1
Enrollment
464
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LUBBOCK ISD·NCES 482850010934
Waters Elementary School
3006 78TH ST, LUBBOCK, TX 79423 · (806) 219-7000 · Lubbock County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL464 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
340 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 | 42 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
56%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
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +34.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -19.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 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 34 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 32.0% | 31.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% | 35.0% |
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 | 54.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.0% | 60.0% |
% 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
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Waters Elementary School
Waters Elementary School's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waters Elementary School this school | 464 | 73.3% | 43.0% |
| David S Crockett Early Childhood Center ENNIS | 479 | 72.4% | N/A |
| Main Street Elementary School TAYLOR | 446 | 74.2% | 32.6% |
| Gonzales Elementary School GONZALES | 500 | 72.6% | N/A |
| E C Brice Elementary School MOUNT PLEASANT | 485 | 76.1% | 53.1% |
| Northside Elementary School EL CAMPO | 471 | 77.3% | 43.9% |
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 Waters Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Lubbock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #2,204 of 4,401 | #27 of 50 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,765 of 4,466 ▼ 28 | #33 of 52 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #2,064 of 4,466 ▼ 338 | #23 of 52 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 464 | #2,873 of 4,938 | #27 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #2,727 of 4,622 | #37 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.0% | #1,800 of 4,628 | #21 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.3% | #2,376 of 4,789 | #28 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.4% | #741 of 2,838 | #6 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
464
-64 (-12%) vs 2020
-26% since 2010-11, when it was 631
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 464 | 30.3 | 15.3:1 | 73% (340) |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 34 | 14.2:1 | 71% (343) |
| 2022-23 | 507 | 32.1 | 15.8:1 | 71% (358) |
| 2020-21 | 528 | 34 | 15.5:1 | 66% (347) |
| 2017-18 | 622 | 36 | 17.3:1 | 65% (405) |
| 2015-16 | 696 | 40 | 17.4:1 | 60% (420) |
| 2010-11 | 631 | 39 | 16.2:1 | 48% (306) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waters Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (622 to 464); teachers down 16% (36 to 30.3).
About Waters Elementary School
Waters Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in LUBBOCK, Texas, one of the schools in LUBBOCK ISD. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 464 students.
In LUBBOCK ISD, 49 schools enroll a combined 24,237 students.
Hispanic students are 61% of those enrolled at Waters Elementary School. Beyond that, enrollment is 25% White, 9% Black, and 3% multiracial. In Lubbock County overall, about 36% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 56% means there is a 56% chance two randomly chosen students at Waters Elementary School are from different groups.
Waters Elementary School has 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is similar, at 15.1:1. At Waters Elementary School, 73% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is above the 57% average among public schools in Lubbock County.
A school with Waters Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 42.4%. Waters Elementary School scores 43.0%, within a point of that line.
In the surrounding county, Lubbock County, median household income comes to about $64,155, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 110, with about 52,301 students.
Waters Elementary School's nearest public school is Miller Elementary School (about 0.9 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Waters Elementary School. Waters Elementary School places 6th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school shrank from 528 students in 2020-21 to 464 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Waters Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Waters Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Waters Elementary. Waters Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Waters Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 702 students
- Waters ElementaryFond du Lac, WI · 389 students
Nearby schools
- Miller Elementary School0.9 mi · 675
- Honey Elementary School1.0 mi · 442
- Parsons Elementary School1.2 mi · 387
- Bayless Elementary School1.5 mi · 469
- Roberts Elementary School1.6 mi · 526
- Evans Middle School1.7 mi · 773
Frequently asked questions
About Waters Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Waters Elementary School?
Waters Elementary School enrolls approximately 464 students in grades PK-05.
Is Waters Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Waters Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Waters Elementary School have?
Waters Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
How diverse is Waters Elementary School?
Waters Elementary School reports a student body of 25% White, 61% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Waters Elementary School?
Waters Elementary School is overseen by LUBBOCK ISD in Lubbock County.
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