Enrollment
238
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Lubbock, TX
Federal NCES profile for Brown El Gr 02 to 05, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 42/100.
The verdict
Brown El Gr 02 to 05 earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 82% of Texas schools.
Brown El Gr 02 to 05 has class sizes smaller than 82% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Brown El Gr 02 to 05 ranks #2 of 3 elementary schools in Lubbock, TX.
Enrollment
238
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Teachers (FTE)
21.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11.3:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-23% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
93.7%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+51% vs state
How Brown El Gr 02 to 05 compares with Texas and U.S. medians
Smaller classes than state median
11.3:1 - 3.4 below the Texas state median of 14.7:1, indicating smaller average class loads than typical schools in the state.
Brown El Gr 02 to 05 is a high-poverty, mid-sized elementary school in Lubbock, Texas, enrolling 238 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 11.3:1 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by student-teacher ratio.
Economic need is high: 93.7% of students qualify for free meals, 51% above the Texas average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.
Enrollment of 238 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 8,960 scored Texas schools.
Against 467 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #265.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 54.6% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its district draws 22.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Lubbock Isd also operates Monterey H S (2,117 students) and Lubbock H S (1,927 students) alongside Brown El Gr 02 to 05.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
Brown El Gr 02 to 05 on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 11.3:1 | ▼ 23% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 93.7% | ▲ 51% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 238 | top 81% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Lubbock Isd, which includes Brown El Gr 02 to 05.
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey H S | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Lubbock H S | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Coronado H S | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Hutchinson Middle | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Estacado H S | Larger | Similar economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Brown El Gr 02 to 05's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Texas, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Next steps
Verify locally before acting on Brown El Gr 02 to 05's federal record.
Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.
Brown El Gr 02 to 05 has 238 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Lubbock, TX.
The student-teacher ratio at Brown El Gr 02 to 05 is 11.3:1, which is 23% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 28% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
93.7% of students at Brown El Gr 02 to 05 are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
Brown El Gr 02 to 05 has a Resource Investment Index of 42/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
By Resource Investment Index, Brown El Gr 02 to 05 ranks #2 of 3 elementary schools in Lubbock, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Lubbock on the city page.
Brown El Gr 02 to 05 earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 82% of Texas schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
Besides Brown El Gr 02 to 05, Lubbock Isd also operates Monterey H S (2,117 students), Lubbock H S (1,927 students), and Coronado H S (1,878 students). See the Lubbock Isd district page for the complete list.
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