Waters Elementary School
Public elementary school in Lubbock, Texas · Lubbock ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Waters Elementary School serves 464 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Lubbock (Lubbock County). It is one of 47 schools in Lubbock ISD. By enrollment it is the 2864th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.3 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 ÷ 30.31 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 | 482850010934 |
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 | 464 | 24,133 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.3 | 13.9 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 73.3% | 72.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 59% 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.
Waters Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 29 elementary schools in Lubbock ISD, Waters Elementary School is the 11th largest, with 1.9% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.6 miles away and have a median of 456 students, so Waters 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 1 with 77 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 42, against an average of 66 per grade. This year grade 5 has 15% more students than kindergarten (75 against 65). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 42 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 60.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Lubbock ISD (61%). White students are next, at 25.2%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
73.3% 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
Waters Elementary School has 30.31 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 464 students would have about 31.4 teachers, so Waters Elementary School has 1.1 fewer.
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 Miller Elementary School, 0.9 miles away in the same district. There are 31 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 | 60.6% |
| White | 25.2% |
| Black | 9.1% |
| Two or more races | 3.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1.3% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
47% of students are girls and 53% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 42 |
| Kindergarten | 65 |
| Grade 1 | 77 |
| Grade 2 | 66 |
| Grade 3 | 65 |
| Grade 4 | 74 |
| Grade 5 | 75 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3006 78th St, Lubbock, TX 79423
Phone: (806)219-7000
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Waters Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 0.9 mi | 675 | 16.9 | 41.2% |
| Honey Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 1.0 mi | 442 | 14.6 | 49.1% |
| Parsons Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 1.2 mi | 387 | 14.3 | 84.2% |
| Bayless Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 1.5 mi | 469 | 14.7 | 95.1% |
| Roberts Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 1.6 mi | 526 | 14.6 | 79.8% |
| Lubbock-Cooper North Elementary School | Lubbock-Cooper ISD | 1.9 mi | 826 | 12.5 | 41.8% |
| Wheelock Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 2.3 mi | 344 | 14.3 | 91% |
| Maedgen Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 2.3 mi | 314 | 15 | 92.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.