Willow Bend Elementary

Summary:

Willow Bend Elementary is a public elementary school in Lubbock, Texas, serving around 730 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Frenship Independent School District, which is ranked 294 out of 968 school districts in Texas.

Willow Bend Elementary faces several challenges, including a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (around 67%) compared to nearby schools, lower academic performance on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subjects, and a high percentage of students (around 74%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from being ranked 1,550 out of 4,286 Texas elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 3,648 out of 4,675 in 2023-2024. The performance gap between Willow Bend and the surrounding schools, as well as the district and state averages, appears to be widening over time, particularly for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with special needs.

When compared to nearby schools within the Frenship Independent School District, such as Crestview Elementary and Bennett Elementary, Willow Bend consistently underperforms on STAAR assessments, has a higher percentage of Hispanic and low-income students, and is ranked significantly lower. The performance gap is less pronounced when compared to schools in the Lubbock Independent School District, but Willow Bend still generally underperforms compared to schools like Rush Elementary and Hardwick Elementary.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 8816 13th St
       Lubbock, TX  79416


(806) 796-0090

District: Frenship Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
3648th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,268 Help


Students who attend Willow Bend Elementary usually attend:

High:    Frenship High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.2 Help
Number of students:  825

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
65.8%
White:
26.2%
African American:
3.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  64.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Willow Bend Elementary ranks worse than 78% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks last among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Frenship Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.67. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (65.8%), White (26.2%), African American (3.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 64.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Willow Bend Elementary is 16.2, which is the 4th best among 8 elementary schools in the Frenship Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Willow Bend Elementary is $9,268, which is the 2nd highest among 8 elementary schools in the Frenship Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Willow Bend Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Willow Bend Elementary 3648th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Willow Bend Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Frenship Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Frenship Independent School District (Isd) 294th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Willow Bend Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Willow Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 39.26 2708th 3724 27.3%
2008 43.34 2509th 3768 33.4%
2009 64.02 1488th 3884 61.7%
2010 64.02 1514th 3937 61.5%
2011 55.83 2082nd 4095 49.2%
2012 40.73 2851st 4206 32.2%
2013 42.57 2715th 4221 35.7%
2014 45.36 2623rd 4260 38.4%
2015 47.49 2461st 4320 43.0%
2016 64.44 1550th 4286 63.8%
2017 38.97 2597th 4329 40.0%
2018 44.72 2257th 4359 48.2%
2019 33.42 3127th 4479 30.2%
2021 53.93 1836th 4578 59.9%
2022 55.39 1849th 4581 59.6%
2023 34.27 3137th 4647 32.5%
2024 26.67 3648th 4675 22.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Willow Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 9.15 1075th 1112 3.3%
2021 44.26 552nd 961 42.6%
2023 7.65 1077th 1099 2.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Willow Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.91 1706th 3226 47.1%
2019 44.78 1849th 3333 44.5%
2021 76.43 443rd 3446 87.1%
2022 54.23 1409th 3487 59.6%
2023 41.87 2133rd 3556 40.0%
2024 26.70 2963rd 3638 18.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Willow Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.83 2928th 3558 17.7%
2019 33.17 2573rd 3684 30.2%
2021 35.47 2368th 3799 37.7%
2022 36.25 2556th 3952 35.3%
2023 28.57 3230th 4086 20.9%
2024 18.34 3928th 4261 7.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Willow Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.43 2270th 4264 46.8%
2019 32.65 3286th 4309 23.7%
2021 61.07 1340th 4451 69.9%
2022 55.49 1791st 4477 60.0%
2023 31.13 3457th 4521 23.5%
2024 25.67 3842nd 4560 15.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Willow Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.20 2494th 4306 42.1%
2019 34.39 3041st 4348 30.1%
2021 57.94 1602nd 4499 64.4%
2022 54.39 1877th 4561 58.8%
2023 23.58 3837th 4588 16.4%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Willow Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.48 2903rd 3106 6.5%
2019 62.75 1326th 3184 58.4%
2021 61.90 1320th 3006 56.1%
2022 63.15 1233rd 2958 58.3%
2023 61.47 1382nd 2980 53.6%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Willow Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.51 2264th 4240 46.6%
2019 39.25 2728th 4295 36.5%
2021 57.29 1365th 4331 68.5%
2022 42.96 2604th 4461 41.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Willow Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.74 2166th 4319 49.8%
2019 34.59 3038th 4357 30.3%
2021 49.72 1995th 4498 55.6%
2022 53.11 1993rd 4563 56.3%
2023 45.79 2401st 4585 47.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Willow Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 61.05 746th 2421 69.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Willow Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.78 2474th 4168 40.6%
2019 37.69 2789th 4188 33.4%
2021 60.57 1336th 4329 69.1%
2022 51.95 1962nd 4376 55.2%
2023 31.67 3293rd 4401 25.2%
2024 17.29 4088th 4431 7.7%
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Rank History for White students at Willow Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.27 1519th 3127 51.4%
2019 27.62 2522nd 3142 19.7%
2021 41.95 1858th 3082 39.7%
2022 51.25 1528th 3082 50.4%
2023 32.05 2314th 3106 25.5%
2024 27.80 2478th 3078 19.5%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Saturday, December 2, 2023

