📍 7508 Albany, Lubbock, Lubbock County, 79424
Whiteside el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lubbock, Lubbock County. The school has 490 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brandi Lay. It is part of the Lubbock Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 56% of students are proficient in reading. 59% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Whiteside el enrolls 490 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 34.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 40% Hispanic or Latino and 8.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 220 | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 198 | 40% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 8.2% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
234 of the school's 490 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 224 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Whiteside 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.
Whiteside 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 490 students, Whiteside 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