Enrollment
241
Elementary
DISTRICT 285 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITTLEFIELD ISD·NCES 482775003113
LITTLEFIELD EL
120 N WESTSIDE, LITTLEFIELD, TX 79339 · (806) 385-6217 · Lamb County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL241 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
182 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LITTLEFIELD ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
47.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 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
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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
241
-50 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 15.8:1
% White
21%
was 23%
% Hispanic
77%
was 69%
% Black
1%
was 6%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LITTLEFIELD EL
LITTLEFIELD EL, a close-knit elementary campus in LITTLEFIELD, Texas, run under LITTLEFIELD ISD, hosts 241 students, covering grades 3 through 5. That puts it 54% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.
LITTLEFIELD ISD runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,233 students. LITTLEFIELD EL is one of those campuses.
On demographics, LITTLEFIELD EL logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 77%; the rest looks like 21% White. The wider county runs roughly 58% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, On paper, LITTLEFIELD EL has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting LITTLEFIELD EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 76% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
After controlling for student poverty, LITTLEFIELD EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.9%, the actual is 41.7%, a residual of +0.8 points.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Lamb County) logs that median household income runs about $60,760, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Lamb County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,773 students), LITTLEFIELD EL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is LITTLEFIELD J H, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around LITTLEFIELD EL. On composite proficiency, LITTLEFIELD EL comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 42.5%.
The school occupies a town-center site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LITTLEFIELD EL has ticked down 17%, going from 291 students in 2018 to 241 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 69% to 77% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.
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Lamb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,828
Census ACS
Median income
$60,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,773 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LITTLEFIELD ISD
- LITTLEFIELD H SHigh · 382 students
- LITTLEFIELD PRIElementary · 329 students
- LITTLEFIELD J HMiddle · 281 students
Other schools in LITTLEFIELD
- LITTLEFIELD H SHigh · 382 students
- LITTLEFIELD PRIElementary · 329 students
- LITTLEFIELD J HMiddle · 281 students
Nearby schools
- LITTLEFIELD J H0.1 mi · 281
- LITTLEFIELD PRI0.1 mi · 329
- LITTLEFIELD H S0.8 mi · 382
- AMHERST SCHOOL7.4 mi · 102
- ANTON SCHOOL12.7 mi · 175
- WHITHARRAL SCHOOL13.1 mi · 229
Frequently asked questions
About LITTLEFIELD ELHow many students attend LITTLEFIELD EL?
LITTLEFIELD EL enrolls approximately 241 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does LITTLEFIELD EL serve?
LITTLEFIELD EL serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LITTLEFIELD EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LITTLEFIELD EL is approximately 13.3:1 (18 FTE teachers).
How diverse is LITTLEFIELD EL?
LITTLEFIELD EL reports a student body of 21% White, 77% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian.
Is LITTLEFIELD EL public or private?
LITTLEFIELD EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by LITTLEFIELD ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.