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What's the biggest difference between LYFORD EL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
658
Elementary
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LYFORD CISD·NCES 482862006296
LYFORD EL
13094 HIGH SCHOOL CIR, LYFORD, TX 78569 · (956) 347-3911 · Willacy County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL658 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
483 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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
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
Based on grade levels within LYFORD CISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +37.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +27.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 37 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 42% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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
658
-42 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 15.3:1
% White
5%
was 2%
% Hispanic
94%
was 97%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LYFORD EL
LYFORD EL is one of the medium-sized elementary-level communitys in LYFORD, Texas, one of the schools within LYFORD CISD, with 658 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so LYFORD EL sits 27% bigger than that benchmark.
Within LYFORD CISD, which oversees 3 schools and 1,396 students, LYFORD EL is one campus in the system.
Demographically, LYFORD EL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (94%). Other groups include 5% White.
On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting LYFORD EL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 73% of students at LYFORD EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, LYFORD EL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 42.3%; actual is 28.3%, a gap of -14.0 points.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Willacy County) logs that median household income runs about $54,180, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. In all, Willacy County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,889 students), of which LYFORD EL is one.
Nearest neighbor: LYFORD H S, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around LYFORD EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LYFORD EL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 45.1%.
LYFORD EL operates from a town-based location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LYFORD EL has contracted 6%, going from 700 students in 2018 to 658 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Other schools in LYFORD CISD
- LYFORD H SHigh · 439 students
- LYFORD MIDDLEMiddle · 299 students
- CCJJAEPCombined
Other schools in LYFORD
- LYFORD H SHigh · 439 students
- LYFORD MIDDLEMiddle · 299 students
- CCJJAEPCombined
Nearby schools
- LYFORD H S0.3 mi · 439
- LYFORD MIDDLE0.3 mi · 299
- RAYMONDVILLE H S4.2 mi · 522
- MYRA GREEN MIDDLE4.4 mi · 399
- PITTMAN EL4.8 mi · 561
- RAYMONDVILLE OPTIONS ACADEMIC ACADEMY4.9 mi · 50
Frequently asked questions
About LYFORD ELHow large is LYFORD EL?
LYFORD EL enrolls approximately 658 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does LYFORD EL serve?
LYFORD EL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does LYFORD EL have?
LYFORD EL employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
What is the student diversity at LYFORD EL?
Student demographics at LYFORD EL are roughly 5% White, 94% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Is LYFORD EL public or private?
LYFORD EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by LYFORD CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.