Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School
- Elementary school in Valley View ISD
- Pharr, TX
- Pre-kindergarten - 6th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Valley View ISD: N/A
Total students
543
Avg. teacher experience
14.8 years
Valley View ISD: 14.3 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Valley View ISD: 98.3%
Statewide: 90.3%
Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School is an elementary school in Pharr, TX, in the Valley View ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 543 students. 83.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 79.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,285, which is $2,189 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 14.8 years of experience.
Contact information
Website
Address
1300 N Mccoll RdPharr, TX 78577
Office phone number
Principal
- Miguel Puente
- ividal1@vviewisd.net
- (956) 340-1700
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 01.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
543
African American
0 (0%)
Valley View ISD: 0%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Valley View ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Valley View ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
542 (99.8%)
Valley View ISD: 99.8%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Valley View ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
1 (0.2%)
Valley View ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Valley View ISD: 0%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
83.8 %
Valley View ISD: 81.5%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
90.4 %
Valley View ISD: 91.9%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
79.9 %
Valley View ISD: 73.4%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
79.9 %
Valley View ISD: 73.3%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
9.9 %
Valley View ISD: 9.3%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
13.6 %
Valley View ISD: 12.7%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Valley View ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Valley View ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Valley View ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Valley View ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
20.5 %
Valley View ISD: 24.8%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
N/A
Valley View ISD: N/A
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Valley View ISD: N/A
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
N/A
Valley View ISD: Masked
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
20.3 %
Valley View ISD: 24.8%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Valley View ISD: N/A
Statewide: 23.7%
White
Masked
Valley View ISD: 28.6%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
N/A
Valley View ISD: N/A
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
29.4
African American
0 (0%)
Valley View ISD: 0%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Valley View ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Valley View ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
29.4 (100%)
Valley View ISD: 96.1%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Valley View ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
0 (0%)
Valley View ISD: 3.4%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Valley View ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Valley View ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
29.4 (100%)
Valley View ISD: 86.6%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
0 (0%)
Valley View ISD: 12.9%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Valley View ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
18.5
Valley View ISD: 15.2
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
14.8 years
Valley View ISD: 14.3 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$60,285
Valley View ISD: $60,050
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$47,000
Valley View ISD: $47,000
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$47,725
Valley View ISD: $49,302
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$54,104
Valley View ISD: $55,101
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$61,729
Valley View ISD: $60,986
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$68,288
Valley View ISD: $68,539
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
N/A
Valley View ISD: $78,806
Statewide: $74,014