Brown Elementary School
Public elementary school in Lubbock, Texas · Lubbock ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Brown Elementary School serves 409 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Lubbock (Lubbock County). It is one of 47 schools in Lubbock ISD. By enrollment it is the 3374th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.5 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 ÷ 30.32 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 | 482850022881 |
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 | 409 | 24,133 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.5 | 13.9 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 95.8% | 72.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 26% 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.
Brown Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 29 elementary schools in Lubbock ISD, Brown Elementary School is the 15th largest, with 1.7% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 318; Brown 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 grade 1 with 77 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 36, against an average of 58 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 61 in kindergarten and 59 in grade 5. It also enrolls 36 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 76.8% here and 61% across Lubbock ISD. Black students are next, at 13.2%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
95.8% of its students are eligible 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
With 30.32 full-time-equivalent teachers for 409 students, Brown Elementary School has 13.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 409 students would have about 27.6 teachers, so Brown Elementary School has 2.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Brown Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Wheelock Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 45 other elementary schools, 32 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 76.8% |
| Black | 13.2% |
| White | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
53.1% of students are girls and 46.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 36 |
| Kindergarten | 61 |
| Grade 1 | 77 |
| Grade 2 | 50 |
| Grade 3 | 51 |
| Grade 4 | 75 |
| Grade 5 | 59 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2315 36th St, Lubbock, TX 79412
Phone: (806)219-5300
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Brown Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheelock Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 0.7 mi | 344 | 14.3 | 91% |
| Wilson Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 0.9 mi | 557 | 15.4 | 26% |
| Bean Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 1.1 mi | 235 | 15.7 | 98.3% |
| Bean Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 1.1 mi | 218 | 12.8 | 93.6% |
| Hodges Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 1.3 mi | 292 | 11.6 | 93.2% |
| Bayless Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 1.4 mi | 469 | 14.7 | 95.1% |
| Parsons Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 1.5 mi | 387 | 14.3 | 84.2% |
| Overton Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 1.6 mi | 260 | 10.8 | 88.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.