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Alderson Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4244^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Alderson Elementary in Lubbock, TX, is a PK-5 school serving 435 students within the Lubbock Independent School District (Isd), and it faces significant challenges as one of the lowest-performing schools in the state, with over 99% of its students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. The school has historically ranked in the bottom 15% statewide, and while it has shown slight improvement from its absolute worst years, it currently sits at the 8th percentile for the 2025-2026 school year. This is a stark contrast to nearby Rise Academy, a top-tier charter school just 0.6 miles away that ranks in the 92nd percentile, highlighting how school model and culture can dramatically impact outcomes even for students from similar neighborhoods.

Despite high spending—$13,275 per student in 2020-2021, which is more than the high-performing Rise Academy ($9,738) and Ramirez Elementary ($9,448)—academic results remain low. Mathematics is a critical weakness, with proficiency rates as low as 17.95% in 5th grade, and science scores are also a major gap, with only 9.26% of 5th graders proficient compared to the district average of 29.09%. However, there is a notable strength: the school’s African American students rank in the 41st percentile statewide, earning a 2-star rating, which is the highest-performing subgroup at the school. Additionally, 5th-grade reading scores have consistently been the school’s strongest, with 51.28% of students proficient in the 2025-2026 school year, suggesting effective instruction at that grade level.

The school’s progress has been inconsistent, with a slow upward trend from a 0th percentile low in 2016-2017 to a peak of the 16th percentile in 2020-2021, followed by a sharp decline back to the 8th percentile. This volatility indicates sensitivity to changes in student cohorts or staff turnover. For parents considering options, nearby schools like McWhorter Elementary (31st percentile) and Brown Elementary (39th percentile) perform better, while Ramirez Elementary (89th percentile) and Rise Academy (92nd percentile) offer high-performing alternatives within a small geographic area.

435

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,086

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

219 Walnut Ave
Lubbock, TX 79403

(806) 219-8000

District: Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Alderson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Dunbar College Preparatory Academy
High:	Estacado High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.3%

African American:

43.4%

White:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 16th percentile in 2021 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (30% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 16th-percentile peak (2021) to 8th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg49%

Texas avg51%

4,244^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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

562^nd of 951Lubbock 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	16.0	4244 of 4627	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.4	4536 of 4651	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	4102 of 4710	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	3995 of 4647	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	4221 of 4581	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	3828 of 4578	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	4261 of 4479	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	4309 of 4359	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.2	4316 of 4329	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.6	4263 of 4286	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.5	4291 of 4320	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	1411 of 2406	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.1	1211 of 1905	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	1632 of 2443	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1741 of 2443	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	2079 of 2421	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.4	1406 of 2444	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	2021 of 2515	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	2270 of 2483	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	34.7	3186 of 4461	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.7	2208 of 4331	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.6	3612 of 4295	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	4053 of 4240	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	32.2	2455 of 3226	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	3894 of 4575	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.5	3619 of 3744	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	3893 of 4658	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	4080 of 4588	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	4432 of 4561	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	4242 of 4499	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	4179 of 4348	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	4271 of 4306	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	28.3	2578 of 2980	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.9	2366 of 3184	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	4174 of 4413	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.0	3366 of 3644	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	42.8	2594 of 4465	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	3285 of 4401	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	3630 of 4376	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	3763 of 4329	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	3526 of 4188	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	4079 of 4168	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	3946 of 4520	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.4	3272 of 3705	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.4	3090 of 4594	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	3463 of 4521	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	3933 of 4477	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	3360 of 4451	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	4001 of 4309	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	4211 of 4264	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.3	4390 of 4582	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.7	3085 of 3739	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	3304 of 4647	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	3662 of 4585	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	3715 of 4563	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	3041 of 4498	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.4	4062 of 4357	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	4264 of 4319	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	3862 of 4301	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.9	2186 of 3549	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	2165 of 4292	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	2903 of 4086	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	3591 of 3952	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	3057 of 3799	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	3481 of 3684	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	3018 of 3558	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	41.4	1972 of 3082	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)41st percentile+33 vs school

