Harwell Elementary School
Public elementary school in Lubbock, Texas · Lubbock ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Harwell Elementary School serves 385 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Lubbock (Lubbock County). It is one of 47 schools in Lubbock ISD. By enrollment it is the 3575th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.8 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 ÷ 28 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 | 482850010914 |
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 | 385 | 24,133 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.8 | 13.9 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 88.1% | 72.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 31% 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.
Harwell Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 29 elementary schools in Lubbock ISD, Harwell Elementary School is the 18th largest, with 1.6% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.6 miles away and have a median of 318 students, so Harwell Elementary School is close to their typical size.
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 5 with 64 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 33, against an average of 55 per grade. This year grade 5 has 19% more students than kindergarten (64 against 54). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 33 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 93% of enrollment, a higher share than across Lubbock ISD (61%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
88.1% 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
Harwell Elementary School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 385 students would have about 26 teachers, so Harwell Elementary School has 2 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 Bean Elementary School, 1 miles away in the same district. There are 26 elementary schools within 5 miles and 45 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 93% |
| Black | 4.4% |
| White | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
50.9% of students are girls and 49.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 33 |
| Kindergarten | 54 |
| Grade 1 | 59 |
| Grade 2 | 54 |
| Grade 3 | 60 |
| Grade 4 | 61 |
| Grade 5 | 64 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4101 Ave D, Lubbock, TX 79404
Phone: (806)219-5700
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Harwell Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bean Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 1.0 mi | 218 | 12.8 | 93.6% |
| Hodges Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 1.0 mi | 292 | 11.6 | 93.2% |
| Bean Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 1.0 mi | 235 | 15.7 | 98.3% |
| Ervin Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 1.5 mi | 396 | 12.7 | 95.7% |
| Brown Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 1.7 mi | 409 | 13.5 | 95.8% |
| Bayless Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 1.8 mi | 469 | 14.7 | 95.1% |
| Betty M Condra School for Education Innovation | Betty M Condra School for Education Innovation | 2.2 mi | 187 | 9.6 | 80.2% |
| Wheelock Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 2.3 mi | 344 | 14.3 | 91% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.