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Enrollment
434
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LUBBOCK ISD·NCES 482850010938
Whiteside Elementary School
7508 ALBANY, LUBBOCK, TX 79424 · (806) 219-7300 · Lubbock County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
221 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 | 38 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
62%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
65.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
63.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 36.0% | 29.0% | 20.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 38.0% | 25.0% | 17.0% | 20.0% |
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 | 65.0% | 63.0% |
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 66.0% |
| 2020-21 | 80.0% | 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
64.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Whiteside Elementary School
Whiteside Elementary School's state test result (64.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteside Elementary School this school | 434 | 50.9% | 64.3% |
| Victor H Hexter Elementary School DALLAS | 481 | 49.9% | 52.9% |
| Clear Lake City Elementary School HOUSTON | 507 | 49.7% | 56.4% |
| Parker Elementary School MIDLAND | 468 | 53.0% | 50.8% |
| Jennie Reid Elementary School LA PORTE | 403 | 53.6% | 55.2% |
| Bayshore Elementary School LA PORTE | 420 | 55.7% | 48.8% |
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 Whiteside Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Lubbock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #552 of 4,401 | #7 of 50 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #783 of 4,466 ▼ 214 | #10 of 52 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #1,047 of 4,466 ▼ 244 | #15 of 52 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #3,189 of 4,938 | #31 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #2,188 of 4,622 | #31 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.9% | #1,239 of 4,628 | #4 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.9% | #3,545 of 4,789 | #34 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.8% | #957 of 2,838 | #11 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
434
-76 (-15%) vs 2020
-24% since 2010-11, when it was 571
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 434 | 29.5 | 14.7:1 | 51% (221) |
| 2023-24 | 475 | 31.2 | 15.2:1 | 56% (264) |
| 2022-23 | 490 | 34 | 14.4:1 | 48% (234) |
| 2020-21 | 510 | 36 | 14.2:1 | 50% (254) |
| 2017-18 | 562 | 34.1 | 16.5:1 | 39% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 553 | 35 | 15.8:1 | 42% (232) |
| 2010-11 | 571 | 34 | 16.8:1 | 28% (162) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whiteside Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (562 to 434); teachers down 13% (34.1 to 29.5).
About Whiteside Elementary School
Whiteside Elementary School runs as a small elementary school in LUBBOCK, Texas. The school counts 434 students across pre-K through 5.
LUBBOCK ISD is the local district for Whiteside Elementary School. It runs 49 schools with 24,237 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Whiteside Elementary School. The largest is Hispanic students, at 46%. The remaining students are 41% White, 7% Black, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Lubbock County is about 36% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 62% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 14.7:1. That matches the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas fairly closely. Eligible students account for 51% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Whiteside Elementary School is 51.9%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 64.3%.
Lubbock County census figures show that the median household income is $64,155, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Lubbock County is home to 110 public schools and about 52,301 public school students.
Irons Middle School is located about 0.2 miles from Whiteside Elementary School. The five-mile area around Whiteside Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 53.9%, lower than Whiteside Elementary School's 64.3%.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 15% enrollment decrease, from 510 in 2020-21 to 434 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Whiteside Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Whiteside Elementary. Whiteside Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Whiteside Elementary SchoolBelleville, IL · 680 students
Nearby schools
- Irons Middle School0.2 mi · 636
- Smith Elementary School0.9 mi · 491
- Crestview Elementary School1.1 mi · 609
- Heritage Middle School1.3 mi · 821
- Williams Elementary School1.3 mi · 296
- Evans Middle School1.8 mi · 773
Frequently asked questions
About Whiteside Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Whiteside Elementary School?
Whiteside Elementary School enrolls approximately 434 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Whiteside Elementary School serve?
Whiteside Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Whiteside Elementary School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Whiteside Elementary School.
How diverse is Whiteside Elementary School?
Whiteside Elementary School reports a student body of 41% White, 46% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Whiteside Elementary School?
Whiteside Elementary School is overseen by LUBBOCK ISD in Lubbock County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.