Summary:
In Lubbock, TX (zip code 79404), two elementary schools—Ervin Elementary and Harwell Elementary—serve grades PK through 5 within the Lubbock Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the 41st percentile statewide.
Ervin Elementary stands out as the higher-performing school overall, ranking in the 23rd percentile (1 star) compared to Harwell Elementary's 15th percentile (1 star). Ervin also shows a slight upward trend in its percentile rank over the last three years. It spends more per student ($13,632 vs. $11,264) and has a slightly lower student-to-teacher ratio (12.7 vs. 13.7), which may contribute to its better academic outcomes. For example, in 3rd Grade Math (2025-2026), Ervin achieved 34.62% proficiency versus Harwell's 4.35%, and in 5th Grade Reading (2024-2025), Ervin reached 62.75% proficiency compared to Harwell's 31.71%.
Harwell Elementary is notable for its unique bilingual program, as it is the only school in the dataset reporting scores for the STAAR Spanish exam. While its English-language math scores are low, Spanish-proficient students at Harwell achieved a 52.63% proficiency rate in 3rd Grade Math—12 times higher than their English-testing peers and well above the state average for Spanish test-takers. Both schools serve a highly economically disadvantaged population (88-96% free/reduced lunch), and 5th Grade Science is a critical weakness for both, with proficiency rates around 11-18%—roughly half the district average. This data suggests that a one-size-fits-all comparison is misleading; Harwell's true performance must be evaluated by combining its English and Spanish test results.
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