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Parsons Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3582^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Parsons Elementary is a PK-5 school in the Lubbock Independent School District (Isd) serving 387 students, with a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch (84.24% in 2024-2025). The school has experienced a sharp decline in recent years, dropping from a 3-star rating (51st percentile) in 2020-2021 to a 1-star rating (23rd percentile) in 2025-2026, placing it in the bottom quarter of Texas elementary schools. This performance is particularly striking when compared to nearby schools like Miller Elementary (94th percentile), Wilson Elementary (91st percentile), Roberts Elementary (88th percentile), and Honey Elementary (88th percentile), all within a 2-mile radius and consistently achieving top-tier rankings.

Despite these challenges, there are notable bright spots. Parsons shows a consistent strength in 5th Grade Reading, with 65.08% of students proficient in 2025-2026, significantly higher than both the district (57.61%) and state (58.47%) averages. The school also performs relatively well for its African American students, who ranked in the 50th percentile statewide (3 stars) in 2025-2026, the highest ranking of any subgroup. However, the school's performance is highly inconsistent across grade levels and subjects, with 4th Grade Math proficiency dropping from 42.86% in 2024-2025 to 22.92% in 2025-2026, while 5th Grade Math rebounded from 12.07% to 39.68% over the same period.

Importantly, the school's high poverty rate does not make low performance inevitable. Nearby Roberts Elementary has a similarly high poverty rate (79.85%) but achieves dramatically better results (95th percentile in 2024-2025), and Waters Elementary (73.28% poverty, 55th percentile) also outperforms Parsons. Additionally, Parsons spends more per student ($11,264) than high-performing peers like Miller ($9,184) and Roberts ($9,202), suggesting that resource allocation, not funding levels, is the key issue. The school's Gifted and Talented program is also underperforming, ranking in the 13th percentile statewide, indicating a need to better challenge its highest-ability students.

387

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,297

Per pupil spending ?

84.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2811 58th St
Lubbock, TX 79413

(806) 219-6400

District: Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Parsons Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Atkins Middle
High:	Monterey High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.7%

White:

17.8%

African American:

11.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Mathematics scores 18 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg49%

Texas avg51%

3,582^nd of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 26Elementary Schools in the Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)

571^st of 947Lubbock Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	3582 of 4643	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	4025 of 4651	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.6	2802 of 4710	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	3004 of 4647	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	3528 of 4581	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.3	2228 of 4578	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.0	3340 of 4479	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	2832 of 4359	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.4	2557 of 4329	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.2	3280 of 4286	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	52.4	2202 of 4320	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.1	2805 of 4260	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.4	2373 of 4221	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.6	1838 of 4206	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.0	2594 of 4095	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.2	3300 of 3937	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.3	3139 of 3884	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.2	2513 of 3768	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.8	2725 of 3724	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	1202 of 2414	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.5	1057 of 1905	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.4	774 of 2443	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.9	1847 of 2443	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	1837 of 2421	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	72.2	374 of 2444	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	47.6	1237 of 2515	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	886 of 2483	64.3%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	21.8	3991 of 4461	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.2	2485 of 4331	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.9	3820 of 4295	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	3535 of 4240	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	4099 of 4588	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.9	3495 of 3744	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	41.0	2758 of 4658	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	3047 of 4588	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	3439 of 4561	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.4	2504 of 4499	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.0	3202 of 4348	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.9	2689 of 4306	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	2676 of 3080	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.2	2255 of 2619	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	2406 of 2980	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	2731 of 2958	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	57.6	1503 of 3006	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.1	2251 of 3184	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	79.2	89 of 3106	97.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	3898 of 4425	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	3481 of 3644	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	3008 of 4465	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	3290 of 4401	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	3506 of 4376	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.5	2350 of 4329	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.5	3609 of 4188	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	3271 of 4168	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	3381 of 4535	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.7	3156 of 3705	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.9	2555 of 4594	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	2834 of 4521	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	3005 of 4477	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.7	1978 of 4451	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.5	3297 of 4309	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	2643 of 4264	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.2	2964 of 4597	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.0	3123 of 3739	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.1	2743 of 4647	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	2914 of 4585	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	3539 of 4563	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.8	1945 of 4498	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.8	3321 of 4357	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	3064 of 4319	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	3161 of 4308	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.2	3115 of 3549	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	3970 of 4292	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.7	2325 of 4086	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.3	3559 of 3952	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	2630 of 3799	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	1754 of 3684	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.5	492 of 3558	86.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.1	1169 of 3015	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.0	1910 of 2612	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.6	1383 of 3108	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.3	778 of 3106	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	41.6	1966 of 3082	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	1716 of 3082	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	1568 of 3142	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	1535 of 3127	50.9%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2026)61st percentile+38 vs school

