Lyford Middle School
Public middle school in Lyford, Texas · Lyford CISD · Grades 6–8
Lyford Middle School serves 299 students in grades 6–8 in Lyford (Willacy County). It is one of 3 schools in Lyford CISD. By enrollment it is the 1390th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Lyford CISD |
| County | Willacy County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482862003242 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Lyford CISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 299 | 1,396 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14 | 15.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 73.2% | 70.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 43% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Lyford Middle School in context
Size
Lyford Middle School is the only middle school in Lyford CISD. Its 299 students are 21.4% of the district's 1,396. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 11.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 235; Lyford Middle 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 8 with 105 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 93, against an average of 100 per grade. This year grade 8 has 13% more students than grade 6 (105 against 93). 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
The largest group is Hispanic students: 96% here and 94.5% across Lyford CISD.
73.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 70.1% across Lyford CISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle 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
With 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers for 299 students, Lyford Middle School has 14 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 299 students would have about 20.8 teachers, so Lyford Middle 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 middle schools (14.4).
Location
Lyford Middle School is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, distant. The nearest other middle school is Myra Green Middle School, 4.6 miles away in Raymondville ISD. Within 10 miles there is 1 other middle school, 1 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 96% |
| White | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% |
45.8% of students are girls and 54.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 93 |
| Grade 7 | 101 |
| Grade 8 | 105 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
12820 Glenn Lofton, Lyford, TX 78569
Phone: (956)347-3910
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lyford Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myra Green Middle School | Raymondville ISD | 4.6 mi | 399 | 12.8 | 89.5% |
| Jo Nelson Middle School | Santa Rosa ISD | 10.9 mi | 206 | 10.3 | 89.3% |
| La Villa Middle School | La Villa ISD | 11.0 mi | 106 | 7.3 | 93.4% |
| Jose Borrego Middle School | Monte Alto ISD | 11.3 mi | 178 | 10.4 | 88.8% |
| San Perlita Middle School | San Perlita ISD | 11.6 mi | 40 | 8.3 | 85% |
| David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy | Edcouch-Elsa ISD | 12.7 mi | 264 | 11.6 | 90.2% |
| Carlos F Truan Junior High School | Edcouch-Elsa ISD | 13.6 mi | 584 | 12.8 | 90.8% |
| Gutierrez Middle School | Harlingen CISD | 14.4 mi | 747 | 12.4 | 69.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Lyford CISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyford Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 658 |
| Lyford High School | High | 9–12 | 439 |