New Home Elementary School
Public elementary school in New Home, Texas · New Home ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
New Home Elementary School serves 365 students in grades Pre-K–5 in New Home (Lynn County). It is one of 2 schools in New Home ISD. By enrollment it is the 3725th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14 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 ÷ 26.12 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | New Home ISD |
| County | Lynn County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483249023215 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | New Home ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 365 | 708 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14 | 13.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 13.7% | 10.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 34% 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.
New Home Elementary School in context
Size
New Home Elementary School is the only elementary school in New Home ISD. Its 365 students are 51.6% of the district's 708. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 11.9 miles away and have a median of 680 students, so New Home Elementary School is smaller 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 4 with 67 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 39, against an average of 52 per grade. This year grade 5 has 64% more students than kindergarten (64 against 39). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 39 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 77.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across New Home ISD (76.6%). Hispanic students are next, at 21.1%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
13.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 10.9% across New Home ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
New Home Elementary School has 26.12 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 365 students would have about 24.7 teachers, so New Home Elementary School has 1.4 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 rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Lubbock-Cooper South Elementary School, 8.7 miles away in Lubbock-Cooper ISD. There are 0 elementary schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 77.8% |
| Hispanic | 21.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
44.1% of students are girls and 55.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 39 |
| Kindergarten | 39 |
| Grade 1 | 49 |
| Grade 2 | 50 |
| Grade 3 | 57 |
| Grade 4 | 67 |
| Grade 5 | 64 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
208 Leopard Ln, New Home, TX 79383
Phone: (806)924-7543
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: New Home Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lubbock-Cooper South Elementary School | Lubbock-Cooper ISD | 8.7 mi | 708 | 13.2 | 37.7% |
| Lubbock-Cooper Central Elementary School | Lubbock-Cooper ISD | 10.0 mi | 763 | 12.8 | 17.2% |
| Lubbock-Cooper East Elementary School | Lubbock-Cooper ISD | 10.0 mi | 857 | 15.2 | 40.7% |
| Lubbock-Cooper North Elementary School | Lubbock-Cooper ISD | 11.7 mi | 826 | 12.5 | 41.8% |
| Lubbock-Cooper West Elementary School | Lubbock-Cooper ISD | 12.2 mi | 624 | 13 | 24% |
| Tahoka Elementary School | Tahoka ISD | 12.5 mi | 295 | 12.2 | 63.7% |
| Upland Heights Elementary School | Frenship ISD | 12.6 mi | 652 | 16.7 | 41.1% |
| Smith Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 12.9 mi | 491 | 14.9 | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in New Home ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Home School | High | 6–12 | 343 |