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Enrollment
658
Elementary
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LYFORD CISD·NCES 482862006296
Lyford Elementary School
13094 HIGH SCHOOL CIR, LYFORD, TX 78569 · (956) 347-3911 · Willacy County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL658 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% 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.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 132 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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 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.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 26.0% | 24.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 20.0% | 25.0% | 41.0% |
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 | 50.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 13.0% | 7.0% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Lyford Elementary School
Lyford Elementary School's state test result (28.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyford Elementary School this school | 658 | 73.4% | 28.3% |
| Edgemere International School EL PASO | 639 | 71.8% | 52.1% |
| Bryan Elementary School MISSION | 653 | 71.4% | 54.0% |
| IDEA South Flores Academy SAN ANTONIO | 680 | 71.8% | 37.1% |
| Cameron Dual Language Magnet ODESSA | 644 | 75.6% | 46.0% |
| Helen Ball Elementary School EL PASO | 576 | 73.4% | 48.8% |
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 Lyford Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #3,808 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,569 of 4,466 ▲ 726 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #2,535 of 4,466 ▲ 973 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #2,636 of 3,998 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 658 | #1,199 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #3,956 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.6% | #4,075 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.4% | #2,368 of 4,789 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #2,390 of 2,838 |
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
658
+39 (+6%) vs 2020
+199% since 1990-91, when it was 220
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 658 | 38.3 | 17.2:1 | 73% (483) |
| 2023-24 | 673 | 40.5 | 16.6:1 | 70% (472) |
| 2022-23 | 625 | 41 | 15.2:1 | 83% (516) |
| 2020-21 | 619 | 36 | 17.2:1 | 84% (517) |
| 2017-18 | 700 | 45.8 | 15.3:1 | 83% (580) |
| 2015-16 | 752 | 46 | 16.4:1 | 82% (619) |
| 2010-11 | 766 | 45 | 17.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 553 | 38 | 14.6:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 220 | 14 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lyford Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (700 to 658); teachers down 16% (45.8 to 38.3).
About Lyford Elementary School
Lyford Elementary School is an elementary school in LYFORD, Texas, according to federal school records. There are 658 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 27% above the average for elementary schools in Texas.
District-wide, LYFORD CISD has 3 schools and 1,396 students.
By race and ethnicity, Lyford Elementary School is 94% Hispanic. Next come 5% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 11%.
A staff of 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 17.2:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is 2.1 students per teacher. By family income, 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Lyford Elementary School lands at D, ahead of 6% of Texas public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Lyford Elementary School would score about 42.3%. It scores 28.3%, a bottom-10% result among Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Willacy County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $54,180, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 19%. The county has 15 public schools and about 3,889 students.
The closest school to Lyford Elementary School is Lyford High School, located about 0.3 miles away. In all, 6 other public schools sit within five miles of Lyford Elementary School. On proficiency, Lyford Elementary School is behind the 45.8% nearby average, ranking 6th of 8.
Under the NCES locale system, Lyford Elementary School is Town: Distant.
The school's enrollment rose 6% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The discussion board for Lyford Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 High SchoolHigh · 439 students
- Lyford Middle SchoolMiddle · 299 students
- CcjjaepCombined
Other schools in LYFORD
- Lyford High SchoolHigh · 439 students
- Lyford Middle SchoolMiddle · 299 students
- CcjjaepCombined
Nearby schools
- Lyford High School0.3 mi · 439
- Lyford Middle School0.3 mi · 299
- Raymondville High School4.2 mi · 522
- Myra Green Middle School4.4 mi · 399
- Pittman Elementary School4.8 mi · 561
- Raymondville Options Academic Academy4.9 mi · 50
Frequently asked questions
About Lyford Elementary SchoolHow large is Lyford Elementary School?
Lyford Elementary School enrolls approximately 658 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Lyford Elementary School serve?
Lyford Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lyford Elementary School have?
Lyford Elementary School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Lyford Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lyford Elementary School are roughly 5% White, 94% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Is Lyford Elementary School public or private?
Lyford Elementary School 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.