Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School
Public elementary school in Pharr, Texas · Valley View ISD · Grades Pre-K–6
Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School serves 530 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Pharr (Hidalgo County). It is one of 6 schools in Valley View ISD. By enrollment it is the 2236th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 18.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 28.13 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–6 |
| District | Valley View ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484380009308 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Valley View ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 530 | 3,444 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 18.8 | 15.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 93% | 92.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 94% 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.
Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School in context
Size
Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School is the largest of Valley View ISD's 4 elementary schools; its 530 students are 15.4% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.7 miles away and have a median of 401 students, so Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School is larger 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 77 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 60, against an average of 66 per grade. This year grade 6 has 15% more students than kindergarten (69 against 60). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 77 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 99.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across Valley View ISD (99.7%).
93% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 92.9% across Valley View 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
Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School has 28.13 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 530 students would have about 35.8 teachers, so Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School has 7.7 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 suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Valley View Elementary School, 0.5 miles away in the same district. There are 16 elementary schools within 5 miles and 66 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.4% |
| White | 0.6% |
53.2% of students are girls and 46.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 77 |
| Kindergarten | 60 |
| Grade 1 | 61 |
| Grade 2 | 67 |
| Grade 3 | 61 |
| Grade 4 | 68 |
| Grade 5 | 67 |
| Grade 6 | 69 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1300 N McColl Rd, Pharr, TX 78577
Phone: (956)340-1700
Website: vviewisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View Elementary School | Valley View ISD | 0.5 mi | 446 | 16.7 | 87.9% |
| Valley View North Elementary School | Valley View ISD | 1.0 mi | 372 | 15 | 99.7% |
| Valley View South Elementary School | Valley View ISD | 1.3 mi | 353 | 14.7 | 94.1% |
| Dr. Alejo Salinas Jr. Elementary School | Hidalgo ISD | 1.7 mi | 342 | 15 | 84.2% |
| Carmen Anaya Elementary School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 1.7 mi | 429 | 16.5 | 97.2% |
| Hidalgo Elementary School | Hidalgo ISD | 2.1 mi | 433 | 15.1 | 89.4% |
| Jc Kelly Elementary School | Hidalgo ISD | 2.2 mi | 260 | 12.9 | 86.2% |
| IDEA Academy Pharr | IDEA Public Schools | 2.3 mi | 717 | 22.8 | 93.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Valley View ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 446 |
| Valley View High School | High | 9–12 | 1,227 |
| Valley View Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 516 |
| Valley View North Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 372 |
| Valley View South Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 353 |