📍 8816 13th St, Lubbock, Lubbock County, 79416
Willow Bend el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lubbock, Lubbock County. The school has 730 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lindsey Littlefield. It is part of the Frenship Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 44.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Willow Bend el enrolls 730 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 44.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Hispanic or Latino, 26% White and 2.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 489 | 67% |
| White | 193 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
540 of the school's 730 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 502 qualify for free lunch and 38 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Willow Bend el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 28, state house district 84.
Willow Bend el is one of 12 schools in FRENSHIP ISD, based in WOLFFORTH, Texas. The district serves 11,770 students district-wide and employs 707 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 730 students, Willow Bend el is smaller than the district average of about 981 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe