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), LYFORD EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.1%.

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.

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