African American (2026)50th percentile+27 vs school

Male (2026)36th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2026)27th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile+3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)13th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)12th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile-12 vs school

At Risk (2022)11th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading43%-11 vs state

Mathematics29%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Parsons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2811 58th St	Lubbock	79413	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-6400	387	27	14.3	84.2%	69 (17.8%)	44 (11.4%)	258 (66.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.4%)	27.9	3582^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	22.9%		20	4025^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.5%	443	36.5	20.8	65.1	21.2	22.9	39.7	$9,297
Bayless Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2115 58th St	Lubbock	79412	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-5000	469	32	14.6	95.1%	43 (9.2%)	77 (16.4%)	325 (69.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.8%)	36	3030^th of 4643 public elementary schools	34.7%		38.6	2879^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.1%	151	38.9	42.6	51.0	38.9	35.5	49.0	$9,353
Miller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6705 Joliet Dr	Lubbock	79413	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-8100	675	40	16.8	41.2%	358 (53.0%)	23 (3.4%)	262 (38.8%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	91.9	297^th of 4643 public elementary schools	93.6%		87.4	478^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.7%	181	71.4	78.3	86.9	64.3	69.8	72.9	$7,105
Wheelock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3008 42nd St	Lubbock	79413	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-7200	344	24	14.3	91.0%	33 (9.6%)	53 (15.4%)	252 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	29.2	3493^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	24.8%		25.3	3712^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.2%	219	36.6	31.6	48.9	22.0	43.9	46.7	$11,971
Waters Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3006 78th St	Lubbock	79423	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-7000	464	30	15.3	73.3%	117 (25.2%)	42 (9.1%)	281 (60.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	15 (3.2%)	44.4	2429^th of 4643 public elementary schools	47.7%		50.9	2090^th of 4651 public elementary schools	55.1%	339	45.2	48.3	59.7	38.7	29.5	51.4	$8,387
Maedgen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4401 Nashville	Lubbock	79413	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-6200	314	21	15.0	92.4%	56 (17.8%)	23 (7.3%)	226 (72.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.5%)	48.6	2191^st of 4643 public elementary schools	52.8%		40.8	2721^st of 4651 public elementary schools	41.5%	530	47.5	47.4	51.1	37.5	49.1	57.8	$8,634
Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2315 36th St	Lubbock	79412	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(806) 219-5300	409	30	13.4	95.8%	28 (6.8%)	54 (13.2%)	314 (76.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	39.4	2812^th of 4643 public elementary schools	39.4%		28.9	3507^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.6%	695	46.9	39.0	27.4	65.3	36.6	45.2	$8,429
Honey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3615 86th St	Lubbock	79423	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-5900	442	30	14.6	49.1%	209 (47.3%)	25 (5.7%)	188 (42.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.1%)	86.2	539^th of 4643 public elementary schools	88.4%		81.7	691^st of 4651 public elementary schools	85.1%	152	63.9	80.8	85.5	50.8	86.5	62.9	$8,114
Roberts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7901 Ave P	Lubbock	79423	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-7900	526	36	14.6	79.8%	112 (21.3%)	50 (9.5%)	343 (65.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	85.1	574^th of 4643 public elementary schools	87.6%		93.5	243^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	94.8%	331	72.9	81.8	66.7	65.9	64.4	59.0	$8,244
Roscoe Wilson Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2807 25th St	Lubbock	79410	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(806) 219-7500	557	36	15.3	26.0%	299 (53.7%)	22 (3.9%)	139 (25.0%)	66 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (5.0%)	89.4	402^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	91.3%		87.7	468^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.9%	66	70.5	78.5	75.3	65.9	76.0	63.9	$9,986

Frequently Asked Questions about Parsons Elementary

What district is Parsons Elementary in?

Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Parsons Elementary?

Students at Parsons Elementary are 67% Hispanic, 18% White, 11% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Parsons Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 387 students attended Parsons Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Parsons Elementary attend?

Students who attend Parsons Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Atkins Middle
High : Monterey High School

Is Parsons Elementary a good school?

Parsons Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.9% of Texas elementary schools.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNewSep 30, 2026

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