PARSONS EL

Located at 2811 58TH ST, in LUBBOCK, Texas, PARSONS EL is a small elementary-level community that serves 387 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by LUBBOCK ISD. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 25% below typical.

PARSONS EL is one of 49 schools operated by LUBBOCK ISD, a district that enrolls 24,237 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PARSONS EL records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 67%. Other groups include 18% White, 11% Black, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 36%.

On the resource side, On paper, PARSONS EL has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 84% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Lubbock County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PARSONS EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.8%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Lubbock County put the typical household earns roughly $64,155 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Lubbock County's 110 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,301 students), PARSONS EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY LUBBOCK, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PARSONS EL at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 46.2%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PARSONS EL has declined 17%, going from 468 students in 2018 to 387 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 62% to 67% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

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