Littlefield Elementary School
Public elementary school in Littlefield, Texas · Littlefield ISD · Grades 3–5
Littlefield Elementary School serves 241 students in grades 3–5 in Littlefield (Lamb County). It is one of 4 schools in Littlefield ISD. By enrollment it is the 4386th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.3 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | 3–5 |
| District | Littlefield ISD |
| County | Lamb County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482775003113 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Littlefield ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 241 | 1,233 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.3 | 13.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 75.5% | 75.6% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 23% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Littlefield Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 2 elementary schools in Littlefield ISD, Littlefield Elementary School is the smallest, with 19.5% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 22.6 miles away and have a median of 310 students, so Littlefield Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 3 with 91 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 74, against an average of 80 per grade. This year grade 5 has 16% fewer students than grade 3 (76 against 91). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 76.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across Littlefield ISD (74.5%). White students are next, at 21.2%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
75.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75.6% across Littlefield ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Littlefield Elementary School has 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 241 students would have about 16.3 teachers, so Littlefield Elementary School has 1.8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as town, distant, which means it is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other elementary school is Littlefield Primary School, 0.1 miles away in the same district. There is 1 elementary school within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 76.8% |
| White | 21.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Black | 0.8% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
54.4% of students are girls and 45.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 3 | 91 |
| Grade 4 | 74 |
| Grade 5 | 76 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
120 N Westside, Littlefield, TX 79339
Phone: (806)385-6217
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Littlefield Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Littlefield Primary School | Littlefield ISD | 0.1 mi | 329 | 14.7 | 83% |
| Sudan Elementary School | Sudan ISD | 14.4 mi | 272 | 11.7 | 48.5% |
| Hp Webb Elementary School | Olton ISD | 21.0 mi | 291 | 12.8 | 67% |
| Capitol Elementary School | Levelland ISD | 22.5 mi | 285 | 12.7 | 70.2% |
| Levelland Academic Beginnings Center | Levelland ISD | 22.6 mi | 518 | 16.4 | 73.4% |
| South Elementary School | Levelland ISD | 24.2 mi | 238 | 13.5 | 78.2% |
| Shallowater Elementary School | Shallowater ISD | 25.6 mi | 428 | 16.5 | 37.9% |
| Shallowater Intermediate School | Shallowater ISD | 25.8 mi | 382 | 14.3 | 35.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Littlefield ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Littlefield High School | High | 9–12 | 382 |
| Littlefield Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 281 |
| Littlefield Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 329 |