📍 607 e Sixth St, Lasara, Willacy County, 78561
Lasara el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lasara, Willacy County. The school has 251 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Adrian Montemayor. It is part of the Lasara Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lasara el enrolls 251 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 245 | 98% |
| White | 6 | 2.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
215 of the school's 251 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 211 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lasara el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 31.
Lasara el is one of 2 schools in LASARA ISD, based in LASARA, Texas. The district serves 343 students district-wide and employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 251 students, Lasara el is larger than the district average of about 172 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant