Waters Elementary School
- Elementary school in Lubbock ISD
- Lubbock, TX
- Pre-kindergarten - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Lubbock ISD: N/A
Total students
482
Avg. teacher experience
13.3 years
Lubbock ISD: 10.1 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Lubbock ISD: 88.9%
Statewide: 90.3%
Waters Elementary School is an elementary school in Lubbock, TX, in the Lubbock ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 482 students. 56% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 1.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $54,098, which is $8,376 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.3 years of experience.
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Principal
- Linda Landlin
- linda.landin@lubbockisd.org
- (806) 219-7000
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Waters Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 17. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 20.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 17.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
482
African American
48 (10%)
Lubbock ISD: 13.6%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
2 (0.4%)
Lubbock ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
2 (0.4%)
Lubbock ISD: 1.9%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
289 (60%)
Lubbock ISD: 60.4%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
6 (1.2%)
Lubbock ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
119 (24.7%)
Lubbock ISD: 20.9%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
16 (3.3%)
Lubbock ISD: 2.6%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
56 %
Lubbock ISD: 58.1%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
71.2 %
Lubbock ISD: 73%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
1.9 %
Lubbock ISD: 6.8%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
1.9 %
Lubbock ISD: 7.3%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
3.5 %
Lubbock ISD: 8.9%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
19.1 %
Lubbock ISD: 17.4%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Lubbock ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Lubbock ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Lubbock ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Lubbock ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
10.9 %
Lubbock ISD: 23%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
12.3 %
Lubbock ISD: 30.2%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Lubbock ISD: 25%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
Masked
Lubbock ISD: 4.6%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
11.7 %
Lubbock ISD: 25.7%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Lubbock ISD: 13.3%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
8.7 %
Lubbock ISD: 12.6%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
14.3 %
Lubbock ISD: 20.8%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
33.9
African American
1 (2.9%)
Lubbock ISD: 5.6%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Lubbock ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Lubbock ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
8 (23.6%)
Lubbock ISD: 26.1%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Lubbock ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
24.9 (73.5%)
Lubbock ISD: 65.1%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Lubbock ISD: 1.9%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Lubbock ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
25.9 (76.4%)
Lubbock ISD: 70.9%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
8 (23.6%)
Lubbock ISD: 26.9%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Lubbock ISD: 1.3%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
14.2
Lubbock ISD: 13
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
13.3 years
Lubbock ISD: 10.1 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$54,098
Lubbock ISD: $52,276
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$43,896
Lubbock ISD: $43,669
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$48,817
Lubbock ISD: $47,639
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$51,433
Lubbock ISD: $50,813
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$55,868
Lubbock ISD: $55,936
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$60,575
Lubbock ISD: $62,278
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$63,800
Lubbock ISD: $68,420
Statewide: $74,014