Overton Elementary School
Public elementary school in Lubbock, Texas · Lubbock ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Overton Elementary School serves 260 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Lubbock (Lubbock County). It is one of 47 schools in Lubbock ISD. By enrollment it is the 4305th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 10.8 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 ÷ 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 | 482850010925 |
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 | 260 | 24,133 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 10.8 | 13.9 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 88.5% | 72.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 4% 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.
Overton Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 29 elementary schools in Lubbock ISD, Overton Elementary School is the 27th largest, with 1.1% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.6 miles away and have a median of 357 students, so Overton 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 pre-K with 49 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 28, against an average of 37 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 34 in kindergarten and 36 in grade 5. It also enrolls 49 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 67.3% of enrollment, a higher share than across Lubbock ISD (61%). White students are next, at 16.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
88.5% 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
Overton Elementary School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 260 students would have about 17.6 teachers, so Overton Elementary School has 6.4 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 city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Maedgen Elementary School, 1 miles away in the same district. There are 36 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 | 67.3% |
| White | 16.5% |
| Black | 11.9% |
| Two or more races | 3.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
48.5% of students are girls and 51.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 49 |
| Kindergarten | 34 |
| Grade 1 | 40 |
| Grade 2 | 31 |
| Grade 3 | 42 |
| Grade 4 | 28 |
| Grade 5 | 36 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2902 Louisville, Lubbock, TX 79410
Phone: (806)219-6300
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Overton Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maedgen Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 1.0 mi | 314 | 15 | 92.4% |
| Wilson Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 1.0 mi | 557 | 15.4 | 26% |
| Wheelock Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 1.1 mi | 344 | 14.3 | 91% |
| Rush Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 1.5 mi | 333 | 13.9 | 79% |
| Brown Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 1.6 mi | 409 | 13.5 | 95.8% |
| Stewart Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 1.6 mi | 369 | 14.1 | 87.8% |
| Parsons Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 2.1 mi | 387 | 14.3 | 84.2% |
| Williams Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 2.1 mi | 296 | 13.5 | 77.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.