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Enrollment
527
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LUBBOCK ISD·NCES 482850010920
McWhorter Elementary School
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 48 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
16%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
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 29.0% | 24.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 27.0% | 26.0% | 33.0% |
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 | 51.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 McWhorter Elementary School
McWhorter Elementary School's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McWhorter Elementary School this school | 527 | 90.7% | 45.8% |
| Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School DALLAS | 538 | 91.6% | 52.5% |
| Maverick Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 518 | 90.9% | 32.0% |
| Carrollton Elementary School CARROLLTON | 505 | 91.1% | 42.9% |
| Hicks Elementary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 559 | 89.8% | 49.2% |
| Sanchez Elementary School AUSTIN | 479 | 90.2% | 15.6% |
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 McWhorter Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Lubbock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #1,876 of 4,401 | #23 of 50 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,763 of 4,466 ▼ 293 | #31 of 52 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #2,413 of 4,466 ▲ 202 | #26 of 52 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #2,010 of 3,998 | #14 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 527 | #2,267 of 4,938 | #20 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #929 of 4,622 | #12 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.2% | #3,891 of 4,628 | #50 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.7% | #992 of 4,789 | #13 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #1,972 of 2,838 | #24 of 33 |
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
527
-20 (-4%) vs 2020
+33% since 2010-11, when it was 395
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 527 | 40 | 13.2:1 | 91% (478) |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 39.3 | 13.5:1 | 91% (484) |
| 2022-23 | 535 | 39.7 | 13.5:1 | 94% (503) |
| 2020-21 | 547 | 41 | 13.3:1 | 93% (510) |
| 2017-18 | 590 | 42 | 14.1:1 | 88% (519) |
| 2015-16 | 604 | 39 | 15.5:1 | 80% (483) |
| 2010-11 | 395 | 23 | 17.2:1 | 91% (358) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McWhorter Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (590 to 527); teachers down 5% (42 to 40).
About McWhorter Elementary School
McWhorter Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of LUBBOCK, Texas. The school reports 527 students in pre-K through 5.
The 49 schools of LUBBOCK ISD, including McWhorter Elementary School, enroll 24,237 students.
Hispanic students make up 91% of enrollment at McWhorter Elementary School. The remaining students are 3% White and 3% Black. Census figures show Lubbock County is about 36% Hispanic. McWhorter Elementary School's diversity index is 16%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 40 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.2:1. This ratio sits 1.9 below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 91%. The rate at public schools in Lubbock County averages 57%, lower than here.
In Texas, McWhorter Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 45.8% actual against a predicted 35.0%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Lubbock County show that the median household income is $64,155, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. McWhorter Elementary School is one of 110 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Cavazos Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. McWhorter Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 40.6% on proficiency, and McWhorter Elementary School is above that at 45.8%.
Under the NCES locale system, McWhorter Elementary School is City: Large.
The school enrolled 527 students in 2024-25, 20 fewer than the 547 it had in 2020-21.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Other McWhorter Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 1 state are named McWhorter Elementary. McWhorter Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- McWhorter Elementary SchoolDALLAS, TX · 661 students
- McWhorter Elementary SchoolMESQUITE, TX · 501 students
Nearby schools
- Cavazos Middle School0.4 mi · 384
- Wolffarth Elementary School0.9 mi · 282
- Carmona-Harrison Elementary School1.0 mi · 578
- Ramirez Elementary School1.0 mi · 470
- Texas Tech University K-121.4 mi · 729
- Lubbock High School1.5 mi · 1,927
Frequently asked questions
About McWhorter Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at McWhorter Elementary School?
McWhorter Elementary School enrolls approximately 527 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does McWhorter Elementary School serve?
McWhorter Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at McWhorter Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at McWhorter Elementary School is approximately 13.2:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is McWhorter Elementary School?
McWhorter Elementary School reports a student body of 3% White, 91% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is McWhorter Elementary School public or private?
McWhorter Elementary School 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.