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Enrollment
534
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LUBBOCK ISD·NCES 482850010913
Hardwick Elementary School
1420 CHICAGO, LUBBOCK, TX 79416 · (806) 219-5600 · Lubbock County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL534 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
426 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 | 64 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
58%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
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +4.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 4 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 21.0% | 29.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 30.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% |
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 | 47.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 67.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 43.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Hardwick Elementary School
Hardwick Elementary School's state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardwick Elementary School this school | 534 | 79.8% | 47.0% |
| Borman Elementary School DENTON | 523 | 76.9% | 27.8% |
| Blanton Elementary School ODESSA | 510 | 80.2% | 39.2% |
| Logan Elementary School EL PASO | 606 | 79.0% | 27.2% |
| Purcell Elementary School ABILENE | 537 | 80.4% | 33.0% |
| Roberts Elementary School LUBBOCK | 526 | 79.8% | 66.2% |
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 Hardwick Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Lubbock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,733 of 4,401 | #21 of 50 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,777 of 4,466 ▼ 620 | #22 of 52 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,905 of 4,466 ▼ 291 | #33 of 52 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.0pp | #351 of 3,998 | #9 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 534 | #2,189 of 4,938 | #19 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #2,756 of 4,622 | #38 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.3% | #1,576 of 4,628 | #16 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.8% | #1,972 of 4,789 | #24 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.6% | #260 of 1,307 | #3 of 12 |
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
534
-80 (-13%) vs 2020
+24% since 2010-11, when it was 430
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 534 | 34.8 | 15.3:1 | 80% (426) |
| 2023-24 | 514 | 37.9 | 13.6:1 | 77% (394) |
| 2022-23 | 574 | 36.9 | 15.6:1 | 81% (467) |
| 2020-21 | 614 | 39 | 15.7:1 | 78% (477) |
| 2017-18 | 412 | 27 | 15.3:1 | 61% (250) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 28 | 15.4:1 | 71% (307) |
| 2010-11 | 430 | 31 | 13.9:1 | 68% (292) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hardwick Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (412 to 534); teachers up 29% (27 to 34.8).
About Hardwick Elementary School
Hardwick Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in LUBBOCK, Texas. The school has 534 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.
Hardwick Elementary School is one of 49 schools in LUBBOCK ISD, which enrolls 24,237 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Hardwick Elementary School, about 60 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 18% White, 13% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Lubbock County, the Hispanic share is about 36%. The diversity index for Hardwick Elementary School is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 15.1:1. A total of 426 students, or 80%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Lubbock County, the average eligibility rate is 57%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 47.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 39.6%.
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%. Hardwick Elementary School shares Lubbock County with 109 other public schools.
Hardwick Elementary School is about 0.3 miles from Mackenzie Middle School, its nearest public school. Hardwick Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Hardwick Elementary School at 5th of 8.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 614 to 534, a 13% decline.
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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 Hardwick Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Hardwick Elementary. Hardwick Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Hardwick Elementary SchoolHardwick, VT · 223 students
- Hardwick ElementaryGilbertville, MA · 169 students
Nearby schools
- Mackenzie Middle School0.3 mi · 413
- Premier H S of Lubbock1.0 mi · 175
- Rush Elementary School1.0 mi · 333
- North Ridge Elementary School1.3 mi · 585
- Coronado High School1.7 mi · 1,878
- Harmony Science Academy - Lubbock1.8 mi · 559
Frequently asked questions
About Hardwick Elementary SchoolHow large is Hardwick Elementary School?
Hardwick Elementary School enrolls approximately 534 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hardwick Elementary School serve?
Hardwick Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Hardwick Elementary School have?
Hardwick Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Hardwick Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hardwick Elementary School are roughly 18% White, 60% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Hardwick Elementary School in?
Hardwick Elementary School is part of LUBBOCK ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.