Open Quote Principal it has been very unprofessional, and unable to perform or follow the Code of conduct, when it comes to take decisions about undisciplined, bullies and Racist kids. It you are a parent having a similar situation with this school, principal and/or staff member I would like to hear from you. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Willow Bend Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2006 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 0
2007 219 35 2 280 2 n/a n/a 0 538
2008 209 30 2 296 2 n/a n/a 0 539
2009 244 35 3 281 1 n/a n/a 0 564
2010 247 33 3 276 3 n/a n/a 0 562
2011 232 19 0 310 6 0 13 0 580
2012 241 19 0 335 5 0 7 0 607
2013 248 14 0 350 4 0 9 0 625
2014 222 8 0 360 4 0 4 0 598
2015 196 11 1 401 3 0 8 0 620
2016 183 15 0 379 2 0 7 0 586
2017 170 14 1 393 0 0 15 0 593
2018 150 14 0 396 1 0 19 0 580
2019 147 19 0 432 0 0 19 0 617
2020 148 17 0 413 0 0 15 0 593
2021 134 11 0 399 1 0 15 0 560
2022 162 15 2 407 1 0 12 0 599
2023 193 20 10 489 1 0 17 0 730
2024 216 32 11 543 2 0 21 0 825

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Willow Bend Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2006 0 n/a n/a n/a
2007 538 35.5 15.2 74.7
2008 539 36.4 14.8 73.1
2009 564 39.0 14.5 73.9
2010 562 41.0 13.7 76.9
2011 580 43.0 13.4 76.6
2012 607 41.0 14.8 75.8
2013 625 41.0 15.2 75.2
2014 598 41.1 14.5 78.1
2015 620 42.0 14.7 70.2
2016 586 42.0 13.9 80
2017 593 41.2 14.3 77.4
2018 580 42.3 13.6 74.8
2019 617 42.4 14.5 80.1
2020 593 43.1 13.7 82.3
2021 560 41.5 13.4 80.4
2022 599 39.3 15.2 75.6
2023 730 44.0 16.5 74
2024 825 50.7 16.2 64.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Willow Bend Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2006 0 n/a n/a n/a
2007 538 35.5 15.2 74.7
2008 539 36.4 14.8 73.1
2009 564 39.0 14.5 73.9
2010 562 41.0 13.7 76.9
2011 580 43.0 13.4 76.6
2012 607 41.0 14.8 75.8
2013 625 41.0 15.2 75.2
2014 598 41.1 14.5 78.1
2015 620 42.0 14.7 70.2
2016 586 42.0 13.9 80
2017 593 41.2 14.3 77.4
2018 580 42.3 13.6 74.8
2019 617 42.4 14.5 80.1
2020 593 43.1 13.7 82.3
2021 560 41.5 13.4 80.4
2022 599 39.3 15.2 75.6
2023 730 44.0 16.5 74
2024 825 50.7 16.2 64.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Willow Bend Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $676 (8.3%) $7,492 (91.7%) $8,169
2020 $738 (8.4%) $8,019 (91.6%) $8,757
2021 $1,170 (12.6%) $8,097 (87.4%) $9,268

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Willow Bend Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3127th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3137th of 4647 Elementary schools
 2.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Willow Bend Elementary)2745
 18%
   3rd Grade Reading (Frenship Independent School District (Isd))5054
 4%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Willow Bend Elementary)3036
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Frenship Independent School District (Isd))5150
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Willow Bend Elementary)2750
 23%
   3rd Grade Reading (Frenship Independent School District (Isd))2750
 23%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
4th Grade Reading (Willow Bend Elementary)2933
 4%
   4th Grade Reading (Frenship Independent School District (Isd))4653
 7%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Willow Bend Elementary)2829
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Frenship Independent School District (Isd))4751
 4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
4th Grade Reading (Willow Bend Elementary)1943
 24%
   4th Grade Reading (Frenship Independent School District (Isd))1943
 24%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)2931
 2%
5th Grade Reading (Willow Bend Elementary)5350
 3%
   5th Grade Reading (Frenship Independent School District (Isd))5964
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Willow Bend Elementary)5040
 10%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Frenship Independent School District (Isd))6560
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Willow Bend Elementary)5326
 27%
   5th Grade Science (Frenship Independent School District (Isd))6452
 12%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%
5th Grade Reading (Willow Bend Elementary)6340
 23%
   5th Grade Reading (Frenship Independent School District (Isd))6340
 23%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5333
 20%
5th Grade Science (Willow Bend Elementary)4818
 30%
   5th Grade Science (Frenship Independent School District (Isd))4818
 30%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)189
 9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students617730
 18.3%
African American1920
 5.3%
American Indian01
Asian010
Hispanic432489
 13.2%
Pacific Islander00
White147193
 31.3%
Two or More Races1917
 10.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients80.1%74%
 6.1%


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Willow Bend Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.0% of Texas elementary schools.

Students at Willow Bend Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 26% White, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Students who attend Willow Bend Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Frenship High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 825 students attended Willow Bend Elementary.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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