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Wilbur E Lucas Elementary

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Wilbur E Lucas Elementary ranks 1291 st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1291^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Wilbur E Lucas Elementary in Pharr, TX, is a PK-6 school serving 530 students within the Valley View Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the top 24% of Texas. This school stands out for its exceptional ability to help students from low socio-economic backgrounds succeed, ranking in the 91st percentile statewide for this group for three consecutive years—a remarkable achievement that places it among the top 10% of all Texas schools. While the school has a history of high performance, earning 4 or 5 stars in 8 of the last 10 years, it has recently settled into a consistent 4-star rating, ranking in the 72nd to 79th percentile overall.

One of the school's biggest strengths is its reading program, where students consistently outperform the state average across all grades. Science is another standout area, especially in 5th grade, where proficiency rates soared more than 22 points above the state average. The bilingual program is also highly effective, with students taking STAAR Spanish tests scoring significantly higher than their peers statewide. However, math performance is more inconsistent, sometimes lagging behind reading scores, and the school has struggled to provide stable support for its special education students, with rankings for this group fluctuating dramatically from a 1-star to a 4-star rating in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Wilbur E Lucas is a strong performer but not the top in its immediate area. For instance, Jc Kelly Elementary in the Hidalgo Independent School District (Isd), just 2.2 miles away, has achieved 5-star rankings in the last two years. The school also spends more per student ($12,840) than many district peers, yet has larger class sizes (18.8:1 student-to-teacher ratio) compared to schools like Valley View South Elementary (14.6:1). This suggests the school is investing in resources and programs beyond just reducing class sizes, which may contribute to its success with its core student population.

530

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,820

Per pupil spending ?

93%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1300 N McColl Rd
Pharr, TX 78577

(956) 340-1700

District: Valley View Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Wilbur E Lucas Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Valley View J H
High:	Valley View High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.4%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (55% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Above the Texas median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Valley View Independent School District (Isd)'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg57%

Texas avg49%

1,291^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From top 4% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Valley View Independent School District (Isd)

227^th of 951Valley View 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.3	1291 of 4627	72.1%	★★★★☆
2025	72.6	1019 of 4651	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	977 of 4710	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	688 of 4647	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	1028 of 4581	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	37.4	2714 of 4578	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	82.0	626 of 4479	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	94.1	209 of 4359	95.2%	★★★★★
2017	90.1	366 of 4329	91.5%	★★★★★
2016	90.7	183 of 4286	95.7%	★★★★★
2015	89.7	222 of 4320	94.9%	★★★★★
2014	88.4	273 of 4260	93.6%	★★★★★
2013	86.5	368 of 4221	91.3%	★★★★★
2012	77.2	784 of 4206	81.4%	★★★★☆
2011	68.2	1297 of 4095	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	83.5	242 of 3937	93.9%	★★★★★
2009	83.1	317 of 3884	91.8%	★★★★★
2008	78.1	576 of 3768	84.7%	★★★★☆
2007	53.0	2064 of 3724	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	74.0	772 of 3476	77.8%	★★★★☆
2005	62.5	1400 of 3475	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.8	1455 of 3465	58.0%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	89.3	191 of 4461	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	63.3	1039 of 4331	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	96.7	42 of 4295	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	99.1	20 of 4240	99.5%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	550 of 2918	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	471 of 3668	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	201 of 3556	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	79.4	376 of 3487	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	57.5	1106 of 3446	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.2	158 of 3333	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	28 of 3226	99.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.1	1122 of 4575	75.5%	★★★★☆
2025	71.6	819 of 3744	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	843 of 4658	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	609 of 4588	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	795 of 4561	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	43.3	2397 of 4499	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	82.3	550 of 4348	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	91.0	274 of 4306	93.6%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.2	1381 of 3075	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.8	523 of 2619	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	61.6	1375 of 2980	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.2	1501 of 2958	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.6	2687 of 3006	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	76.1	291 of 3184	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	76.3	379 of 3106	87.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	749 of 4413	83.0%	★★★★☆
2025	76.8	531 of 3644	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	571 of 4465	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.6	324 of 4401	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	78.9	561 of 4376	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	46.2	2176 of 4329	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	86.8	266 of 4188	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.6	59 of 4168	98.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	81.7	415 of 4520	90.8%	★★★★★
2025	80.9	330 of 3705	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	83.7	348 of 4594	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	161 of 4521	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	86.4	265 of 4477	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	44.9	2389 of 4451	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	92.0	120 of 4309	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.3	23 of 4264	99.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.1	1502 of 4582	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.6	970 of 3739	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	1289 of 4647	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	837 of 4585	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	1367 of 4563	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	34.0	2904 of 4498	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.1	775 of 4357	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	94.9	156 of 4319	96.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.5	1040 of 4301	75.8%	★★★★☆
2025	33.2	2524 of 3549	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	57.5	1410 of 4292	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	1530 of 4086	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.7	2224 of 3952	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.2	3362 of 3799	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.7	1168 of 3684	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	1548 of 3558	56.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)96th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)83rd percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)81st percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)76th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)75th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)67th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)55th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading61%+7 vs state

