Lyford Elementary

Summary:

Lyford Elementary is a public elementary school in Lyford, Texas, serving 625 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Lyford Consolidated Independent School District, which is ranked 835 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating.

Lyford Elementary faces significant challenges. The school has a student population that is 96% Hispanic, much higher than the state average. Academically, Lyford Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with performance on state assessments well below the state average across all grade levels and subjects. The school struggles to meet the needs of its diverse student population, with large achievement gaps for Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and low-income students. Despite spending significantly more per student ($12,276) than the state average, the school has been unable to improve its academic outcomes over time.

Nearby schools, such as Wilson Elementary and Pittman Elementary, generally outperform Lyford Elementary on academic measures, even though they serve similar student populations. This suggests that factors beyond just student demographics may be contributing to Lyford's poor performance. The school's declining performance over the past few years and its inability to close achievement gaps for its most vulnerable students are areas of concern that warrant further investigation and targeted interventions to improve educational outcomes for the community.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 13094 High School Cir
       Lyford, TX  78569-0220


(956) 347-3911

District: Lyford Consolidated Independent School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
3844th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,276 Help


Students who attend Lyford Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Lyford Middle
High:    Lyford High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.6 Help
Number of students:  673

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
95.5%
White:
4.0%
American Indian:
0.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  70.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Lyford Elementary ranks worse than 82.2% of elementary schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.35. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (95.5%), White (4%), American Indian (0.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 70.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lyford Elementary is 16.6. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lyford Elementary is $12,276.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lyford Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lyford Elementary 3844th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Lyford Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Lyford Consolidated Independent School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Lyford Consolidated Independent School District 835th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Lyford Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Lyford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 17.12 3235th 3465 6.6%
2005 24.27 3051st 3475 12.2%
2006 18.95 3190th 3476 8.2%
2007 32.10 2990th 3724 19.7%
2008 34.97 2902nd 3768 23.0%
2009 26.92 3319th 3884 14.5%
2010 49.69 2352nd 3937 40.3%
2011 34.39 3199th 4095 21.9%
2012 28.35 3512th 4206 16.5%
2013 38.48 2954th 4221 30.0%
2014 47.62 2480th 4260 41.8%
2015 54.66 2082nd 4320 51.8%
2016 49.20 2347th 4286 45.2%
2017 33.52 2931st 4329 32.3%
2018 44.41 2280th 4359 47.7%
2019 39.47 2722nd 4479 39.2%
2021 14.23 4262nd 4578 6.9%
2022 25.10 3654th 4581 20.2%
2023 22.73 3840th 4647 17.4%
2024 23.35 3844th 4675 17.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lyford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.64 2535th 3226 21.4%
2019 15.44 3207th 3333 3.8%
2021 19.06 3238th 3446 6.0%
2022 39.26 2263rd 3487 35.1%
2023 30.17 2779th 3556 21.9%
2024 19.89 3270th 3638 10.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Lyford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.33 1873rd 3558 47.4%
2019 51.24 1353rd 3684 63.3%
2021 23.26 3301st 3799 13.1%
2022 41.67 2155th 3952 45.5%
2023 45.56 1920th 4086 53.0%
2024 35.84 2827th 4261 33.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lyford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.91 2114th 4264 50.4%
2019 45.49 2391st 4309 44.5%
2021 16.80 4201st 4451 5.6%
2022 34.97 3175th 4477 29.1%
2023 26.29 3749th 4521 17.1%
2024 26.43 3795th 4560 16.8%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Lyford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 42.50 28th 44 36.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Lyford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.38 2717th 4306 36.9%
2019 38.27 2791st 4348 35.8%
2021 18.38 3994th 4499 11.2%
2022 24.18 3775th 4561 17.2%
2023 22.23 3912th 4588 14.7%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Lyford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.92 1997th 3106 35.7%
2019 60.56 1464th 3184 54.0%
2021 40.00 2080th 3006 30.8%
2022 41.45 2173rd 2958 26.5%
2023 36.41 2378th 2980 20.2%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Lyford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.78 3734th 4240 11.9%
2019 31.25 3312th 4295 22.9%
2021 17.01 4180th 4331 3.5%
2022 33.27 3290th 4461 26.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Lyford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.03 1991st 4319 53.9%
2019 41.39 2567th 4357 41.1%
2021 12.78 4310th 4498 4.2%
2022 28.80 3468th 4563 24.0%
2023 23.89 3775th 4585 17.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lyford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.41 1921st 4168 53.9%
2019 43.79 2389th 4188 43.0%
2021 17.19 4048th 4329 6.5%
2022 30.34 3394th 4376 22.4%
2023 27.20 3529th 4401 19.8%
2024 28.57 3483rd 4431 21.4%
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Rank History for White students at Lyford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.90 1153rd 3127 63.1%
2019 88.43 164th 3142 94.8%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Lyford Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 30 0 0 212 0 n/a n/a 0 242
1990 13 0 0 193 0 n/a n/a 0 206
1991 15 0 0 205 0 n/a n/a 0 220
1992 11 0 0 240 0 n/a n/a 0 251
1993 9 0 1 239 0 n/a n/a 0 249
1994 11 0 1 231 0 n/a n/a 0 243
1995 6 0 0 236 0 n/a n/a 0 242
1996 6 0 0 236 0 n/a n/a 0 242
1997 5 0 0 221 0 n/a n/a 0 226
1998 6 0 0 212 0 n/a n/a 0 218
1999 5 0 0 212 0 n/a n/a 0 217
2000 2 1 0 220 0 n/a n/a 0 223
2001 20 1 0 532 0 n/a n/a 0 553
2002 12 3 0 545 0 n/a n/a 0 560
2003 12 3 0 545 0 n/a n/a 0 560
2004 14 5 0 533 0 n/a n/a 0 552
2005 19 2 0 741 0 n/a n/a 0 762
2006 23 3 0 740 0 n/a n/a 0 766
2007 16 3 0 724 0 n/a n/a 0 743
2008 17 2 1 736 0 n/a n/a 0 756
2009 19 2 3 745 0 n/a n/a 0 769
2010 17 3 1 764 0 n/a n/a 0 785
2011 13 1 1 749 0 0 2 0 766
2012 12 1 2 744 0 0 1 0 760
2013 22 1 2 797 0 0 1 0 823
2014 19 1 2 763 0 0 1 0 786
2015 21 0 1 746 0 0 0 0 768
2016 18 1 0 731 1 0 1 0 752
2017 17 2 0 721 0 0 0 0 740
2018 14 4 0 682 0 0 0 0 700
2019 9 3 0 614 2 0 0 0 628
2020 11 4 0 584 1 0 0 0 600
2021 11 3 0 604 1 0 0 0 619
2022 10 1 0 607 1 0 0 0 619
2023 22 1 0 601 1 0 0 0 625
2024 27 0 0 643 2 0 1 0 673

