Summary:
The Lyford Middle is the sole middle school located within the Lyford Consolidated Independent School District in Texas. Despite serving a predominantly low-income student population, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas middle schools, indicating persistent challenges in providing quality education to its students.
Lyford Middle's academic performance is significantly below the state average across multiple subjects and grade levels on the STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in STAAR Reading ranged from 38.61% to 43.48%, compared to the state average of 51.69% to 56.39%. The school's performance in STAAR Mathematics is particularly concerning, with proficiency rates ranging from 10.59% to 15.22%, compared to the state average of 31.12% to 44.81%.
The high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 79.12% in the 2023-2024 school year, suggests that Lyford Middle serves a predominantly low-income student population. The school's per-student spending for the 2020-2021 school year was $12,410, and the student-teacher ratio is 13.5 for the 2023-2024 school year. These factors, combined with the school's consistently low performance, indicate that Lyford Middle faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students and may require targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.
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