NORTH RIDGE EL

As a mid-tier elementary-level community in LUBBOCK, Texas, NORTH RIDGE EL serves 585 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by FRENSHIP ISD.

NORTH RIDGE EL is one of 14 schools operated by FRENSHIP ISD, a district that instructs 11,770 students overall.

In terms of who attends, NORTH RIDGE EL records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 61% of enrollment. Other groups include 27% White, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 36% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 58% of students at NORTH RIDGE EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, NORTH RIDGE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.2%.

Across the wider county, Lubbock County reports that the typical household earns roughly $64,155 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. NORTH RIDGE EL is one of 110 public schools in Lubbock County (combined enrollment of about 52,301 students).

PREMIER H S OF LUBBOCK is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NORTH RIDGE EL at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 42.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 11%: 654 students in 2018 compared to 585 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 39% to 27%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for NORTH RIDGE EL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.