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Lapoynor Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4283^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Lapoynor Elementary in Larue, TX, is a small, rural PK-5 school serving 214 students and is the only campus in the Lapoynor Independent School District (Isd). The school has experienced a dramatic academic decline in recent years, dropping from a mid-tier state ranking in the 59th percentile during the 2020-2021 school year to the bottom 8% of Texas elementary schools (0-star rating) by the 2025-2026 school year. This collapse is especially concerning given the school's significant advantages: a very low student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1 and higher-than-average per-pupil spending ($11,334), which should typically support stronger outcomes.

Math proficiency is a critical weakness, with 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade scores roughly half the state average or worse in the most recent testing year. For example, only 17.39% of 5th graders met math standards compared to the state average of 47.38%. The school also shows extreme volatility in supporting its most vulnerable students, with Special Education performance swinging from the 71st percentile (4 stars) in 2023-2024 to the 1st percentile (0 stars) the following year. This inconsistency suggests a lack of stable, effective support systems. The contrast with nearby Frankston Elementary, located just 8 miles away, is stark: both schools serve a similar percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, yet Frankston consistently ranks in the 83rd percentile (4 stars) while Lapoynor has fallen to the bottom.

Despite the current crisis, there are glimmers of hope. The school's past performance (59th percentile in 2020-2021 and 48th percentile in 2022-2023) proves it is capable of being a mid-tier school. The 2023-2024 success with Special Education students also shows that effective strategies can work when properly implemented. For parents, this data suggests a school that has lost its way but has the structural advantages—small classes, adequate funding, and a proven track record—to recover. A comprehensive review of curriculum, teaching methods, and support systems is urgently needed to reverse the current trajectory and ensure students are prepared for their next educational steps.

214

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,898

Per pupil spending ?

46.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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 — 48th percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (29% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

Texas avg51%

4,283^rd of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 40 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

593^rd of 947Lapoynor 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
2026	15.5	4283 of 4643	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	14.6	4324 of 4588	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	16.9	4271 of 4535	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	20.2	4052 of 4597	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	13.0	4263 of 4308	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	8.3	2944 of 3015	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
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)

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

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

Male (2026)12th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile~ school

Female (2026)6th percentile~ school

White (2026)2nd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading35%-19 vs state

Mathematics22%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	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 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%)	15.5	4283^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	7.8%		34	3191^st of 4651 public elementary schools	31.4%	1092							32.4	45.2	26.1				18.9	29.0	17.4					$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%)	78.8	799^th of 4643 public elementary schools	82.8%		77.7	850^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.7%	51							75.0	68.6	76.4				67.3	47.1	53.6					$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%)	31.6	3344^th of 4643 public elementary schools	28.0%		43.5	2526^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.7%	818							41.5	33.3	52.2				30.8	35.1	44.9					$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)							45.4						41.9							$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%)	28.9	3516^th of 4643 public elementary schools	24.3%		46.2	2370^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.0%	1146							38.4	40.4	49.0				38.4	33.3	31.4					$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%)	28.3	3549^th of 4643 public elementary schools	23.6%		45.5	2412^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.1%	1137							28.6	28.0	69.2	41.2	43.8	43.8	21.4	40.0	30.8	35.3	43.8	56.3	18.8	$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%)	38.9	2846^th of 4643 public elementary schools	38.7%		42.7	2595^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.2%	251							45.6	56.3	58.6				26.7	28.1	44.3					$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)							42.7						56.0							$7,014
Neches Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3055 Fm 2574	Palestine	75779	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%)	49.8	2133^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	54.1%		55.9	1784^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.6%	349							68.2	40.9	70.6	45.5			45.5	27.3	44.1	31.8				$9,645
Bullard Early Childhood	Public	PK-K	318 Schoolhouse Rd	Bullard	75757	Smith 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.

How many students attend Lapoynor Elementary?

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

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

Is Lapoynor Elementary a good school?

Lapoynor Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.8% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Lapoynor Elementary in?

Lapoynor Independent School District (Isd)

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 30, 2026

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