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Ervin Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3576^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Ervin Elementary is a PK-5 public school in the Lubbock Independent School District (Isd) serving 396 students in a high-poverty area, where over 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school has shown a remarkable turnaround, climbing from the bottom 1% of Texas elementary schools in 2017-2018 to the 23rd percentile in the 2025-2026 school year, outperforming nearby schools like Alderson Elementary (8th percentile), Bean Elementary (5th percentile), and Harwell Elementary (15th percentile). This positive momentum is a key differentiator, as many similar schools in the area remain stuck in the bottom 10-20% of the state.

A standout strength is Ervin's 5th-grade reading performance: in the 2024-2025 school year, 62.75% of students were proficient, exceeding both the district average (56.27%) and the state average (57.83%). This is rare for a high-poverty school and contrasts sharply with peers like Brown Elementary (26%) and Bayless Elementary (53.52%). However, the school has a persistent weakness in 4th-grade math, with proficiency rates hovering around 21-24% for three consecutive years—20-25 percentage points below the district average. The school spends a relatively high $13,632 per student, more than many Lubbock ISD peers, but this investment has not yet translated into top-tier academic performance across all subjects.

Ervin's progress is real but fragile. The school is relatively effective for its African American students (46th percentile) and male students (36th percentile), but struggles significantly with special education students (8th percentile) and Hispanic students (26th percentile), the latter representing a sharp decline from a strong 74th percentile showing two years prior. For context, Ramirez Elementary, just 2.95 miles away, is a high-performing school (89th percentile) with a much lower poverty rate, highlighting the challenges Ervin faces. Meanwhile, Rise Academy, a charter school in the area, achieves top scores (92nd percentile), suggesting different educational models can yield vastly different results. Ervin's upward trend is encouraging, but addressing the 4th-grade math gap and subgroup volatility will be critical to sustaining its turnaround.

396

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,400

Per pupil spending ?

95.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1802 E 28th St
Lubbock, TX 79404

(806) 219-8200

District: Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Ervin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Dunbar College Preparatory Academy
High:	Estacado High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.8%

Hispanic:

37.4%

White:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg49%

Texas avg51%

3,576^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 3% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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	27.8	3576 of 4627	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.7	3153 of 4651	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	3089 of 4710	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	3480 of 4647	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	4350 of 4581	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	4117 of 4578	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	4320 of 4479	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	4291 of 4359	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.7	4248 of 4329	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.1	4166 of 4286	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.5	4080 of 4320	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	1297 of 2406	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.7	916 of 1905	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.1	1495 of 2443	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	1354 of 2443	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.2	2276 of 2421	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	1798 of 2444	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	2075 of 2515	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	2077 of 2483	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	20.0	4064 of 4461	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	3510 of 4331	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	3850 of 4295	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	4041 of 4240	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	3936 of 4575	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.3	2833 of 3744	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	3248 of 4658	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	3418 of 4588	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	4372 of 4561	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	3628 of 4499	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	4149 of 4348	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	4252 of 4306	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	1406 of 2619	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	2611 of 2980	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	2631 of 2958	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	2840 of 3006	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	2834 of 3184	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	2980 of 3106	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	3261 of 4413	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.0	2305 of 3644	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.3	1174 of 4465	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	44.0	2489 of 4401	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	3562 of 4376	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	3615 of 4329	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	3917 of 4188	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	4111 of 4168	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	3103 of 4520	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.8	2027 of 3705	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	2440 of 4594	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	2882 of 4521	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.7	4209 of 4477	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	3751 of 4451	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	4045 of 4309	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	4175 of 4264	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.4	2940 of 4582	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.2	2075 of 3739	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	2895 of 4647	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	3401 of 4585	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	4282 of 4563	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	4207 of 4498	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	4218 of 4357	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	4204 of 4319	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	3949 of 4301	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	42.6	1997 of 3549	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	3080 of 4292	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	2497 of 4086	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.8	3645 of 3952	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	3432 of 3799	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	3250 of 3684	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	2465 of 3558	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)46th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2026)46th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2026)36th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)26th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile-9 vs school

At Risk (2022)9th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)8th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading44%-10 vs state

Mathematics30%-17 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 (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 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
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
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
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
Bean Elementary	Public	4-5	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
Bean Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	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
Rise Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	207 N Martin Luther King Blvd	Lubbock	78408	Nueces 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
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) 993-4040	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
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%)	39.3	2805^th of 4627 public elementary schools	39.4%		28.9	3507^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.6%	702							46.9	39.0	27.4				65.3	36.6	45.2					$8,429
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	3023^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	34.7%		38.6	2879^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.1%	144							38.9	42.6	51.0				38.9	35.5	49.0					$9,353

Frequently Asked Questions about Ervin Elementary

What district is Ervin Elementary in?

Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Ervin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 396 students attended Ervin Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Ervin Elementary?

Students at Ervin Elementary are 58% African American, 37% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ervin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ervin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dunbar College Preparatory Academy
High : Estacado High School

Is Ervin Elementary a good school?

Ervin Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.7% of Texas elementary schools.

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