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Enrollment
610
Elementary
DISTRICT 802 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEDINA VALLEY ISD·NCES 483006010959
LACOSTE EL
16069 UVALDE ST, LACOSTE, TX 78039 · (830) 931-2243 · Medina County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL610 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
388 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
56.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
49.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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
610
-136 (-18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 15.8:1
% White
22%
was 29%
% Hispanic
71%
was 65%
% Black
3%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LACOSTE EL
Set in LACOSTE, Texas, LACOSTE EL is an average-sized elementary campus, operated by MEDINA VALLEY ISD. It hosts 610 students across grades pre-K through 5.
MEDINA VALLEY ISD runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 9,638 students. LACOSTE EL is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, LACOSTE EL lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 71%. Other groups include 22% White, 3% multiracial, 3% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 52%.
Looking at school resources, On paper, LACOSTE EL has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
With demographic context factored in, LACOSTE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.3%.
Around the school, census data for Medina County shows median household earnings sit near $78,074, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Medina County's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,127 students), LACOSTE EL is one campus in the mix.
MEDINA VALLEY H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.3 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, LACOSTE EL comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 44.1%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Over the past 7-year window. LACOSTE EL's enrollment has declined 18% since 2018, when it stood at 746 (now 610). White enrollment moved from 29% to 22% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the LACOSTE EL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Medina County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,547
Census ACS
Median income
$78,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
13,127 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MEDINA VALLEY ISD
- MEDINA VALLEY H SHigh · 2,626 students
- MEDINA VALLEY MIDDLEMiddle · 1,157 students
- MEDINA VALLEY LOMA ALTA MIDDLEMiddle · 1,046 students
- SILOS ELElementary · 1,011 students
- LUCKEY RANCH ELElementary · 945 students
- POTRANCO ELElementary · 839 students
Nearby schools
- MEDINA VALLEY H S2.3 mi · 2,626
- MEDINA VALLEY MIDDLE2.6 mi · 1,157
- SILOS EL4.6 mi · 1,011
- CASTROVILLE EL4.9 mi · 600
- LYTLE H S5.2 mi · 525
- LYTLE J H5.2 mi · 420
Frequently asked questions
About LACOSTE ELHow large is LACOSTE EL?
LACOSTE EL enrolls approximately 610 students in grades PK-05.
Is LACOSTE EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
LACOSTE EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at LACOSTE EL?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at LACOSTE EL.
How diverse is LACOSTE EL?
LACOSTE EL reports a student body of 22% White, 71% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees LACOSTE EL?
LACOSTE EL is overseen by MEDINA VALLEY ISD in Medina County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.