HARWELL EL

HARWELL EL is a K-5 school of low-enrollment scale in LUBBOCK, Texas, overseen by LUBBOCK ISD, teacheing 385 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 26% below typical.

HARWELL EL is one of 49 schools operated by LUBBOCK ISD, a district that caters to 24,237 students overall.

On the student-mix side, HARWELL EL reports that nearly all students (93%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 36% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting HARWELL EL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Lubbock County (around 57%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, HARWELL EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.4%; this one delivers 27.2%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Lubbock County put the typical household earns roughly $64,155 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Lubbock County runs 110 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,301 students), of which HARWELL EL is one.

BEAN EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HARWELL EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 32.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HARWELL EL has decreased 25%, going from 510 students in 2018 to 385 in 2025.

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