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What's the biggest difference between UPLAND HEIGHTS EL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
652
Elementary
DISTRICT 624 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRENSHIP ISD·NCES 481983013345
Upland Heights Elementary School
10020 UPLAND AVE, LUBBOCK, TX 79424 · (806) 698-6611 · Lubbock County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL652 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
268 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 115 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (115).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
64.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
53.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 39.0% | 25.0% | 20.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 27.0% | 26.0% | 25.0% | 22.0% |
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 | 64.0% | 53.0% |
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.0% | 67.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 42.0% | 42.0% |
% 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
54.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Upland Heights Elementary School
Upland Heights Elementary School's state test result (54.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upland Heights Elementary School this school | 652 | 41.1% | 54.9% |
| Arlon R Seay Elementary School SPRING BRANCH | 623 | 39.6% | 58.5% |
| Bonham Elementary School SAN ANGELO | 571 | 42.4% | 37.3% |
| Charter Oak Elementary School TEMPLE | 602 | 40.9% | 52.6% |
| Freiheit Elementary School NEW BRAUNFELS | 662 | 45.6% | 48.9% |
| Oak Ridge Elementary School LUBBOCK | 678 | 45.9% | 46.4% |
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 Upland Heights Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Lubbock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #1,079 of 4,401 | #16 of 50 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,487 of 4,466 ▼ 418 | #19 of 52 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #1,108 of 4,466 ▼ 210 | #16 of 52 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.5pp | #709 of 3,998 | #12 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 652 | #1,235 of 4,938 | #8 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #3,720 of 4,622 | #49 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.9% | #1,419 of 4,628 | #9 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.1% | #3,907 of 4,789 | #44 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.2% | #1,172 of 1,307 | #11 of 12 |
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
652
-87 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 652 | 39.1 | 16.7:1 | 41% (268) |
| 2023-24 | 883 | 49.3 | 17.9:1 | 46% (410) |
| 2022-23 | 840 | 48.3 | 17.4:1 | 46% (389) |
| 2020-21 | 739 | 42 | 17.6:1 | 39% (286) |
| 2017-18 | 638 | 38.1 | 16.8:1 | 32% (205) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Upland Heights Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (638 to 652); teachers up 3% (38.1 to 39.1).
About Upland Heights Elementary School
Upland Heights Elementary School serves students in LUBBOCK, Texas, as a medium-sized elementary school. School enrollment was 652 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students.
Upland Heights Elementary School belongs to FRENSHIP ISD, a district of 14 schools and 11,770 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Upland Heights Elementary School, at 45%. The rest of enrollment is 44% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among all residents of Lubbock County, the White share is about 63%. The school's diversity index is 60%, meaning two students picked at random have a 60% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Upland Heights Elementary School is 39.1 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 16.7:1. That is 1.6 students per teacher above the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Around 41% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Lubbock County averages 57%, higher than here.
A school with Upland Heights Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 56.1%. Upland Heights Elementary School scores 54.9%, 1.2 points below that line.
Lubbock County has these Census figures: the median household income is $64,155, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Lubbock County is home to 110 public schools and about 52,301 public school students.
The closest public school, Bennett Elementary School, is about 1.8 miles from Upland Heights Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Upland Heights Elementary School ranks 6th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 4 years, Upland Heights Elementary School's enrollment dropped 12%, to 652.
Community posts for Upland Heights Elementary School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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 FRENSHIP ISD
- Frenship High SchoolHigh · 3,422 students
- Heritage Middle SchoolMiddle · 821 students
- Terra Vista Middle SchoolMiddle · 760 students
- Willow Bend Elementary SchoolElementary · 749 students
- Oak Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 678 students
- Alcove Trails Middle SchoolMiddle · 618 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
Nearby schools
- Bennett Elementary School1.8 mi · 610
- Lubbock-Cooper West Elementary School2.0 mi · 624
- Crestview Elementary School2.2 mi · 609
- Oak Ridge Elementary School2.2 mi · 678
- Frenship Middle School2.3 mi · 529
- Frenship High School2.3 mi · 3,422
Frequently asked questions
About Upland Heights Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Upland Heights Elementary School?
Upland Heights Elementary School enrolls approximately 652 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Upland Heights Elementary School serve?
Upland Heights Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Upland Heights Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Upland Heights Elementary School is approximately 16.7:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Upland Heights Elementary School?
Student demographics at Upland Heights Elementary School are roughly 45% White, 44% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Upland Heights Elementary School in?
Upland Heights Elementary School is part of FRENSHIP ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.