Enrollment
195
Elementary
DISTRICT 220 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA PRYOR ISD·NCES 482625002960
LA PRYOR EL
201 N MILLER ST, LA PRYOR, TX 78872 · (830) 365-4009 · Zavala County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL195 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
161 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
LA PRYOR EL→LA PRYOR SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within LA PRYOR ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
42.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
195
-72 (-27%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.4:1
% White
4%
was 6%
% Hispanic
96%
was 94%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LA PRYOR EL
LA PRYOR EL operates as a rural-scale primary school in LA PRYOR, Texas, one of the schools within LA PRYOR ISD. Current enrollment sits at 195 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so LA PRYOR EL sits 62% below that benchmark.
LA PRYOR ISD comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 439 students; LA PRYOR EL is among them.
In terms of who attends, LA PRYOR EL records that nearly all students (96%) are Hispanic; the rest comes out to 4% White. Compared to Zavala County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, LA PRYOR EL has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting LA PRYOR EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
After controlling for student poverty, LA PRYOR EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.8%, the actual is 34.2%, a residual of -3.7 points.
In the surrounding community, census data for Zavala County shows median household earnings sit near $36,749, 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 31%. Across Zavala County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,174 students), LA PRYOR EL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: LA PRYOR SECONDARY, around 0.0 miles off. On composite proficiency, LA PRYOR EL comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 33.3%.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LA PRYOR EL has shrank 27%, going from 267 students in 2018 to 195 in 2025.
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Zavala County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,412
Census ACS
Median income
$36,749
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
31%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,174 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- LA PRYOR SECONDARY0.0 mi · 244
- BATESVILLE SCHOOL13.4 mi · 92
- DR TOMAS RIVERA EL17.4 mi · 233
- ZAVALA EL17.4 mi · 300
- BENITO JUAREZ EL17.4 mi · 250
- CRYSTAL CITY H S17.6 mi · 505
Frequently asked questions
About LA PRYOR ELHow large is LA PRYOR EL?
LA PRYOR EL enrolls approximately 195 students in grades PK-05.
Is LA PRYOR EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
LA PRYOR EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does LA PRYOR EL have?
LA PRYOR EL employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
How diverse is LA PRYOR EL?
LA PRYOR EL reports a student body of 4% White, 96% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Who oversees LA PRYOR EL?
LA PRYOR EL is overseen by LA PRYOR ISD in Zavala County.
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