📍 8125 W High School Cir, Lyford, Willacy County, 78569
Lyford H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lyford, Willacy County. The school has 472 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Efrain Barron. It is part of the Lyford Cisd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lyford H S enrolls 472 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% White and <1% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 450 | 95% |
| White | 18 | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
368 of the school's 472 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 357 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lyford H S is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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.
Lyford H S is one of 3 schools in LYFORD CISD, based in LYFORD, Texas. The district serves 1,396 students district-wide and employs 103 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 472 students, Lyford H S is close to the district average of about 465 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant