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Waters El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

3006 78th St, Lubbock, TX 79423 · (806) 219-7000 · Part of Lubbock Independent School District

Lubbock’s School Grade C+ better than 42% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
464
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Waters El

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 62% of Texas’s public schools
  • Enrollment down 12.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Lubbock kids: 14 middle schools

On the path

Where Lubbock kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Waters ElYou are here
6–814 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency41%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3006 78th St, Lubbock

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K42
Kindergarten65
Grade 177
Grade 266
Grade 365
Grade 474
Grade 575
Enrollment over time
528’20
501’21
507’22
483’23
464’24

Down 12.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 61%White 25%Black 9%Two or more races 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Waters El from Lubbock families.

Other schools in Lubbock Independent School District

The district →
Miller El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lubbock
A
675 students17:1
Carmona-Harrison El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lubbock
578 students15:1
Wilson El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lubbock
A
557 students15:1
Hardwick El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lubbock
B+
534 students15:1
McWhorter El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lubbock
C
527 students13:1
Roberts El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lubbock
A−
526 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Lubbock’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.