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Alderson Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4536^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Alderson Elementary is a public charter elementary school serving 442 students in grades PK-5 in Lubbock, Texas. The school is part of the Lubbock Independent School District, which is ranked 576 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($13,275 in 2020-2021) than the state average, Alderson Elementary consistently performs well below the Lubbock ISD and Texas state averages on STAAR assessments across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 21.74% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 48.75% for Lubbock ISD and 52.02% for Texas. Alderson Elementary has also ranked in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools for the past 10 years, with rankings ranging from 3828 out of 4578 schools (2020-2021) to 4536 out of 4651 schools (2024-2025).

Alderson Elementary struggles to support the academic achievement of its diverse student population, with its African American, Hispanic, and Special Education students ranking in the bottom 40% of their respective subgroups statewide. The school's performance is also significantly worse than other nearby McWhorter Elementary, Carmona-Harrison Elementary, and Ramirez Elementary, which, while still below state averages, outperform Alderson by a wide margin. Despite the additional resources, Alderson Elementary's performance has remained stagnant or declined over the past 10 years, with no signs of meaningful improvement.

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: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (19% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Reading scores 30 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg46%

Texas avg47%

4,536^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 28Elementary Schools in the Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)

576^th of 961Lubbock 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Special Education (2025)38th percentile+36 vs school

African American (2025)36th percentile+34 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

Male (2025)17th percentile+15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading24%-30 vs state

Mathematics18%-27 vs state

Science9%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)						STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Spanish Science 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 Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 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%)	8.4	4536^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.5%		19.5	4102^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	12.9%	434								21.7	25.0	25.9				19.6	16.7	18.5				9.3			$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%)	75.7	910^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.4%		80.2	752^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	84.0%	158								82.6	61.1	73.7	86.7	86.7	100.0	60.9	38.9	63.2	66.7	80.0	100.0	21.1	80.0	30.0	$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%)	34.7	3153^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	32.2%		36	3089^th of 4710 public elementary schools	34.4%	64								30.5	40.0	62.8				50.9	23.6	33.3				17.7			$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%)	6.8	4569^th of 4651 public elementary schools	1.8%		7	4628^th of 4710 public elementary schools	1.7%	59								12.9	29.6	36.4				6.5	11.5	22.7				0.0			$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%)	79.3	778^th of 4651 public elementary schools	83.3%		84.4	597^th of 4710 public elementary schools	87.3%	181								76.1	68.3	66.7				64.2	57.1	63.5				30.2			$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%)	23	3854^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.1%		21.3	3997^th of 4710 public elementary schools	15.1%	143								28.6	42.4	40.3				25.0	37.2	35.8				9.0			$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)																							$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%)	15.2	4279^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.0%		20.9	4016^th of 4710 public elementary schools	14.7%	263	17.9	50.0	56.3	0.0	0.0		28.6	15.6	23.4	31.5				23.1	36.1	28.8				7.1			$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%)	19.3	4068^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.5%		24.5	3812^th of 4710 public elementary schools	19.1%	256	7.7	24.2	39.1	39.0	43.8	56.5	0.0	30.4	50.0	31.7				9.5	9.7	37.5				11.3			$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%)	39.9	2777^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.3%		55.7	1838^th of 4710 public elementary schools	61.0%	939	21.1	50.0	52.9	12.5	0.0	0.0	16.7	37.5	49.1	51.6				37.3	43.6	43.2				19.7			$8,882

Frequently Asked Questions about Alderson Elementary

Is Alderson Elementary a good school?

Alderson Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.5% 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.

How many students attend Alderson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended 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

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