📍 13094 High School Cir, Lyford, Willacy County, 78569
Lyford el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lyford, Willacy County. The school has 625 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Roxanna Gonzales. It is part of the Lyford Cisd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lyford el enrolls 625 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 41 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 601 | 96% |
| White | 22 | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
516 of the school's 625 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 504 qualify for free lunch and 12 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 el 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 el 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 625 students, Lyford el is larger than the district average of about 465 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant