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Lyford Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3619^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Lyford Elementary is a PK-5 school in the rural community of Lyford, Texas, serving 658 students as part of the Lyford Consolidated Independent School District. The school has faced persistent academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 20th percentile statewide over the last five years, though it showed a slight improvement to the 22nd percentile in the most recent ranking. With 73.4% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, the school serves a high-needs population, and its student-teacher ratio of 17.1 is higher than many nearby peers, which may affect the level of individualized attention students receive.

The most critical area of concern is mathematics, where performance has been alarmingly low. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 6.06% of 3rd graders were proficient in math, compared to the state average of 44.88%. While scores improved to 30.49% in 2025-2026, they remain far below the state average of 44.33%. Reading scores, while below average, are not as severely impacted, with 5th-grade reading proficiency at 45.54% versus the state's 58.47%. This points to a systemic issue in math instruction that requires urgent attention. Notably, the school spends slightly above the state average per student ($12,276), yet nearby schools like Wilson Elementary and Dishman Elementary achieve better results with lower spending, suggesting that funding allocation, not lack of resources, is a key factor.

A compelling comparison is with Pittman Elementary, located just 4.79 miles away in Raymondville. Both schools serve similar demographics (75.22% free/reduced lunch at Pittman vs. 73.4% at Lyford), yet Pittman is a 5-star school ranking in the 92nd percentile, while Lyford is a 1-star school in the 22nd percentile. In 2025-2026, Pittman's 5th-grade math proficiency rate was 81.54%, compared to Lyford's 32.35%. This stark contrast demonstrates that economic factors alone do not determine outcomes, and that instructional strategies and school culture can dramatically improve student success. For parents, this highlights the potential for Lyford Elementary to improve by adopting data-driven, targeted interventions, particularly in math, and by learning from the success of its neighbor.

658

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,048

Per pupil spending ?

73.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13094 High School Cir
Lyford, TX 78569-0220

(956) 347-3911

District: Lyford Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Lyford Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lyford Middle
High:	Lyford High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.4%

White:

5.3%

American Indian:

0.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 7th percentile in 2021 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 22nd (2026) from a 7th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (38% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

Texas avg51%

3,619^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

756^th of 951Lyford Consolidated Independent School District 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	27.1	3619 of 4627	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	3998 of 4651	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	3873 of 4710	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	3840 of 4647	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	3654 of 4581	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	4262 of 4578	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	2722 of 4479	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	2280 of 4359	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.5	2931 of 4329	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.2	2347 of 4286	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.7	2082 of 4320	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.6	2480 of 4260	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.5	2954 of 4221	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.4	3512 of 4206	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.4	3199 of 4095	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	49.7	2352 of 3937	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	26.9	3319 of 3884	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.0	2902 of 3768	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.1	2990 of 3724	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.9	3190 of 3476	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	24.3	3051 of 3475	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.1	3235 of 3465	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	33.3	3290 of 4461	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	4180 of 4331	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	3312 of 4295	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	3734 of 4240	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	1153 of 1643	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.2	1807 of 2918	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.9	3297 of 3668	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	2779 of 3556	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	2263 of 3487	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.1	3238 of 3446	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	3207 of 3333	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	2535 of 3226	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	3924 of 4575	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.2	3186 of 3744	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	3973 of 4658	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	3912 of 4588	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	3775 of 4561	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	3994 of 4499	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	2791 of 4348	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	2717 of 4306	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	2364 of 3075	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.7	2234 of 2619	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	2378 of 2980	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.4	2173 of 2958	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.0	2080 of 3006	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.6	1464 of 3184	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	1997 of 3106	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.7	3417 of 4413	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.9	3009 of 3644	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	3511 of 4465	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	3529 of 4401	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	3394 of 4376	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	4048 of 4329	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	2389 of 4188	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	1921 of 4168	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	3645 of 4520	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.3	3275 of 3705	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	3822 of 4594	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	3749 of 4521	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	3175 of 4477	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	4201 of 4451	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	2391 of 4309	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.9	2114 of 4264	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	3133 of 4582	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.4	3104 of 3739	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	3709 of 4647	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	3775 of 4585	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	3468 of 4563	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	4310 of 4498	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	2567 of 4357	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	1991 of 4319	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.5	23 of 32	28.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.7	38 of 45	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.5	28 of 44	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	3602 of 4301	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.6	1995 of 3549	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	2849 of 4292	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	1920 of 4086	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.7	2155 of 3952	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.3	3301 of 3799	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.2	1353 of 3684	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.3	1873 of 3558	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	88.4	164 of 3142	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	59.9	1153 of 3127	63.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2019)95th percentile+56 vs school

