Enrollment
105
High
DISTRICT 172 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LASARA ISD·NCES 482685011951
LASARA H S
11932 JONES ST, LASARA, TX 78561 · (956) 642-3271 · Willacy County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL105 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.5:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
86 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LASARA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
37.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
21.0%
TX avg 43.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 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
40.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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
105
-7 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
7.5:1
was 10.2:1
% White
0%
was 3%
% Hispanic
100%
was 96%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LASARA H S
LASARA H S operates as a rural-scale 9-12 campus in LASARA, Texas, part of LASARA ISD. Current enrollment sits at 105 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 87% smaller than typical.
Within LASARA ISD, which oversees 2 schools and 343 students, LASARA H S is one campus in the system.
Demographically, LASARA H S logs that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. By comparison, Willacy County as a whole is about 87% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, LASARA H S reports 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting LASARA H S tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, LASARA H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.7%, the actual is 40.7%, a residual of +2.0 points.
Across the wider county, Willacy County reports that median household earnings sit near $54,180, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Willacy County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,889 students), of which LASARA H S is one.
The closest other public school is LASARA EL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LASARA H S ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 33.9%.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LASARA H S has contracted 6%, going from 112 students in 2018 to 105 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 10.2:1 in 2018 to 7.5:1 in 2025.
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Willacy County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,139
Census ACS
Median income
$54,180
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,889 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- LASARA EL0.0 mi · 238
- SMITH EL7.3 mi · 431
- LYFORD H S7.6 mi · 439
- LYFORD MIDDLE7.6 mi · 299
- ROBERTO GARATE EL7.6 mi · 386
- JOSE BORREGO MIDDLE7.6 mi · 178
Frequently asked questions
About LASARA H SHow large is LASARA H S?
LASARA H S enrolls approximately 105 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does LASARA H S serve?
LASARA H S serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does LASARA H S have?
LASARA H S employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.5:1.
What is the student diversity at LASARA H S?
Student demographics at LASARA H S are roughly 100% Hispanic.
Who oversees LASARA H S?
LASARA H S is overseen by LASARA ISD in Willacy County.
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