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How has LYFORD H S changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
439
High
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LYFORD CISD·NCES 482862003241
Lyford High School
8125 W HIGH SCHOOL CIR, LYFORD, TX 78569 · (956) 347-3909 · Willacy County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL439 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of Texas public high 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.
- B-Three-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
276 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 93 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 110 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 124 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 112 | 26% |
Student demographics
12%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
Feeds from
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
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 6.0% | 38.0% | 20.0% | 36.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 18.0% | 49.0% | 22.0% |
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 | 44.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 9.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 15.0% |
| 2022-23 | 8.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 21.0% | 19.0% |
| 2020-21 | 10.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
37.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Lyford High School
Lyford High School's state test result (37.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyford High School this school | 439 | 62.9% | 37.7% |
| Del Rio Early College High School DEL RIO | 472 | 59.7% | 72.8% |
| Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy MISSION | 481 | 66.1% | 81.8% |
| Cast Tech High School SAN ANTONIO | 451 | 64.1% | 62.4% |
| Mission Early College High School EL PASO | 410 | 65.9% | 76.4% |
| Young Women's Leadership Academy EL PASO | 320 | 59.7% | 62.6% |
Matched among Texas high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #1,197 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #1,120 of 1,425 ▲ 284 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,141 of 1,425 ▼ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.0pp | #569 of 1,184 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 439 | #973 of 2,107 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #450 of 1,344 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.0% | #1,185 of 1,346 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.9% | #738 of 1,522 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #320 of 557 |
Ranked against other public high 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
439
-38 (-8%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 389
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 439 | 33 | 13.3:1 | 63% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 470 | 42 | 11.2:1 | 76% (356) |
| 2022-23 | 472 | 39.6 | 11.9:1 | 78% (368) |
| 2020-21 | 477 | 39 | 12.2:1 | 81% (385) |
| 2017-18 | 475 | 37.8 | 12.6:1 | 80% (378) |
| 2015-16 | 433 | 37 | 11.7:1 | 75% (323) |
| 2010-11 | 438 | 37 | 11.8:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 466 | 39 | 11.9:1 | 35% (162) |
| 1990-91 | 389 | 27 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lyford High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (475 to 439); teachers down 13% (37.8 to 33).
About Lyford High School
Lyford High School is a high school in LYFORD, Texas, reachable at (956) 347-3909. Federal data show 439 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in Texas average about 796 students, which makes this school 45% below average.
Lyford High School belongs to LYFORD CISD, a district of 3 schools and 1,396 students.
Hispanic students account for 94% of the school's enrollment. It is also 6% White. A diversity index of 12% means there is a 12% chance two randomly chosen students at Lyford High School are from different groups.
Teacher count: 33 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.3:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas is 1.8 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 63%. The gap from the 81% average for public schools in Willacy County is 18 points.
Lyford High School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 10% of Texas public high schools.
Lyford High School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.7%, compared with a predicted 46.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Willacy County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $54,180, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 19% of people live in poverty. There are 15 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,889, Lyford High School among them.
Lyford Middle School is about 0.1 miles from Lyford High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Lyford High School is 6th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 38 students, from 477 to 439. Students per teacher increased from 12.2 in 2020-21 to 13.3 in 2024-25.
This community page is for conversations about 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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 658 students
- Lyford Middle SchoolMiddle · 299 students
- CcjjaepCombined
Other schools in LYFORD
- Lyford Elementary SchoolElementary · 658 students
- Lyford Middle SchoolMiddle · 299 students
- CcjjaepCombined
Nearby schools
- Lyford Middle School0.1 mi · 299
- Lyford Elementary School0.3 mi · 658
- Raymondville High School4.3 mi · 522
- Myra Green Middle School4.5 mi · 399
- Pittman Elementary School4.9 mi · 561
- Raymondville Options Academic Academy5.0 mi · 50
Frequently asked questions
About Lyford High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lyford High School?
Lyford High School enrolls approximately 439 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Lyford High School serve?
Lyford High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Lyford High School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Lyford High School.
What is the student diversity at Lyford High School?
Student demographics at Lyford High School are roughly 6% White, 94% Hispanic.
Who oversees Lyford High School?
Lyford High School is overseen by LYFORD CISD in Willacy County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.