White (2022)36th percentile+28 vs school

At Risk (2022)29th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)24th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2026)15th percentile+7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)4th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading36%-19 vs state

Mathematics23%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (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	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 Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Alderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	219 Walnut Ave	Lubbock	79403	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-8000	435	33	13.1	99.3%	12 (2.8%)	189 (43.4%)	223 (51.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	16	4244^th of 4627 public elementary schools	8.3%		8.4	4536^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.5%	292							32.7	25.0	51.3				20.4	31.8	18.0					$10,086
Rise Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	207 N Martin Luther King Blvd	Lubbock	79403	Lubbock County	Rise Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 744-0438	307	18	16.9		3 (1.0%)	198 (64.5%)	93 (30.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	90.2	361^st of 4627 public elementary schools	92.2%		75.7	910^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.4%	549							80.0	85.7	68.8	70.0	83.3	92.3	64.0	92.9	81.3	60.0	75.0	84.6	46.2	$8,981
Ervin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1802 E 28th St	Lubbock	79404	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-8200	396	31	12.7	95.7%	11 (2.8%)	229 (57.8%)	148 (37.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	27.8	3576^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.7%		34.7	3153^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	32.2%	423							40.4	34.0	57.1				34.6	21.3	34.7					$10,400
Betty M Condra School For Education Innovation	Public, Charter	K-5	1421 9th St	Lubbock	79401	Lubbock County	Betty M Condra School For Education Innovation	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 407-0878	187	20	9.5	80.2%	44 (23.5%)	42 (22.5%)	97 (51.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	7.3	4549^th of 4627 public elementary schools	1.7%		6.8	4569^th of 4651 public elementary schools	1.8%	20							26.7	11.4	34.8				9.7	5.9	34.8					$17,791
Ramirez Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	702 Ave T	Lubbock	79401	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-6500	470	38	12.4	45.7%	67 (14.3%)	34 (7.2%)	333 (70.9%)	14 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.5%)	87	509^th of 4627 public elementary schools	89.0%		79.3	778^th of 4651 public elementary schools	83.3%	269							69.2	74.3	77.8				64.1	71.4	57.1					$8,786
Carmona-Harrison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1910 Cesar E Chavez Dr	Lubbock	79415	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-8400	578	38	15.2	95.5%	34 (5.9%)	73 (12.6%)	453 (78.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	10.4	4465^th of 4627 public elementary schools	3.5%		23	3854^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.1%	611							32.9	31.0	36.1				18.4	21.8	16.9					$8,093
Bean Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	3001 Ave N	Lubbock	79411	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(806) 219-5100	235	15	15.6	98.3%	6 (2.6%)	10 (4.3%)	216 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	21.4						28.9						21.5							$10,541
Bean Elementary	Public	3-5	3001 Ave N	Lubbock	79411	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-5100	218	17	12.8	93.6%	4 (1.8%)	11 (5.0%)	196 (89.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)	12.3	4410^th of 4627 public elementary schools	4.7%		15.2	4279^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.0%	131		30.4	27.3		14.3			32.4	34.9					25.3	26.3					$10,957
Harwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4101 Ave D	Lubbock	79404	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-5700	385	28	13.7	88.1%	7 (1.8%)	17 (4.4%)	358 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21.8	3949^th of 4627 public elementary schools	14.7%		19.3	4068^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.5%	119	52.6	30.0	52.2	52.6	38.2	62.5	34.8	34.6	54.3				4.4	18.2	35.3					$9,484
McWhorter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2711 First	Lubbock	79415	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-6100	527	40	13.1	90.7%	17 (3.2%)	15 (2.8%)	482 (91.5%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	33.1	3214^th of 4627 public elementary schools	30.5%		39.9	2777^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.3%	437	22.2	57.9	69.2	0.0	0.0		41.7	42.9	49.1				33.9	44.9	33.3					$8,882

Frequently Asked Questions about Alderson Elementary

What district is Alderson Elementary in?

Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Alderson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alderson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dunbar College Preparatory Academy
High : Estacado High School

How many students attend Alderson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended Alderson Elementary.

Is Alderson Elementary a good school?

Alderson Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.3% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Alderson Elementary?

Students at Alderson Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 43% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

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