LYFORD MIDDLE

LYFORD MIDDLE is a low-enrollment intermediate school in LYFORD, Texas, overseen by LYFORD CISD. The school instructs 299 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 53% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

LYFORD MIDDLE is one of 3 schools operated by LYFORD CISD, a district that educates 1,396 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LYFORD MIDDLE shows that nearly all students (96%) are Hispanic; the rest looks like 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 87% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, LYFORD MIDDLE falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 41.9%; this one comes in at 22.1%, -19.8 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Willacy County put the typical household earns roughly $54,180 per year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. In all, Willacy County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,889 students), of which LYFORD MIDDLE is one.

LYFORD H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LYFORD MIDDLE at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 49.1%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LYFORD MIDDLE has decreased 20%, going from 376 students in 2018 to 299 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

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