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Enrollment
767
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364004587
LYONS EL
800 ROXELLA RD, HOUSTON, TX 77076 · (713) 696-2870 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL767 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
755 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
52.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
53.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
47.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 31% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
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
767
-268 (-26%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 19.5:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
97%
was 97%
% Black
3%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LYONS EL
As a moderately sized elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas, LYONS EL works with 767 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by HOUSTON ISD. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 48% bigger than typical.
Within HOUSTON ISD, which oversees 273 schools and 176,727 students, LYONS EL is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, LYONS EL records that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 3% Black. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.
With demographic context factored in, LYONS EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 30.9%; actual is 47.4%, +16.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the area at large, census data for Harris County shows median household earnings sit near $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. LYONS EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).
The closest other public school is HOUSTON MATH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LYONS EL at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 38.4%.
LYONS EL operates from an urban location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LYONS EL has ticked down 26%, going from 1,035 students in 2018 to 767 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 today.
On the community side, members of the LYONS EL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HOUSTON ISD
- TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTONCombined · 8,641 students
- BELLAIRE H SHigh · 3,216 students
- LAMAR H SHigh · 2,968 students
- WESTSIDE H SHigh · 2,729 students
- HEIGHTS H SHigh · 2,426 students
- HOUSTON MATH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERHigh · 2,396 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTONCombined · 8,641 students
- NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,284 students
- ELSIK H SHigh · 4,057 students
- SUMMER CREEK H SHigh · 3,972 students
- HASTINGS H SHigh · 3,786 students
- C E KING H SHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- HOUSTON MATH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER0.6 mi · 2,396
- DE CHAUMES EL0.7 mi · 680
- KIPP DREAM PREP0.8 mi · 929
- KIPP 3D ACADEMY0.8 mi · 513
- BURBANK EL0.8 mi · 736
- KIPP GENERATIONS COLLEGIATE0.9 mi · 614
Frequently asked questions
About LYONS ELHow large is LYONS EL?
LYONS EL enrolls approximately 767 students in grades PK-05.
Is LYONS EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
LYONS EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at LYONS EL?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at LYONS EL.
How diverse is LYONS EL?
LYONS EL reports a student body of 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees LYONS EL?
LYONS EL is overseen by HOUSTON ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.