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Enrollment
527
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LUBBOCK ISD·NCES 482850010920
MCWHORTER EL
2711 FIRST, LUBBOCK, TX 79415 · (806) 219-6100 · Lubbock County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL527 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
478 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
55.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +17.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
49.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
527
-63 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.1:1
% White
3%
was 2%
% Hispanic
91%
was 94%
% Black
3%
was 3%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MCWHORTER EL
MCWHORTER EL is an elementary-level community of middle-of-the-pack scale in LUBBOCK, Texas, overseen by LUBBOCK ISD, instructing 527 students in grades pre-K through 5.
Within LUBBOCK ISD, which oversees 49 schools and 24,237 students, MCWHORTER EL is one campus in the system.
Demographically, MCWHORTER EL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (91%). Beyond that, the school logs 3% White, 3% Black. By comparison, Lubbock County as a whole is about 36% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting MCWHORTER EL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Lubbock County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.
After controlling for student poverty, MCWHORTER EL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 34.3%; this one delivers 49.9%, a residual of +15.6 points.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Lubbock County) shows that median household income runs about $64,155, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Lubbock County's 110 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,301 students), MCWHORTER EL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: CAVAZOS MIDDLE, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, MCWHORTER EL comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 41.0%.
The school occupies an urban site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MCWHORTER EL has shrank 11%, going from 590 students in 2018 to 527 in 2025.
On this page, members of the MCWHORTER EL community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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 H SHigh · 2,117 students
- LUBBOCK H SHigh · 1,927 students
- CORONADO H SHigh · 1,878 students
- HUTCHINSON MIDDLEMiddle · 845 students
- ESTACADO H SHigh · 787 students
- EVANS MIDDLEMiddle · 773 students
Other schools in LUBBOCK
- MONTEREY H SHigh · 2,117 students
- LUBBOCK H SHigh · 1,927 students
- CORONADO H SHigh · 1,878 students
- LUBBOCK-COOPER H SHigh · 1,856 students
- LUBBOCK-COOPER MIDDLEMiddle · 901 students
- LUBBOCK-COOPER EAST ELElementary · 857 students
Nearby schools
- CAVAZOS MIDDLE0.4 mi · 384
- WOLFFARTH EL0.9 mi · 282
- CARMONA-HARRISON EL1.0 mi · 578
- RAMIREZ EL1.0 mi · 470
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY K-121.4 mi · 729
- LUBBOCK H S1.5 mi · 1,927
Frequently asked questions
About MCWHORTER ELWhat is the total enrollment at MCWHORTER EL?
MCWHORTER EL enrolls approximately 527 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does MCWHORTER EL serve?
MCWHORTER EL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MCWHORTER EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MCWHORTER EL is approximately 13.2:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is MCWHORTER EL?
MCWHORTER EL reports a student body of 3% White, 91% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is MCWHORTER EL public or private?
MCWHORTER EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by LUBBOCK ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.