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What's the most underrated thing about HONEY EL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
442
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LUBBOCK ISD·NCES 482850010917
Honey Elementary School
3615 86TH ST, LUBBOCK, TX 79423 · (806) 219-5900 · Lubbock County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL442 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
217 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 | 50 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 25% larger than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
59%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
79.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +8.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
69.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +12.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 69 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 2021, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 51.0% | 28.0% | 13.0% | 8.0% |
| Mathematics | 42.0% | 27.0% | 22.0% | 9.0% |
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 | 79.0% | 69.0% |
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.0% | 71.0% |
| 2021-22 | 71.0% | 57.0% |
% 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
58.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Honey Elementary School
Honey Elementary School's state test result (58.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honey Elementary School this school | 442 | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| Chapel Hill Elementary School MOUNT PLEASANT | 440 | 49.8% | 42.8% |
| Smith Elementary School LUBBOCK | 491 | 46.2% | 71.3% |
| Dixie Hansel Elementary School KRUM | 501 | 46.7% | 44.3% |
| Abernathy Elementary School ABERNATHY | 400 | 51.3% | 48.8% |
| Whiteside Elementary School LUBBOCK | 434 | 50.9% | 64.3% |
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 Honey Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Lubbock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #826 of 4,401 | #13 of 50 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #475 of 4,466 ▲ 183 | #5 of 52 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #302 of 4,466 ▲ 250 | #3 of 52 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #1,484 of 3,998 | #8 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 442 | #3,101 of 4,938 | #28 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #2,107 of 4,622 | #29 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.1% | #1,499 of 4,628 | #13 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.1% | #3,616 of 4,789 | #37 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #1,120 of 1,307 | #10 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
442
+93 (+27%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 454
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 442 | 30.2 | 14.6:1 | 49% (217) |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 27.9 | 15.2:1 | 49% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 420 | 25.8 | 16.3:1 | 48% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 349 | 27 | 12.9:1 | 42% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 429 | 27 | 15.9:1 | 35% (149) |
| 2015-16 | 393 | 27 | 14.6:1 | 35% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 454 | 29 | 15.7:1 | 17% (75) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Honey Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (429 to 442); teachers up 12% (27 to 30.2).
About Honey Elementary School
Honey Elementary School is an elementary school in LUBBOCK, Texas, according to federal school records. It reports enrollment of 442 students in pre-K through 5.
LUBBOCK ISD has 24,237 students spread across 49 schools.
No group is above 50% at Honey Elementary School; the largest is White, at 47%. The rest of enrollment is 43% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Lubbock County, the White share is about 63%. The diversity index for Honey Elementary School is 59%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Honey Elementary School has 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is close to this figure. At Honey Elementary School, 49% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The gap from the 57% average for public schools in Lubbock County is 8 points.
Test results at Honey Elementary School are 6.1 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (58.8% actual, 52.7% predicted).
Census data for Lubbock County show median household income comes to about $64,155, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 110 public schools and about 52,301 students.
Waters Elementary School is the nearest public school to Honey Elementary School, about 1.0 miles away. Within five miles of Honey Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Honey Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Honey Elementary School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment rose 27% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.6:1) than in 2020-21 (12.9:1).
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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
Nearby schools
- Waters Elementary School1.0 mi · 464
- Miller Elementary School1.1 mi · 675
- Lubbock-Cooper North Elementary School1.5 mi · 826
- Evans Middle School1.8 mi · 773
- Irons Middle School1.8 mi · 636
- Whiteside Elementary School1.9 mi · 434
Frequently asked questions
About Honey Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Honey Elementary School?
Honey Elementary School enrolls approximately 442 students in grades PK-05.
Is Honey Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Honey Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Honey Elementary School have?
Honey Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
How diverse is Honey Elementary School?
Honey Elementary School reports a student body of 47% White, 43% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Honey Elementary School?
Honey Elementary School is overseen by LUBBOCK ISD in Lubbock County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.