WESTER EL

WESTER EL is a compact K-5 school in LUBBOCK, Texas, overseen by LUBBOCK ISD. The school educates 359 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 31% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

LUBBOCK ISD runs 49 schools in total, collectively educating 24,237 students. WESTER EL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WESTER EL lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 60%. Other groups include 19% Black, 14% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 36% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Lubbock County (around 57%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WESTER EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.7%.

Around the school, Lubbock County reports that median household income runs about $64,155, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. WESTER EL is one of 110 public schools in Lubbock County (combined enrollment of about 52,301 students).

Nearest neighbor: HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - LUBBOCK, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WESTER EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 48.0%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Five-year trend. WESTER EL's enrollment has edged down 16% since 2018, when it stood at 426 (now 359). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

On the community side, members of the WESTER EL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.