Male (2026)32nd percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)30th percentile+8 vs school

Migrant (2026)28th percentile+6 vs school

At Risk (2022)26th percentile+6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading45%-9 vs state

Mathematics30%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	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 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
Lyford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13094 High School Cir	Lyford	78569	Willacy County	Lyford Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 347-3911	658	38	17.1	73.4%	35 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	621 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27.1	3619^th of 4627 public elementary schools	21.8%		20.5	3998^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.0%	379	46.3	43.8	45.5				30.5	28.1	32.4					$8,048
Pittman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	258 E Harris	Raymondville	78580	Willacy County	Raymondville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 689-8173	561	38	14.8	75.2%	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	551 (98.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90.1	362^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	92.2%		86.7	503^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	89.2%	141	57.3	75.6	76.9				77.3	80.3	81.5					$8,857
Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Nth 1st St	Raymondville	78580	Willacy County	Raymondville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 689-8172	431	27	15.9	98.8%	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	419 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	66.8	1272^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	72.5%		74.4	951^st of 4651 public elementary schools	79.6%	321	50.0	52.1	62.0				50.9	59.6	75.5					$8,880
Lasara Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	607 E Sixth St	Lasara	78561	Willacy County	Lasara Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 642-3271	238	18	12.9	89.5%	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	233 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.2	4228^th of 4627 public elementary schools	8.6%		9.3	4507^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.1%	279	36.4	26.9	27.8	31.8	50.0	40.0	22.7	42.3	16.7	17.4	33.3	58.3	53.3	$12,059
Elma E Barrera Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	Hwy 107	Santa Rosa	78593	Cameron County	Santa Rosa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 636-9870	377	31	12.2	91.8%	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	371 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.2	2431^st of 4627 public elementary schools	47.5%		38.1	2916^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.3%	485	34.3	40.4	53.1				40.0	40.4	73.5					$10,042
Jose Bernabe Munoz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 N Cottonwood	La Villa	78562	Hidalgo County	La Villa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-9357	227	17	13.6	96.0%	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	225 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.8	3306^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.5%		18	4141^st of 4651 public elementary schools	11.0%	835	45.2	38.2	41.9				58.1	29.4	25.8					$11,243
San Perlita Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	E Hwy 186 1mi N F M 2209	San Perlita	78590	Willacy County	San Perlita Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 248-5250	80	8	9.6	88.8%	11 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.9	1918^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.5%		57.1	1720^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.0%	198	50.0	38.5	37.5				60.0	53.9	75.0					$12,123
Roberto Garate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	25149 First St	Monte Alto	78538	Hidalgo County	Monte Alto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-1601	386	22	17.4	88.3%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	384 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.2	3613^th of 4627 public elementary schools	21.9%		34.3	3177^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.7%	436	38.5	51.1	48.3				33.3	28.3	25.9					$8,058
Dishman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	309 Madeley	Combes	78535	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3100	313	21	14.8	94.2%	8 (2.6%)	3 (1.0%)	302 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63.2	1448^th of 4627 public elementary schools	68.7%		68.4	1193^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	74.3%	255	61.9	61.7	62.5				47.6	61.7	35.4					$11,414
Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16495 Primera Rd	Harlingen	78552	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3190	373	25	14.8	79.9%	16 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	353 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	69.8	1145^th of 4627 public elementary schools	75.3%		66.1	1306^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.9%	161	67.2	54.6	80.7				39.7	58.2	53.2					$11,152

Frequently Asked Questions about Lyford Elementary

How many students attend Lyford Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 658 students attended Lyford Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lyford Elementary?

Students at Lyford Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 5% White.

What schools do graduates of Lyford Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lyford Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lyford Middle
High : Lyford High School

What district is Lyford Elementary in?

Lyford Consolidated Independent School District

Is Lyford Elementary a good school?

Lyford Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.8% of Texas elementary schools.

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