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.