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lyford Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 242 n/a n/a n/a
1990 206 15.0 13.7 n/a
1991 220 14.6 15.0 n/a
1992 251 16.3 15.3 79.3
1993 249 17.0 14.6 85.1
1994 243 15.8 15.4 80.7
1995 242 15.3 15.8 82.6
1996 242 15.3 15.8 82.6
1997 226 13.3 17.0 67.7
1998 218 13.7 15.9 26.6
1999 217 14.3 15.2 1.4
2000 223 14.5 15.4 0
2001 553 38.4 14.4 0
2002 560 39.0 14.4 0.2
2003 560 39.0 14.4 0.2
2004 552 36.0 15.3 0.4
2005 762 45.7 16.7 0
2006 766 45.3 16.9 0
2007 743 45.3 16.4 0
2008 756 46.4 16.3 0
2009 769 44.8 17.1 0.1
2010 785 45.3 17.3 0
2011 766 45.3 16.8 0
2012 760 42.8 17.7 0
2013 823 44.8 18.3 87
2014 786 46.0 17.0 88.3
2015 768 46.0 16.6 82.7
2016 752 47.0 16.0 82.3
2017 740 45.9 16.1 83.1
2018 700 45.7 15.2 82.9
2019 628 44.8 14.0 86
2020 600 42.7 14.0 86.8
2021 619 36.8 16.8 83.5
2022 619 41.6 14.8 83.2
2023 625 41.0 15.2 82.6
2024 673 40.4 16.6 70.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Lyford Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 242 n/a n/a n/a
1990 206 15.0 13.7 n/a
1991 220 14.6 15.0 n/a
1992 251 16.3 15.3 79.3
1993 249 17.0 14.6 85.1
1994 243 15.8 15.4 80.7
1995 242 15.3 15.8 82.6
1996 242 15.3 15.8 82.6
1997 226 13.3 17.0 67.7
1998 218 13.7 15.9 26.6
1999 217 14.3 15.2 1.4
2000 223 14.5 15.4 0
2001 553 38.4 14.4 0
2002 560 39.0 14.4 0.2
2003 560 39.0 14.4 0.2
2004 552 36.0 15.3 0.4
2005 762 45.7 16.7 0
2006 766 45.3 16.9 0
2007 743 45.3 16.4 0
2008 756 46.4 16.3 0
2009 769 44.8 17.1 0.1
2010 785 45.3 17.3 0
2011 766 45.3 16.8 0
2012 760 42.8 17.7 0
2013 823 44.8 18.3 87
2014 786 46.0 17.0 88.3
2015 768 46.0 16.6 82.7
2016 752 47.0 16.0 82.3
2017 740 45.9 16.1 83.1
2018 700 45.7 15.2 82.9
2019 628 44.8 14.0 86
2020 600 42.7 14.0 86.8
2021 619 36.8 16.8 83.5
2022 619 41.6 14.8 83.2
2023 625 41.0 15.2 82.6
2024 673 40.4 16.6 70.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Lyford Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $719 (6.1%) $11,046 (93.9%) $11,765
2020 $841 (7.0%) $11,257 (93.0%) $12,098
2021 $1,501 (12.2%) $10,775 (87.8%) $12,276

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Lyford Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2722nd of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3840th of 4647 Elementary schools
 21.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Lyford Elementary)2511
 14%
   3rd Grade Reading (Lyford Consolidated Independent School District)2511
 14%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lyford Elementary)2214
 8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Lyford Consolidated Independent School District)2214
 8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Lyford Elementary)2930
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (Lyford Consolidated Independent School District)2930
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Lyford Elementary)3038
 8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Lyford Consolidated Independent School District)3038
 8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Lyford Elementary)5152
 1%
   5th Grade Reading (Lyford Consolidated Independent School District)5152
 1%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Lyford Elementary)6929
 40%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Lyford Consolidated Independent School District)6929
 40%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Lyford Elementary)4817
 31%
   5th Grade Science (Lyford Consolidated Independent School District)4817
 31%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students628625
 0.5%
African American31
 66.7%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian00
Hispanic614601
 2.1%
Pacific Islander00
White922
 144.4%
Two or More Races00
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients86%82.6%
 3.4%


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Lyford Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.8% of Texas elementary schools.

Students who attend Lyford Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lyford Middle
High : Lyford High School

Students at Lyford Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 4% White.

In the 2023-24 school year, 673 students attended Lyford Elementary.


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