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Enrollment
610
Elementary
DISTRICT 802 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEDINA VALLEY ISD·NCES 483006010959
Lacoste Elementary School
16069 UVALDE ST, LACOSTE, TX 78039 · (830) 931-2243 · Medina County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL610 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 61 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 28.0% | 21.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 28.0% | 25.0% | 29.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 54.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 65.0% | 59.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 69.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 35.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 →
Schools most like Lacoste Elementary School
Lacoste Elementary School's state test result (46.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lacoste Elementary School this school | 610 | 63.6% | 46.8% |
| Koennecke Elementary School SEGUIN | 560 | 65.0% | 40.5% |
| Scharbauer Elementary School MIDLAND | 579 | 64.8% | 34.9% |
| Hernandez Elementary School SAN MARCOS | 577 | 66.9% | 46.6% |
| Schertz Elementary School SCHERTZ | 663 | 66.2% | 33.3% |
| W A Martin Elementary School CRANDALL | 614 | 68.1% | 29.0% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lacoste Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Medina County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #1,759 of 4,401 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,191 of 4,466 ▼ 553 | #3 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #2,065 of 4,466 ▲ 418 | #3 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -12.0pp | #254 of 3,998 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 610 | #1,545 of 4,938 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,242 of 4,622 | #1 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.1% | #2,791 of 4,628 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.6% | #2,941 of 4,789 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.2% | #1,328 of 2,838 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
610
+46 (+8%) vs 2020
+85% since 2010-11, when it was 330
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 610 | 44.7 | 13.7:1 | 64% (388) |
| 2023-24 | 873 | 52.5 | 16.6:1 | 66% (579) |
| 2022-23 | 744 | 46.5 | 16.0:1 | 69% (515) |
| 2020-21 | 564 | 38 | 14.8:1 | 59% (330) |
| 2017-18 | 746 | 47.3 | 15.8:1 | 64% (478) |
| 2015-16 | 700 | 43 | 16.3:1 | 66% (464) |
| 2010-11 | 330 | 23 | 14.3:1 | 61% (202) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lacoste Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (746 to 610); teachers down 5% (47.3 to 44.7).
About Lacoste Elementary School
LACOSTE, Texas, is home to Lacoste Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 610 students.
MEDINA VALLEY ISD has 9 schools and 9,638 students, and Lacoste Elementary School is one of those schools.
Hispanic students are the majority at Lacoste Elementary School, with 71% of enrollment. It is also 22% White, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. Medina County's residents are about 52% Hispanic, 19 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 45% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Lacoste Elementary School operates with 44.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.7:1. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 13.7:1 here. Lacoste Elementary School reports 64% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Lacoste Elementary School is B-. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 49% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Lacoste Elementary School, the prediction is 46.5% and the result is 46.8%.
Across Medina County, the median household income is $78,074, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Medina County is home to 24 public schools and about 13,127 public school students.
Medina Valley High School is located about 2.3 miles from Lacoste Elementary School. The five-mile area around Lacoste Elementary School holds 4 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 43.4%, lower than Lacoste Elementary School's 46.8%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, Lacoste Elementary School's enrollment climbed 8%, to 610. The number of students per teacher fell from 14.8 to 13.7 over 4 years.
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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 High SchoolHigh · 2,626 students
- Medina Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,157 students
- Medina Valley Loma Alta Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,046 students
- Silos Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,011 students
- Luckey Ranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 945 students
- Potranco Elementary SchoolElementary · 839 students
Other Lacoste Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Lacoste Elementary. Lacoste Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Lacoste Elementary SchoolChalmette, LA · 621 students
Nearby schools
- Medina Valley High School2.3 mi · 2,626
- Medina Valley Middle School2.6 mi · 1,157
- Silos Elementary School4.6 mi · 1,011
- Castroville Elementary School4.9 mi · 600
- Lytle Junior High School5.2 mi · 420
- Lytle High School5.2 mi · 525
Frequently asked questions
About Lacoste Elementary SchoolHow large is Lacoste Elementary School?
Lacoste Elementary School enrolls approximately 610 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lacoste Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lacoste Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Lacoste Elementary School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Lacoste Elementary School.
How diverse is Lacoste Elementary School?
Lacoste Elementary School reports a student body of 22% White, 71% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Lacoste Elementary School?
Lacoste Elementary School 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.