Enrollment
368
Elementary
DISTRICT 429 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROBSTOWN ISD·NCES 483744004202
Lotspeich Leadership Academy
1100 RUBEN CHAVEZ RD, ROBSTOWN, TX 78380 · (361) 767-6600 · Nueces County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Texas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
327 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 57 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
Based on grade levels within ROBSTOWN ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
30.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
23.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +23.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 18.0% | 29.0% | 41.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 18.0% | 23.0% | 54.0% |
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 | 30.0% | 23.0% |
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
% 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
24.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Lotspeich Leadership Academy
Lotspeich Leadership Academy's state test result (24.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lotspeich Leadership Academy this school | 368 | 88.9% | 24.8% |
| Newman Elementary School LAREDO | 365 | 88.8% | 52.6% |
| Clark Elementary School LAREDO | 354 | 89.3% | 55.4% |
| Roberto Garate Elementary School MONTE ALTO | 386 | 88.3% | 33.8% |
| Coldwell Elementary School EL PASO | 354 | 87.9% | 42.1% |
| Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls SAN ANTONIO | 354 | 87.6% | 24.2% |
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 Lotspeich Leadership Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Nueces County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #4,068 of 4,401 | #46 of 47 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #4,295 of 4,466 ▼ 178 | #50 of 51 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #4,290 of 4,466 ▼ 246 | #51 of 51 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 368 | #3,746 of 4,938 | #38 of 58 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #4,395 of 4,622 | #53 of 53 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.3% | #4,353 of 4,628 | #52 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.9% | #1,194 of 4,789 | #21 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.3% | #412 of 1,307 | #5 of 11 |
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
368
+105 (+40%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 408
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 368 | 19.1 | 19.3:1 | 89% (327) |
| 2023-24 | 364 | 18.4 | 19.7:1 | 91% (333) |
| 2022-23 | 348 | 19.8 | 17.5:1 | 95% (329) |
| 2020-21 | 263 | 16 | 16.4:1 | 87% (228) |
| 2017-18 | 306 | 15.8 | 19.4:1 | 93% (286) |
| 2015-16 | 219 | 13 | 16.9:1 | 90% (197) |
| 2010-11 | 310 | 21 | 14.8:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 412 | 28 | 14.7:1 | 78% (320) |
| 1990-91 | 408 | 30 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lotspeich Leadership Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (306 to 368); teachers up 21% (15.8 to 19.1).
About Lotspeich Leadership Academy
Families in ROBSTOWN, Texas, are served by Lotspeich Leadership Academy, a small elementary school. Enrollment stands at 368 students, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 29% below the average for elementary schools in Texas.
ROBSTOWN ISD is responsible for 5 schools, Lotspeich Leadership Academy included, with 2,570 students in all.
Hispanic students are 98% of those enrolled at Lotspeich Leadership Academy. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Nueces County's population at about 63%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 4, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 19.3 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. The school reported 89% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is above the 67% average among public schools in Nueces County.
Lotspeich Leadership Academy earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 4% of Texas public elementary schools.
In Texas, Lotspeich Leadership Academy is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 24.8% actual against a predicted 35.7%.
The county, Nueces County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $66,897 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Counting Lotspeich Leadership Academy, Nueces County has 124 public schools.
Lotspeich Leadership Academy's closest public school neighbor is San Pedro Fine Arts Academy, about 0.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Lotspeich Leadership Academy ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Lotspeich Leadership Academy is coded as Town: Fringe in federal locale data.
The school grew from 263 students in 2020-21 to 368 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.3:1) than in 2020-21 (16.4:1).
People who know Lotspeich Leadership Academy can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Nueces County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
352,955
Census ACS
Median income
$66,897
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
124
59,619 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROBSTOWN ISD
- Robstown Early College High SchoolHigh · 750 students
- Robert Driscoll Jr STEM AcademyElementary · 676 students
- Seale Junior High SchoolMiddle · 533 students
- San Pedro Fine Arts AcademyElementary · 243 students
- Nueces Co J J Alternative Education ProgramElementary
- Salazar Crossroads AcademyCombined
Other schools in ROBSTOWN
- Robstown Early College High SchoolHigh · 750 students
- Robert Driscoll Jr STEM AcademyElementary · 676 students
- Seale Junior High SchoolMiddle · 533 students
- San Pedro Fine Arts AcademyElementary · 243 students
- Petronila Elementary SchoolElementary · 110 students
- Nueces Co J J Alternative Education ProgramElementary
Nearby schools
- San Pedro Fine Arts Academy0.8 mi · 243
- Robert Driscoll Jr STEM Academy1.1 mi · 676
- Robstown Early College High School1.3 mi · 750
- Seale Junior High School1.4 mi · 533
- Calallen Wood River Elementary School5.6 mi · 425
- Calallen West Intermediate School5.7 mi · 426
Frequently asked questions
About Lotspeich Leadership AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Lotspeich Leadership Academy?
Lotspeich Leadership Academy enrolls approximately 368 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Lotspeich Leadership Academy serve?
Lotspeich Leadership Academy serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lotspeich Leadership Academy have?
Lotspeich Leadership Academy employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
How diverse is Lotspeich Leadership Academy?
Lotspeich Leadership Academy reports a student body of 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Lotspeich Leadership Academy?
Lotspeich Leadership Academy is overseen by ROBSTOWN ISD in Nueces County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.