Betty M Condra School for Education Innovation, Lubbock TX

Original Research by School Decision on Betty M Condra School for Education Innovation

Betty M Condra School for Education Innovation is a charter serving kindergarten through fifth grade in downtown Lubbock. The school has a explicit mission rooted in serving students with learning differences such as dyslexia and ADHD through smaller classes and individualized instruction. In early 2023, it relocated to a renovated downtown building from a smaller space, a move designed to expand capacity and provide room for sustained growth. The school also partners with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center's Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, where researchers study language, reading, and auditory processing to deepen its specialization in meeting the needs of students with unique learning profiles.

Enrollment sits at around a mid-sized number for a K-5 charter, with a substantial share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is racially and ethnically mixed, with a plurality of Hispanic students, a sizable share of white students, and smaller populations of Black, Native Hawaiian, and Asian students. The school had been operating with a waiting list for most grades before the 2023 expansion, reflecting demand from families seeking an alternative specifically designed around learning differences and smaller learning environments.

The school's academic performance on state testing is notably weak. Across math and English language arts, proficiency rates range from very low in third grade to modest in the upper elementary grades. In third-grade math, proficiency sits at a low level, rising incrementally to low-moderate levels by fifth grade. English proficiency is comparably low in grade three and four, then improves somewhat by fifth. Science proficiency for grade five is at zero. Overall proficiency across all tested subjects and grades places the school at the bottom of the county's school population.

A parent considering this school should weigh these results carefully. The low test scores reflect a student population with documented learning challenges, yet they still merit direct conversation with the school about instructional approach, assessment accommodations, and how the school defines progress for students whose learning profiles may not align with standardized testing measures. The school's strength lies in its targeted mission and individualized structure, not in standardized-test outcomes. The recent expansion and downtown location also represent institutional stability and growth capacity, which matter for families committing to a smaller, specialized setting. This school fits families whose children have identified learning differences and who prioritize small classes, specialized instruction, and a learning-difference-informed environment over broad academic proficiency rankings.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 36%

School 6% · District 6%

▼ 34 pts below state median · ▼ 38 pts below county median

Grade 412%

School 12% · District 12%

▼ 29 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

Grade 523%

School 23% · District 23%

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 313%

School 13% · District 13%

▼ 33 pts below state median · ▼ 34 pts below county median

Grade 430%

School 30% · District 30%

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 536%

School 36% · District 36%

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

Science

Grade 50%

School 0% · District 0%

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 4Lower-income32%Higher-income29%3 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income21%Higher-income63%42 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income11%Higher-income14%3 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income21%Higher-income25%4 pp gap