) |
| 2017-18 | 667 | 44.7 | 14.9:1 | 36% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 780 | 49 | 15.9:1 | 44% (344) |
| 2010-11 | 789 | 54 | 14.6:1 | 39% (304) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bennett Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (667 to 610); teachers down 2% (44.7 to 43.7).
About Bennett Elementary School
Bennett Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in WOLFFORTH, Texas. Enrolled students number 610 students, in pre-K through 5.
Federal data list 14 schools in FRENSHIP ISD, with 11,770 students enrolled.
Roughly 50% of students at Bennett Elementary School are White. Other groups make up 41% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. County-wide, 63% of Lubbock County residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 57% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Bennett Elementary School is 43.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.0:1. This ratio sits 1.1 below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 42%. That rate is below the 57% average among public schools in Lubbock County.
The model predicts 55.6% for a school in Texas with Bennett Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Bennett Elementary School posts 55.0%.
Lubbock County has about 318,884 residents, and the median household income is $64,155, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Bennett Elementary School, Lubbock County has 109 other public schools.
Frenship High School is the public school closest to Bennett Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Bennett Elementary School places 4th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
In the federal locale system, Bennett Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Bennett Elementary School's enrollment dropped from 744 in 2020-21 to 610 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.2:1 to 14.0:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Bennett Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 FRENSHIP ISD
- Frenship High SchoolHigh · 3,422 students
- Heritage Middle SchoolMiddle · 821 students
- Terra Vista Middle SchoolMiddle · 760 students
- Willow Bend Elementary SchoolElementary · 749 students
- Oak Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 678 students
- Upland Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 652 students
Other schools in WOLFFORTH
- Frenship High SchoolHigh · 3,422 students
- Frenship Middle SchoolMiddle · 529 students
Other Bennett Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 10 states are named Bennett Elementary. Bennett Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 11.
- Bennett ElementaryManassas, VA · 746 students
- BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFargo, ND · 622 students
- Bennett Elementary SchoolBellevue, WA · 513 students
- Bennett Elementary SchoolDETROIT, MI · 498 students
- Bennett Elementary SchoolFORT COLLINS, CO · 362 students
Nearby schools
- Frenship High School0.6 mi · 3,422
- Frenship Middle School1.2 mi · 529
- Alcove Trails Middle School1.6 mi · 618
- Ridgewood Elementary School1.8 mi · 545
- Upland Heights Elementary School1.8 mi · 652
- Oak Ridge Elementary School2.4 mi · 678
Frequently asked questions
About Bennett Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bennett Elementary School?
Bennett Elementary School enrolls approximately 610 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Bennett Elementary School serve?
Bennett Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Bennett Elementary School have?
Bennett Elementary School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Bennett Elementary School?
Student demographics at Bennett Elementary School are roughly 50% White, 41% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Bennett Elementary School in?
Bennett Elementary School is part of FRENSHIP ISD.
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