WATERS EL

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Regular School · LUBBOCK, TX

WATERS EL is a regular school school in LUBBOCK, Texas, serving grades PK–05 with 464 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.3:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

464

Teachers (FTE)

30.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	281	61%
White	117	25%
Black or African American	42	9%
Two or more races	15	3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	6	1%
Asian	2	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	464	246M / 218F

English Language Learners: 11 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	41.0% +4.6pp	36.4%	241
Reading Proficiency	42.0% +0.7pp	41.3%	241
Science Proficiency	30-34%	—	87

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.08 grade levels

Math

+0.18 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

29 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

14.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	464	100%

Contact & Location

3006 78TH ST

LUBBOCK, TX 79423

Phone: (806)219-7000

District

LUBBOCK ISD

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,605

District enrollment: 25,247

Other Schools in District

ALDERSON EL Elementary
BAYLESS EL Elementary
BEAN EL Elementary
BEAN EL Elementary
BROWN EL Elementary
CARMONA-HARRISON EL Elementary
CENTENNIAL EL Elementary
ERVIN EL Elementary

View all 47 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 79423) → CensusDepth.com
Texas population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Texas teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

482850010934

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD