Honey Elementary School
Public elementary school in Lubbock, Texas · Lubbock ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Honey Elementary School serves 442 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Lubbock (Lubbock County). It is one of 47 schools in Lubbock ISD. By enrollment it is the 3084th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.6 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 30.24 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 | 482850010917 |
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 | 442 | 24,133 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.6 | 13.9 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 49.1% | 72.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 46% 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.
Honey Elementary School in context
Size
Honey Elementary School is the 12th largest of Lubbock ISD's 29 elementary schools; its 442 students are 1.8% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2 miles away with a median enrollment of 467; Honey 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 kindergarten with 75 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 50, against an average of 63 per grade. This year grade 5 has 20% fewer students than kindergarten (60 against 75). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 50 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 47.3% here and 20.4% across Lubbock ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 42.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
49.1% 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 30.24 full-time-equivalent teachers for 442 students, Honey Elementary School has 14.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 442 students would have about 29.9 teachers, so Honey Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Honey Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Waters Elementary School, 1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 45 other elementary schools, 29 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 47.3% |
| Hispanic | 42.5% |
| Black | 5.7% |
| Two or more races | 4.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
50% of students are girls and 50% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 50 |
| Kindergarten | 75 |
| Grade 1 | 64 |
| Grade 2 | 65 |
| Grade 3 | 60 |
| Grade 4 | 68 |
| Grade 5 | 60 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3615 86th St, Lubbock, TX 79423
Phone: (806)219-5900
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Honey Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waters Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 1.0 mi | 464 | 15.3 | 73.3% |
| Miller Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 1.1 mi | 675 | 16.9 | 41.2% |
| Lubbock-Cooper North Elementary School | Lubbock-Cooper ISD | 1.5 mi | 826 | 12.5 | 41.8% |
| Whiteside Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 1.9 mi | 434 | 14.7 | 50.9% |
| Parsons Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 2.0 mi | 387 | 14.3 | 84.2% |
| Williams Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 2.1 mi | 296 | 13.5 | 77.7% |
| Smith Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 2.2 mi | 491 | 14.9 | 46.2% |
| Bayless Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 2.5 mi | 469 | 14.7 | 95.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.