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What's the most underrated thing about LOMAX EL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
512
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA PORTE ISD·NCES 482619002952
Lomax Elementary School
10615 N AVNEUE L, LA PORTE, TX 77571 · (281) 604-4300 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL512 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
188 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Lomax Elementary School→James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus
Based on grade levels within LA PORTE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
69.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
65.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 35.0% | 34.0% | 18.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 33.0% | 32.0% | 18.0% | 17.0% |
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 | 69.0% | 65.0% |
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 42.0% | 58.0% |
% 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
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Lomax Elementary School
Lomax Elementary School's state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lomax Elementary School this school | 512 | 36.7% | 59.0% |
| Lily B Clayton Elementary School FORT WORTH | 476 | 39.3% | 56.1% |
| Coahoma Elementary School COAHOMA | 524 | 37.6% | 39.2% |
| Ft Concho Elementary School SAN ANGELO | 447 | 38.7% | 72.8% |
| Boone Elementary School AUSTIN | 428 | 34.6% | 46.0% |
| Charter Oak Elementary School TEMPLE | 602 | 40.9% | 52.6% |
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 Lomax Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #819 of 4,401 | #91 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #653 of 4,466 ▲ 220 | #78 of 625 ▲ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #782 of 4,466 ▲ 69 | #85 of 625 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +23.0pp | #361 of 3,998 | #45 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 512 | #2,402 of 4,938 | #457 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #4,033 of 4,622 | #560 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.3% | #1,578 of 4,628 | #205 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.7% | #4,043 of 4,789 | #605 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.3% | #975 of 1,307 | #101 of 148 |
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
512
+50 (+11%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 586
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 512 | 29.5 | 17.4:1 | 37% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 536 | 34 | 15.8:1 | 49% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 514 | 30 | 17.2:1 | 53% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 462 | 31 | 14.9:1 | 48% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 486 | 30 | 16.2:1 | 42% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 532 | 32 | 16.6:1 | 39% (209) |
| 2010-11 | 535 | 31 | 17.3:1 | 40% (214) |
| 2000-01 | 627 | 31 | 20.2:1 | 7% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 586 | 35 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lomax Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (486 to 512); teachers down 2% (30 to 29.5).
About Lomax Elementary School
Lomax Elementary School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in LA PORTE, Texas. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 512 students in pre-K through 5.
Lomax Elementary School is in LA PORTE ISD, a district with 7,099 students across 13 schools.
White students are the largest group at Lomax Elementary School, with 46% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 45% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 4% Black. Among all residents of Harris County, the White share is about 34%. The chance that two students picked at random at Lomax Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.
Its teaching staff equals 29.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 17.4:1. That ratio is over the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Around 37% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Harris County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 59.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 58.0%.
In Harris County (population about 4,838,303), median household income is about $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. A total of 1,205 public schools operate in Harris County, serving about 886,911 students.
The closest public school, Lomax Junior High School, is about 0.9 miles from Lomax Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Lomax Elementary School is 4th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Lomax Elementary School went from 462 students to 512. The ratio was 14.9:1 in 2020-21 and 17.4:1 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LA PORTE ISD
- La Porte High SchoolHigh · 2,090 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 667 students
- La Porte Junior High SchoolMiddle · 563 students
- Lomax Junior High SchoolMiddle · 540 students
- La Porte Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- James H Baker Sixth Grade CampusMiddle · 502 students
Other schools in LA PORTE
- La Porte High SchoolHigh · 2,090 students
- La Porte Junior High SchoolMiddle · 563 students
- Lomax Junior High SchoolMiddle · 540 students
- La Porte Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- James H Baker Sixth Grade CampusMiddle · 502 students
- Bayshore Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
Nearby schools
- Lomax Junior High School0.9 mi · 540
- Leo A Rizzuto Elementary School1.3 mi · 299
- James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus1.6 mi · 502
- Heritage Elementary School1.8 mi · 667
- Jennie Reid Elementary School2.2 mi · 403
- College Park Elementary School2.6 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About Lomax Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lomax Elementary School?
Lomax Elementary School enrolls approximately 512 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lomax Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lomax Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lomax Elementary School have?
Lomax Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
How diverse is Lomax Elementary School?
Lomax Elementary School reports a student body of 46% White, 45% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Lomax Elementary School in?
Lomax Elementary School is part of LA PORTE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.