Summary:
In zip code 78569, there is one elementary school, Lyford Elementary, which serves grades PK through 5 and is part of the Lyford Consolidated Independent School District in a predominantly low-income community where 73.4% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Lyford Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 22% of Texas elementary schools, with its best recent percentile ranking at the 22nd percentile for the 2025-2026 school year. The school spends $12,276 per student, which is above the state average, yet academic outcomes remain in the bottom quartile. A key concern is a systemic weakness in mathematics, where proficiency rates are significantly lower than reading across all grades. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 6.06% of 3rd graders were proficient in math, though this improved dramatically to 30.49% the following year. Reading scores show a more positive trend, with average proficiency rising from 39.4% to 45.2% over the same period.
Despite above-average spending, the school struggles with consistent academic performance, particularly in math, where the average proficiency gap compared to the state was 16.7 points in the most recent year. The 5th grade scores are the highest among tested grades in 2025-2026, but this reverses the previous year's pattern, indicating instability in instructional outcomes. The dramatic improvement in 3rd grade math suggests targeted interventions may be working, but the overall data points to a school facing significant challenges in closing achievement gaps, especially in mathematics, while showing some promise in reading growth.
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