Mathematics51%+6 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)				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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Wilbur E Lucas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1300 N McColl Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Valley View Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 340-1700	530	28	18.8	93.0%	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	527 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.3	1291^st of 4627 public elementary schools	72.1%		72.6	1019^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.1%	272	18.2		63.6				51.8	59.7	72.1	58.5	48.4	58.7	47.8	49.2	$7,820
Valley View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3408 E Olmo St	Hidalgo	78557	Hidalgo County	Valley View Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 340-1450	446	27	16.6	87.9%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	445 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80.7	735^th of 4627 public elementary schools	84.1%		80.6	733^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	84.2%	2		66.7	88.9		0.0	28.6	66.0	60.8	76.0	69.4	59.6	65.4	56.9	57.1	$9,682
Valley View North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1300 E Anaya Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Valley View Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 340-1600	372	25	14.9	99.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	372 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56.7	1775^th of 4627 public elementary schools	61.6%		49.1	2192^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	52.9%	417		20.0	71.4				51.2	55.3	57.5	53.6	44.2	48.1	61.9	39.3	$10,804
Valley View South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	900 S McColl Rd	Hidalgo	78557	Hidalgo County	Valley View Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 340-1650	353	24	14.6	94.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	353 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68.6	1199^th of 4627 public elementary schools	74.1%		73.4	983^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	78.9%	216							43.2	65.5	74.3	54.0	39.5	67.3	88.9	44.0	$10,191
Dr Alejo Salinas Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	411 Ebano	Hidalgo	78557	Hidalgo County	Hidalgo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 843-4251	342	23	15.0	84.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	342 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74.3	969^th of 4627 public elementary schools	79.1%		78.6	808^th of 4651 public elementary schools	82.6%	161	36.4	61.5	40.7	50.0	30.8		52.4	69.0	62.9		73.0	59.5	54.4		$9,699
Carmen Anaya Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 W Dicker Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 784-8500	429	26	16.5	97.2%	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	424 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75	937^th of 4627 public elementary schools	79.7%		53.9	1910^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.9%	973	66.7	63.6	50.0				56.3	62.2	72.1		41.5	66.7	66.7		$11,190
North Bridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 N Bridge St	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6810	775	34	22.9	87.6%	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	763 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35.2	3075^th of 4627 public elementary schools	33.5%		48.7	2213^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.4%	862							34.4	37.6	62.2		35.6	36.6	44.4		$10,336
Hidalgo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Second St	Hidalgo	78557	Hidalgo County	Hidalgo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 843-4226	433	29	15.0	89.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	433 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79.3	780^th of 4627 public elementary schools	83.1%		83.1	644^th of 4651 public elementary schools	86.2%	136	35.7	38.7	37.2	76.9	12.5	30.4	63.3	50.0	64.0		75.0	63.5	73.3		$10,915
Jc Kelly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 E Las Milpas Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Hidalgo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 843-4201	260	20	12.8	86.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	260 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82.7	668^th of 4627 public elementary schools	85.6%		89.5	389^th of 4651 public elementary schools	91.6%	279	36.8	81.3	45.5				47.8	87.0	60.0		61.9	87.2	80.4		$11,540
Idea Academy Pharr	Public, Charter	K-5	600 E Las Milpas Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 283-1515	717	31	22.7	93.7%	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	716 (99.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.8	3165^th of 4627 public elementary schools	31.6%		41.3	2697^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.0%	468							29.0	27.8	55.2		36.5	45.8	46.5		$9,432

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilbur E Lucas Elementary

What district is Wilbur E Lucas Elementary in?

Valley View Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Wilbur E Lucas Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wilbur E Lucas Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Valley View J H
High : Valley View High School

How many students attend Wilbur E Lucas Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 530 students attended Wilbur E Lucas Elementary.

Is Wilbur E Lucas Elementary a good school?

Wilbur E Lucas Elementary ranks 1291^st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Wilbur E Lucas Elementary?

Students at Wilbur E Lucas Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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