The top reported proficiency rate is 23% in English language arts. The lowest is 7% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Bean El
Bean Elementary serves grades two through five in Lubbock, a mid-sized city anchored by Texas Tech University, healthcare, and agriculture. The school is a regular public school located on the north side of the city at an address in a residential area.
The school enrolls a small number of students, with modest representation across its grade band. Nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic circumstances of the neighborhood. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with very small numbers of Black, Asian, White, and multiracial students; no American Indian or Pacific Islander students are enrolled. Data on English learner status and students with individualized education plans were not available.
Academically, Bean Elementary's performance is below where it sits relative to other districts in Lubbock County. State testing results from spring 2025 show proficiency rates that cluster in the lower range across tested subjects and grades. In English language arts, third grade scored in the low teens, fourth grade around one-quarter proficient, and fifth grade around one-third. In mathematics, third grade showed minimal proficiency (a very small cohort tested on the Spanish version of the assessment), fourth grade around one-third proficient, and fifth grade around one-quarter. Science, tested only in fifth grade, had proficiency in single digits. Across all tested subjects, only around one-third of students met or exceeded grade-level standards, compared to a median of roughly one-half across Lubbock County's other school districts. About three-fifths of all students approached proficiency, suggesting many are close to meeting grade-level benchmarks but have not yet crossed the threshold.
Data on chronic absenteeism, detailed staffing, course offerings, and attendance rates were not available, making it difficult to assess how student engagement, teacher experience, or program breadth may be shaping outcomes. The school does not appear to serve a specialized population or operate under an alternative model that would explain the gap between performance here and district peers.
Lubbock ISD is actively reshaping its school system. The district just closed Hodges Elementary and consolidated Overton Elementary into Rush Elementary for the 2025-2026 school year, a restructuring that directly affected attendance zones across the city. Looking ahead, voters approved a substantial bond in May 2025 for three new elementary schools, expansions to middle schools, and safety upgrades, with new facilities scheduled to open for the 2028-2029 school year. At the same time, the district has adopted a formal optimization plan with enrollment and facility-utilization thresholds that will drive additional closures and consolidations beginning in fall 2026. This context of ongoing facility changes and declining enrollment is important for families to understand as they consider long-term stability at any Lubbock elementary school.
The wider Lubbock housing market is moderate in cost, with home values and rents both rising slightly year-over-year, and property taxes for school purposes are among the lowest the district has seen in decades. The city itself is growing steadily and increasingly attracting downtown investment and new mixed-income housing alongside suburban development on its edges.
A parent may want to look into recent enrollment and boundary changes with the school directly, as well as what instructional supports are in place to help students move from the "approaching" level toward proficiency, given the current performance picture.
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