LEFORS SCHOOL

LEFORS SCHOOL is a very small K-12 campus in LEFORS, Texas, one of the schools within LEFORS ISD. The school hosts 173 students in grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 485 students each, so LEFORS SCHOOL sits 64% below that benchmark.

LEFORS ISD is the operating authority for LEFORS SCHOOL, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LEFORS SCHOOL records that 80% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to Gray County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, LEFORS SCHOOL logs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.6:1. The state averages around 11.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, LEFORS SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.7%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Gray County indicate median household earnings sit near $59,614, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LEFORS SCHOOL is one of 13 public schools in Gray County (combined enrollment of about 3,545 students).

The closest other public school is WOODROW WILSON EL, roughly 11.1 miles away. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LEFORS SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 34.5%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LEFORS SCHOOL has edged up 12%, going from 154 students in 2018 to 173 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 9.7:1 in 2018 to 7.6:1 today.

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