Upland Heights El, Lubbock TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Upland Heights El

Upland Heights Elementary is a public school serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Lubbock, part of Frenship ISD. The school enrolls a broad student body: roughly equal shares of white and Hispanic students, with a modest population of Asian, multiracial, Black, and Native American students. About half the enrollment qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The school sits in an expanding district on the city's western edge, in an area experiencing active residential growth.

The school's academic performance is mixed across subjects. In English Language Arts, students perform relatively stronger: about two-thirds of third graders and about three-fifths of fourth and fifth graders reached proficiency or above on the state assessment. Math results lag noticeably. About half of students in grades three through five met proficiency on the STAAR math assessment, which is the main area where a parent may want to look into further what the school is doing to support math growth. Science proficiency at fifth grade sits at about three-fifths. When the school is examined as a whole across tested subjects and grades, its proficiency index places it in the top quartile among Lubbock County districts, suggesting stronger overall standing than many peers locally, despite the softer math numbers in specific grades.

Data on the school's special populations (students with IEPs and English learners) is not available. Participation rates on the state assessment are also not provided.

Frenship ISD itself is in an expansive phase. Voters approved a property tax increase and bond measures in November 2024, funding two new elementary schools to accommodate rapid enrollment growth, along with staff salary increases. The district opened a second comprehensive high school, Frenship Memorial, in August 2025, which reshapes attendance boundaries for families planning their path through middle and high school. The 2024-2025 tax rate came in slightly lower than the prior year, the district's lowest in several years, even as the district builds out new capacity. Lubbock itself is growing at a steady pace, with particular suburban expansion on the south and southwest edges where Frenship-served areas sit.

The neighborhood where Upland Heights sits is car-dependent, like most of Lubbock, though the broader city offers parks, libraries, and public transit. Housing values in the ZIP code are moderate, and affordability metrics suggest rents are more accessible than mortgage payments for many families. The local economy anchors on Texas Tech University, healthcare systems, and agriculture.

The school is a regular public school with no magnet or charter designation. It draws from neighborhood attendance zones rather than choice. For families seeking strong ELA performance and solid overall proficiency relative to the county, this is a viable option; families whose priority is math support in these early grades should probe more deeply with the school about its math instruction and intervention systems.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 355%

School 55% · District 47% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 455%

School 55% · district not reported

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 553%

School 53% · District 46% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 369%

School 69% · District 58% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 462%

School 62% · District 64% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 560%

School 60% · District 40% · ▲ 20 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Science

Grade 559%

School 59% · District 13% · ▲ 46 pts above district

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 32 pts above county median

This schoolFRENSHIP ISD, same grade

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 3Lower-income55%Higher-income78%23 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income48%Higher-income72%24 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income46%Higher-income69%23 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income35%Higher-income68%33 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income36%Higher-income67%31 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income40%Higher-income62%22 pp gap