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Enrollment
412
Elementary
DISTRICT 332 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDALOU ISD·NCES 482412002687
Idalou Elementary School
601 S WALNUT, IDALOU, TX 79329 · (806) 892-1900 · Lubbock County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL412 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
147 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 | 27 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (83).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within IDALOU ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
67.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +7.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
60.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 7 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 35.0% | 32.0% | 22.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 29.0% | 31.0% | 18.0% | 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 | 67.0% | 60.0% |
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 80.0% | 20.0% |
| 2021-22 | 60.0% | 60.0% |
| 2020-21 | 60.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
59.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Idalou Elementary School
Idalou Elementary School's state test result (59.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idalou Elementary School this school | 412 | 35.7% | 59.3% |
| Poth Elementary School POTH | 455 | 33.0% | 55.4% |
| Shallowater Elementary School SHALLOWATER | 428 | 37.9% | N/A |
| Shallowater Intermediate School SHALLOWATER | 382 | 35.3% | 60.5% |
| Norma Krueger El/Bert Karrer Campus MARION | 387 | 34.9% | 45.5% |
| Spring Canyon Elementary School CANYON | 405 | 33.8% | 66.1% |
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 Idalou Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Lubbock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #805 of 4,401 | #12 of 50 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #943 of 4,466 ▲ 47 | #13 of 52 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #889 of 4,466 ▼ 94 | #11 of 52 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.5pp | #1,027 of 3,998 | #6 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 412 | #3,384 of 4,938 | #33 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,822 of 4,622 | #24 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.0% | #2,419 of 4,628 | #34 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.7% | #4,079 of 4,789 | #48 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.7% | #1,261 of 1,307 | #12 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
412
+62 (+18%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 431
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 412 | 28.8 | 14.3:1 | 36% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 28.2 | 14.1:1 | 38% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 410 | 28 | 14.6:1 | 41% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 350 | 27 | 13.0:1 | 42% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 409 | 26.3 | 15.6:1 | 41% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 421 | 26 | 16.2:1 | 42% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 386 | 25 | 15.4:1 | 45% (173) |
| 2000-01 | 322 | 21 | 15.3:1 | 47% (152) |
| 1990-91 | 431 | 27 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Idalou Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (409 to 412); teachers up 9% (26.3 to 28.8).
About Idalou Elementary School
Families in IDALOU, Texas, are served by Idalou Elementary School, a small elementary school. The school enrolls 412 students, from pre-K through 4. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Texas is about 519, so this school runs 21% smaller than that.
District-wide, IDALOU ISD has 3 schools and 995 students.
White students make up a majority at Idalou Elementary School, at 59%. The remaining shares are 39% Hispanic. The White share in Lubbock County as a whole is similar, at about 63%. Idalou Elementary School's diversity index is 50%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1 at Idalou Elementary School, with 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 14.3:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 36% of enrollment. Public schools in Lubbock County average 57%.
Idalou Elementary School scores 59.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 58.5%.
Census estimates describe Lubbock County this way: the median household income is $64,155, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. In all, Lubbock County has 110 public schools and roughly 52,301 students.
The nearest public school is Idalou Middle School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 44.4%, lower than Idalou Elementary School's 59.3%.
For locale, NCES codes Idalou Elementary School as Rural: Distant.
Over 4 years, Idalou Elementary School's enrollment grew 18%, to 412. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.0:1 to 14.3:1.
The Idalou Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 IDALOU ISD
- Idalou High SchoolHigh · 297 students
- Idalou Middle SchoolMiddle · 286 students
- Lubbock Co J J Alternative Education ProgramElementary
- Off Campus DAEPElementary
Other schools in IDALOU
- Idalou High SchoolHigh · 297 students
- Idalou Middle SchoolMiddle · 286 students
- Off Campus DAEPElementary
Nearby schools
- Idalou Middle School0.0 mi · 286
- Idalou High School0.1 mi · 297
- Roosevelt Junior High School5.5 mi · 287
- Roosevelt Elementary School5.5 mi · 519
- Roosevelt High School5.5 mi · 332
- Estacado High School8.7 mi · 787
Frequently asked questions
About Idalou Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Idalou Elementary School?
Idalou Elementary School enrolls approximately 412 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Idalou Elementary School serve?
Idalou Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Idalou Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Idalou Elementary School is approximately 14.3:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Idalou Elementary School?
At Idalou Elementary School, the student body is approximately 59% White, 39% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Idalou Elementary School?
Idalou Elementary School is overseen by IDALOU ISD in Lubbock County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.