Alderson Elementary School
Public elementary school in Lubbock, Texas · Lubbock ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Alderson Elementary School serves 435 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Lubbock (Lubbock County). It is one of 47 schools in Lubbock ISD. By enrollment it is the 3154th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.2 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 33 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Lubbock ISD |
| County | Lubbock County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482850012804 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Lubbock ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 435 | 24,133 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.2 | 13.9 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 99.3% | 72.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 22% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Alderson Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 29 elementary schools in Lubbock ISD, Alderson Elementary School is the 13th largest, with 1.8% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.9 miles away and have a median of 346 students, so Alderson Elementary School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is pre-K with 81 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 53, against an average of 62 per grade. This year grade 5 has 24% fewer students than kindergarten (56 against 74). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 81 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 51.3% of enrollment, a lower share than across Lubbock ISD (61%). Black students are next, at 43.4%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
99.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 72.1% across Lubbock ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Alderson Elementary School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 435 students would have about 29.4 teachers, so Alderson Elementary School has 3.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Rise Academy, 0.6 miles away in Rise Academy. There are 15 elementary schools within 5 miles and 43 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 51.3% |
| Black | 43.4% |
| White | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
51% of students are girls and 49% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 81 |
| Kindergarten | 74 |
| Grade 1 | 60 |
| Grade 2 | 57 |
| Grade 3 | 54 |
| Grade 4 | 53 |
| Grade 5 | 56 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
219 Walnut Ave, Lubbock, TX 79403
Phone: (806)219-8000
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Alderson Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rise Academy | Rise Academy | 0.6 mi | 307 | 16.9 | – |
| Ervin Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 1.9 mi | 396 | 12.7 | 95.7% |
| Betty M Condra School for Education Innovation | Betty M Condra School for Education Innovation | 2.4 mi | 187 | 9.6 | 80.2% |
| Ramirez Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 2.8 mi | 470 | 12.4 | 45.7% |
| Carmona-Harrison Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 2.9 mi | 578 | 15.2 | 95.5% |
| Bean Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 2.9 mi | 218 | 12.8 | 93.6% |
| Bean Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 2.9 mi | 235 | 15.7 | 98.3% |
| Harwell Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 3.1 mi | 385 | 13.8 | 88.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.