Enrollment
420
Middle
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LYTLE ISD·NCES 482865005544
Lytle Junior High School
18975 W FM 2790 S, LYTLE, TX 78052 · (830) 709-5115 · Medina County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL420 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of Texas public middle schools
- C-Test 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
296 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 141 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 153 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 126 | 30% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Lytle Junior High School→Lytle High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LYTLE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
41.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +0.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 26.0% | 30.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 21.0% | 33.0% | 39.0% |
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 | 41.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
30.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Lytle Junior High School
Lytle Junior High School's state test result (30.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lytle Junior High School this school | 420 | 70.5% | 30.5% |
| Rosemont Upper DALLAS | 459 | 68.8% | 63.7% |
| Poteet Junior High School POTEET | 393 | 72.5% | 23.4% |
| Fort Stockton Middle School FORT STOCKTON | 502 | 67.1% | 32.0% |
| E Merle Smith Middle School SINTON | 425 | 64.0% | 38.6% |
| Dalhart Junior High School DALHART | 412 | 68.7% | 35.3% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Lytle Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Medina County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #1,379 of 1,635 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #1,436 of 1,670 ▲ 99 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #1,433 of 1,670 ▼ 77 | #6 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #1,038 of 1,570 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 420 | #1,228 of 1,749 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #612 of 1,542 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.2% | #1,223 of 1,543 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.5% | #696 of 1,648 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.6% | #298 of 437 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
420
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+161% since 1990-91, when it was 161
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 420 | 29.9 | 14.0:1 | 70% (296) |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 30.2 | 13.6:1 | 69% (284) |
| 2022-23 | 398 | 29.5 | 13.5:1 | 73% (291) |
| 2020-21 | 423 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 67% (282) |
| 2017-18 | 394 | 27.1 | 14.5:1 | 75% (295) |
| 2015-16 | 371 | 28 | 13.3:1 | 68% (253) |
| 2010-11 | 385 | 31 | 12.4:1 | 74% (283) |
| 2000-01 | 451 | 34 | 13.3:1 | 62% (280) |
| 1990-91 | 161 | 9 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lytle Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (394 to 420); teachers up 10% (27.1 to 29.9).
About Lytle Junior High School
Lytle Junior High School is a small middle school in LYTLE, Texas. Enrollment stands at 420 students, covering grades 6 through 8. It has 35% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Texas (about 643).
Within LYTLE ISD, Lytle Junior High School is one of 5 schools. The district enrolls 1,825 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Lytle Junior High School is 83%. Other groups make up 15% White. Medina County as a whole is about 52% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lytle Junior High School scores 29%.
The school lists 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. That is in line with the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 70% of the student body. Compared with the 57% average for public schools in Medina County, the school's rate is higher.
Lytle Junior 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 middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Lytle Junior High School is 13.1 points below its prediction. Actual: 30.5%. Predicted: 43.6%.
For Medina County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $78,074, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 24 public schools and about 13,127 students.
Lytle High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Lytle Junior High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Lytle Junior High School is 3rd on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 420, close to the 423 recorded in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.1:1 to 14.0:1.
On allk12, people connected to Lytle Junior High School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Medina County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,547
Census ACS
Median income
$78,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
13,127 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LYTLE ISD
- Lytle Elementary SchoolElementary · 532 students
- Lytle High SchoolHigh · 525 students
- Lytle Primary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Lytle DAEPHigh · 6 students
- JJAEPElementary
Other schools in LYTLE
- Lytle Elementary SchoolElementary · 532 students
- Lytle High SchoolHigh · 525 students
- Lytle Primary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Lytle DAEPHigh · 6 students
- JJAEPElementary
Nearby schools
- Lytle High School0.0 mi · 525
- Lytle Elementary School0.2 mi · 532
- Lytle DAEP0.3 mi · 6
- Lytle Primary School0.4 mi · 342
- Natalia Elementary School4.4 mi · 426
- Natalia Junior High School4.5 mi · 254
Frequently asked questions
About Lytle Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Lytle Junior High School?
Lytle Junior High School enrolls approximately 420 students in grades 06-08.
Is Lytle Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lytle Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lytle Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lytle Junior High School is approximately 14.0:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lytle Junior High School?
Student demographics at Lytle Junior High School are roughly 15% White, 83% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Lytle Junior High School in?
Lytle Junior High School is part of LYTLE ISD.
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