Summary
Lytle Elementary in Lytle, TX, serves 532 students in grades 2 through 5 within the Lytle Independent School District (Isd), a rural school where 75% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 12-14% of Texas elementary schools over the past three years, with particularly low proficiency in mathematics—for example, only 22.54% of 5th graders met state standards in 2024-2025, roughly half the state average. This performance is notably lower than nearby Somerset Elementary, just 9 miles away, which serves a student population with an even higher poverty rate (82.82%) yet achieves dramatically better results, ranking in the 72nd-76th percentile statewide.
One of the most striking findings is the stark contrast between the school’s Gifted and Talented (GT) program and its general student body. In the 2024-2025 school year, GT students ranked in the 55th percentile statewide, earning a 3-star rating, while every other subgroup—including White, Hispanic, Low Socioeconomic Status, and Special Education students—ranked in the bottom 12th percentile or lower. This suggests that effective teaching strategies may be concentrated on the GT population, leaving the majority of students without the same level of support. The school’s overall rank is dragged down by the poor performance of its non-GT students, creating a paradox where a beacon of success exists alongside systemic challenges.
Lytle Elementary’s academic trajectory has been stagnant over the last decade, never ranking above the 26th percentile and spending most of that time in the 8th to 14th percentile range. The school feeds from Lytle Primary School (PK-1), which has a slightly higher poverty rate (80.99%) but a lower student-teacher ratio (14.8 vs. 17.1), suggesting students may enter Lytle Elementary with significant academic gaps that larger class sizes in grades 2-5 struggle to close. Per-student spending at Lytle Elementary ($10,126) is in the middle of the pack compared to nearby schools—more than higher-performing Lacoste Elementary ($10,065) and Somerset Elementary ($9,839), but less than lower-performing Natalia Elementary ($10,767)—indicating that the issue is not a lack of funding, but how funds are allocated to drive improvement.
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