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Enrollment
530
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLEY VIEW ISD·NCES 484380009308
Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School
1300 N MCCOLL RD, PHARR, TX 78577 · (956) 340-1700 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL530 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 82% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
493 students
DISTRICT 93% · 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 | 77 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 69 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 13% smaller than its 6th grade class (69).
Student demographics
1%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 1% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School→Valley View Junior High School
Based on grade levels within VALLEY VIEW ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
51.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 33.0% | 26.0% | 17.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 29.0% | 22.0% | 27.0% |
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 | 59.0% | 51.0% |
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 65.0% | 61.0% |
| 2021-22 | 60.0% | 54.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School
Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School this school | 530 | 93.0% | 56.8% |
| Roel A & Celia R Saenz Elementary School ROMA | 526 | 93.2% | 82.3% |
| Diaz-Villarreal Elementary School MISSION | 527 | 93.0% | 52.8% |
| Monte Cristo Elementary School EDINBURG | 535 | 92.9% | 39.6% |
| Juarez/Lincoln Elementary School RIO BRAVO | 535 | 93.5% | 46.4% |
| Villarreal Elementary School EDINBURG | 543 | 93.0% | 43.0% |
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 Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #950 of 4,401 | #22 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,706 of 4,466 ▼ 211 | #78 of 183 ▼ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,575 of 4,466 ▼ 564 | #57 of 183 ▼ 28 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.0pp | #476 of 3,998 | #14 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 530 | #2,242 of 4,938 | #86 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #4,343 of 4,622 | #157 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.1% | #4,522 of 4,628 | #130 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.0% | #732 of 4,789 | #68 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.9% | #256 of 1,307 | #7 of 53 |
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
530
+161 (+44%) vs 2020
+10% since 2010-11, when it was 484
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 530 | 28.1 | 18.8:1 | 93% (493) |
| 2023-24 | 543 | 29.4 | 18.5:1 | 90% (491) |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 27.7 | 16.9:1 | 94% (441) |
| 2020-21 | 369 | 29 | 12.7:1 | 94% (347) |
| 2017-18 | 408 | 28.1 | 14.5:1 | 82% (336) |
| 2015-16 | 433 | 30 | 14.4:1 | 84% (364) |
| 2010-11 | 484 | 35 | 13.8:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (408 to 530); teachers unchanged (28.1 to 28.1).
About Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School
Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School is a public mid-sized elementary school in PHARR, Texas. Students in pre-K through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 530 students.
Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School is one school in a 6-school district, VALLEY VIEW ISD, which enrolls 3,444 students.
The share of students at Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School who are Hispanic is 99%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 1%.
Its ratio of 18.8:1 is based on 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 93%. For comparison, public schools in Hidalgo County average 85%.
On the allk12 Grade, Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School lands at A-, ahead of 82% of Texas public elementary schools.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School does better than predicted by 22.8 points. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 56.8%; the prediction is 34.0%.
Looking at the county, Hidalgo County, median household income comes to about $54,338, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. The county's public schools total 364, with about 212,859 students.
Measured in a straight line, Valley View Elementary School is about 0.5 miles from Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School is 3rd of 9 on proficiency.
Federal data place Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 369 in 2020-21 and 530 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.8:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Hidalgo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
891,977
Census ACS
Median income
$54,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
364
212,859 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VALLEY VIEW ISD
- Valley View High SchoolHigh · 1,227 students
- Valley View Junior High SchoolMiddle · 516 students
- Valley View Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Valley View North Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
- Valley View South Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Valley View Early College CampusCombined
Other schools in PHARR
- Psja North Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,166 students
- Vanguard RembrandtCombined · 1,978 students
- Psja Southwest Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,588 students
- Vanguard Van GoghCombined · 1,048 students
- Lyndon B Johnson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,006 students
- IDEA College Preparatory PharrHigh · 848 students
Nearby schools
- Valley View Elementary School0.5 mi · 446
- Valley View Junior High School0.7 mi · 516
- Valley View High School0.8 mi · 1,227
- Valley View North Elementary School1.0 mi · 372
- Valley View South Elementary School1.3 mi · 353
- Diaz Junior High School1.6 mi · 615
Frequently asked questions
About Wilbur E Lucas Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School?
Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School enrolls approximately 530 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School serve?
Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School have?
Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School?
At Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 99% Hispanic.
Is Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School public or private?
Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by VALLEY VIEW ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.