Willacy County: How many students were enrolled in Lyford Elementary School in 2023-24 school year?

Lyford Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Willacy County schools, welcoming 673 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 50.8% of them were boys, and 49.2% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students identified themselves as Hispanic, representing 95.5% of the total enrollment in Lyford Elementary School.

Among the 13 schools in Willacy County, Pittman Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 589 students, while Raymondville High School welcomed 481 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Lyford Elementary School is a part of Lyford CISD, which roughly covers schools within Willacy County with its main office in Lyford.

In the previous school year, Lyford Elementary School also had the highest number of students among Willacy County schools.

A recent study by WalletHub classified Texas as one of the least-educated states in the U.S., ranking it 41st out of 50 in educational quality and student outcomes.

Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state’s school districts. According to a 2024 report from the Texas Education Agency, per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.

“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock stated in an interview.