Summary:
The seven schools in Lubbock's 79403 zip code, serving elementary through high school grades, present a starkly divided educational landscape split between the Lubbock Independent School District (Isd), the Roosevelt Independent School District (Isd), and the independent charter Rise Academy.
The standout performer is Talkington School For Young Women Leaders, a magnet high school ranking in the top 5% of Texas schools with a 97.7% graduation rate and test scores exceeding 90% proficiency. In contrast, Alderson Elementary faces severe challenges, ranking in the bottom 8% of elementary schools with critically low proficiency rates. Rise Academy is a charter school success story, achieving top-tier results despite having the highest student-teacher ratio (16.9:1) and lower spending. The Roosevelt ISD schools—Roosevelt Elementary, Roosevelt J H, and Roosevelt High School—show consistent, moderate performance, with Roosevelt High achieving a 98.6% graduation rate. Estacado High School struggles with an 84.3% graduation rate and 3.4% dropout rate.
A key finding is that higher spending does not guarantee better results. The lowest-performing schools, including Alderson Elementary ($13,275 per student) and Roosevelt High ($13,808 per student), spend the most, while the top-performing Talkington School spends the least ($9,590). This suggests that deep socioeconomic challenges, indicated by free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 42% at Talkington to 99% at Alderson, require more than just financial resources to overcome. The data reveals a "tale of two cities" within one zip code, where a selective magnet school and a successful charter coexist with schools facing significant academic hurdles.
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