Lometa School
Public school in Lometa, Texas · Lometa ISD · Grades Pre-K–12
Lometa School serves 316 students in grades Pre-K–12 in Lometa (Lampasas County). It is the only school in Lometa ISD. By enrollment it is the 138th largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 11 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas school (11).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 356 Texas schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 28.73 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | Pre-K–12 |
| District | Lometa ISD |
| County | Lampasas County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482796003134 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Lometa ISD | Texas schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 316 | 316 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 76.6% | 76.6% | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 49% of Texas schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Lometa School in context
Size
Lometa School is the only school in Lometa ISD, so its 316 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest schools are a median 30.9 miles away and have a median of 120 students, so Lometa School is larger 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 7 with 30 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 19, against an average of 23 per grade. This year grade 12 has 24% more students than kindergarten (26 against 21). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 29 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 48.4% of enrollment, a lower share than across Texas public schools (53.5%). White students are next, at 46.8%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
76.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 61.6% for Texas 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. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Lometa School has 28.73 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 316 students would have about 28.7 teachers, so Lometa School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas schools (11).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other school is Cherokee School, 25.1 miles away in Cherokee ISD. No other school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 48.4% |
| White | 46.8% |
| Black | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
50% of students are girls and 50% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 29 |
| Kindergarten | 21 |
| Grade 1 | 19 |
| Grade 2 | 27 |
| Grade 3 | 19 |
| Grade 4 | 22 |
| Grade 5 | 20 |
| Grade 6 | 20 |
| Grade 7 | 30 |
| Grade 8 | 21 |
| Grade 9 | 21 |
| Grade 10 | 22 |
| Grade 11 | 19 |
| Grade 12 | 26 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8th and Main, Lometa, TX 76853
Phone: (512)752-3384
Website: lometaisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lometa School. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee School | Cherokee ISD | 25.1 mi | 123 | 6.4 | 66.7% |
| New Horizons Ranch School | Mullin ISD | 25.2 mi | 40 | 6.1 | – |
| Mullin Main | Mullin ISD | 28.6 mi | 79 | 5.2 | 67.1% |
| Priority Charter Schools Copperas Cove | Priority Charter Schools | 29.5 mi | 210 | 13.4 | 65.7% |
| Priddy School | Priddy ISD | 32.4 mi | 119 | 7.8 | 36.1% |
| Richland Springs School | Richland Springs ISD | 33.5 mi | 120 | 8.2 | 20% |
| Adventhealth School | Killeen ISD | 35.4 mi | 13 | 6.7 | 46.2% |
| Kingsland School | Orenda Charter School | 38.6 mi | 145 | 14.5 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.