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Bean Elementary is a public elementary school in Lubbock, Texas, serving grades 2-5 with a student population of 349. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance, a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, and subpar results compared to nearby schools in the Lubbock Independent School District.
Bean Elementary has ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools for several years, with STAAR test scores that are significantly below district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 24.14% of 3rd graders, 9.62% of 4th graders, and 32.65% of 5th graders were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to the district averages of 48.07%, 48.85%, and 51.21%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low in STAAR Science, with only 10.42% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to the district and state averages of 27.53% and 26.29%. Additionally, 95.99% of Bean Elementary students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.
In comparison, nearby schools such as Wilson Elementary, Ramirez Elementary, and Harwell Elementary have significantly higher academic performance on STAAR tests, with proficiency rates often double or triple that of Bean Elementary. These nearby schools also have lower percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, ranging from 24.14% to 47.97% free or reduced-price lunch recipients, compared to Bean Elementary's 95.99%. The student-teacher ratios at the nearby schools are also generally higher, ranging from 11.6 to 14.4, compared to Bean Elementary's 13.4 to 13.9.
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