📍 4602 Chicago Ave, Lubbock, Lubbock County, 79414
Wester el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lubbock, Lubbock County. The school has 371 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Stacy Hurst. It is part of the Lubbock Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wester el enrolls 371 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Hispanic or Latino, 23% Black or African American and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 214 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 84 | 23% |
| White | 46 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 5.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
348 of the school's 371 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 335 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wester 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.
Wester 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 371 students, Wester el is smaller than the district average of about 493 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large