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Lapoynor Elementary

Q: Is Lapoynor Elementary a good school?

Lapoynor Elementary ranks 3191 st of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3191^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Lapoynor Elementary is a public elementary school located in Larue, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 218 students. The school is part of the Lapoynor Independent School District, which is ranked 604 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Lapoynor Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, with below-average performance on STAAR tests, particularly in mathematics. The school's proficiency rates range from around 20% to 60% across different grade levels and subjects, often lagging behind the state average. However, the school's special education population is a bright spot, ranking in the top 30% of Texas elementary schools. The high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, around 55-58%, likely contributes to the school's academic challenges, and the inconsistent performance across grade levels and subjects suggests a need for a more targeted approach to improving student learning.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Bullard Pri, Neches Elementary, and Frankston Elementary, Lapoynor Elementary's performance is generally lower. These surrounding schools tend to have higher academic achievement, lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students, and better overall ratings from SchoolDigger. Examining the practices and strategies employed by the higher-performing nearby schools could provide valuable insights for Lapoynor Elementary to improve its academic outcomes.

214

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,898

Per pupil spending ?

46.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13155 Hwy 175 E
Larue, TX 75770

(903) 876-5293

District: Lapoynor Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Lapoynor Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lapoynor J H
High:	Lapoynor High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.0%

African American:

7.0%

Hispanic:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

Texas avg47%

3,191^st of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

604^th of 961Lapoynor Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	3191 of 4651	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	3228 of 4710	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	2396 of 4647	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	2997 of 4581	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.5	1858 of 4578	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.4	2194 of 4479	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.7	2818 of 4359	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.4	2997 of 4329	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.5	2233 of 4286	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.5	2677 of 4320	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	59.2	1810 of 4260	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.4	2277 of 4221	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.3	2330 of 4206	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.0	3222 of 4095	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	52.6	2190 of 3937	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	66.1	1360 of 3884	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	84.3	244 of 3768	93.5%	★★★★★
2007	66.3	1278 of 3724	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.7	1381 of 3476	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.5	1747 of 3475	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	55.5	1730 of 3465	50.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	23.4	2186 of 2515	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	29.6	3542 of 4461	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	3708 of 4331	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	2776 of 4295	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.8	3803 of 4240	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	1708 of 3744	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.5	2933 of 4658	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	2434 of 4588	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	2692 of 4561	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.4	1954 of 4499	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.5	2449 of 4348	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.6	3642 of 4306	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	2732 of 3705	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	3937 of 4594	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.1	2864 of 4521	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	3055 of 4477	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.4	1725 of 4451	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	2063 of 4309	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.0	2970 of 4264	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	2856 of 3739	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	3640 of 4647	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.4	2493 of 4585	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	3158 of 4563	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.1	1783 of 4498	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.6	2035 of 4357	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	1995 of 4319	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	1961 of 3549	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.5	1244 of 4292	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	42.8	2088 of 4086	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	1987 of 2612	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	2574 of 3108	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.5	2033 of 3106	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.9	2648 of 3082	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	2207 of 3082	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	2218 of 3142	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	2618 of 3127	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)54th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile-8 vs school

At Risk (2022)21st percentile-14 vs school

African American (2019)13th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading47%-8 vs state

Mathematics28%-18 vs state

Science23%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)						STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Lapoynor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13155 Hwy 175 E	Larue	75770	Henderson County	Lapoynor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 876-5293	214	22	9.6	46.7%	182 (85.0%)	15 (7.0%)	10 (4.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	34	3191^st of 4651 public elementary schools	31.4%		33.7	3228^th of 4710 public elementary schools	31.5%	37	62.1	26.1	48.4				44.8	17.4	20.0				22.6			$9,898
Frankston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Perry St	Frankston	75763	Anderson County	Frankston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 876-2214	381	23	16.4	56.7%	276 (72.4%)	30 (7.9%)	57 (15.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	77.7	850^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.7%		68.2	1203^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	74.5%	353	65.3	77.4	65.6				46.9	56.6	62.3				42.6			$8,068
South Athens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	718 Robbins Rd	Athens	75751	Henderson County	Athens Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 677-6970	457	27	17.1	78.8%	119 (26.0%)	46 (10.1%)	266 (58.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.3%)	43.5	2526^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.7%		65	1340^th of 4710 public elementary schools	71.5%	1186	48.2	50.0	62.5				25.0	28.8	54.0				21.9			$6,741
Brownsboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	12331 State Hwy 31 E	Brownsboro	75756	Henderson County	Brownsboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 852-6461	422	26	16.2	60.2%	293 (69.4%)	30 (7.1%)	80 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.6%)								(n/a)	43.0						44.9									$7,153
Bel Air Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	215 Willowbrook Dr	Athens	75751	Henderson County	Athens Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 677-6980	465	29	16.2	81.9%	137 (29.5%)	44 (9.5%)	254 (54.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	46.2	2370^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.0%		49.5	2199^th of 4710 public elementary schools	53.3%	171	51.8	57.1	61.5				35.7	36.7	40.0				20.0			$8,744
Murchison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	9661 E Bankhead St	Murchison	75778	Henderson County	Murchison Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 469-3636	169	18	9.5	71.0%	126 (74.6%)	1 (0.6%)	37 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	45.5	2412^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.1%		28	3578^th of 4710 public elementary schools	24.0%	1166	37.0	60.0	42.9	55.6	56.3	53.9	51.9	50.0	50.0	22.2	37.5	61.5	21.4	38.5	30.8	$12,568
Central Athens	Public	PK, KG-5	307 Madole St	Athens	75751	Henderson County	Athens Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 677-6960	568	34	16.5	78.5%	185 (32.6%)	100 (17.6%)	238 (41.9%)	16 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.1%)	42.7	2595^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.2%		39.7	2855^th of 4710 public elementary schools	39.4%	260	49.3	60.0	46.5				29.0	41.4	29.1				34.9			$7,292
Chandler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	615 N Broad	Chandler	75758	Henderson County	Brownsboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 849-3400	396	26	15.5	63.6%	277 (69.9%)	16 (4.0%)	73 (18.4%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.3%)								(n/a)	43.0						44.7									$7,014
Neches Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3055 Fm 2574	Palestine	75803	Anderson County	Neches Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 584-3401	195	18	10.6	55.4%	144 (73.8%)	12 (6.2%)	31 (15.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	55.9	1784^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.6%		50.4	2154^th of 4710 public elementary schools	54.3%	370	36.4	68.6	35.0	56.5			40.9	65.7	40.0	43.5			30.0			$9,645
Bullard Early Childhood	Public	PK-K	318 Schoolhouse Rd	Bullard	75757	Cherokee County	Bullard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 894-6389	249	19	13.1	39.8%	209 (83.9%)	10 (4.0%)	21 (8.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)								(n/a)																$9,747

Frequently Asked Questions about Lapoynor Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Lapoynor Elementary?

Students at Lapoynor Elementary are 85% White, 7% African American, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Lapoynor Elementary a good school?

Lapoynor Elementary ranks 3191^st of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Lapoynor Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lapoynor Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lapoynor J H
High : Lapoynor High School

How many students attend Lapoynor Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 214 students attended Lapoynor Elementary.

What district is Lapoynor Elementary in?

Lapoynor Independent School District (Isd)

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