📍 16069 Uvalde St, Lacoste, Medina County, 78039
Lacoste el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lacoste, Medina County. The school has 744 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Oscar Vega. It is part of the Medina Valley Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lacoste el enrolls 744 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Hispanic or Latino, 23% White and 3.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 513 | 69% |
| White | 171 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 29 | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
515 of the school's 744 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 436 qualify for free lunch and 79 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lacoste 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 19, state house district 53.
Lacoste el is one of 8 schools in MEDINA VALLEY ISD, based in CASTROVILLE, Texas. The district serves 9,638 students district-wide and employs 482 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 744 students, Lacoste el is smaller than the district average of about 1,205 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant