📍 2711 First, Lubbock, Lubbock County, 79415
McWhorter el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lubbock, Lubbock County. The school has 535 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Rebecca Navarro. It is part of the Lubbock Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 39.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
McWhorter el enrolls 535 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 39.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% White and 2.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 492 | 92% |
| White | 13 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
503 of the school's 535 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 484 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
McWhorter el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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.
McWhorter el is one of 49 schools in LUBBOCK ISD, based in LUBBOCK, Texas. The district serves 24,133 students district-wide and employs 1,887 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 535 students, McWhorter el is close to the district average of about 493 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large