LAMESA SCHOOLS

LAMESA SCHOOLS is a multi-level school of large scale in LAMESA, Texas, run under LAMESA ISD, caters to 1,484 students in grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 485 students each, so LAMESA SCHOOLS sits 206% bigger than that benchmark.

LAMESA SCHOOLS sits inside LAMESA ISD, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, LAMESA SCHOOLS records that 85% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 11% White, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 56% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, LAMESA SCHOOLS shows 112 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. The state averages around 11.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 78% of students at LAMESA SCHOOLS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Dawson County's rate of about 68%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LAMESA SCHOOLS falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 39.8%; this one comes in at 25.6%, -14.2 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, census data for Dawson County shows median household earnings sit near $54,360, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Across Dawson County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,117 students), LAMESA SCHOOLS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: KLONDIKE ISD, around 12.4 miles off. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LAMESA SCHOOLS ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 54.3%.

LAMESA SCHOOLS operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. LAMESA SCHOOLS's enrollment has ticked up 202% since 2018, when it stood at 491 (now 1,484). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 80% to 85%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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