Lyford CISD

Independent School District · Willacy County · Edinburg area (Region 1)

1,440
Students
3
Campuses
D 69/100
TEA Rating (2024-25)
Dr Michelle Crystal Dewitt View 26–27 Calendar
Superintendent

Boundary map

Boundary from TEA · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors

Schools in this district (3)

  • Lyford Elementary Grades EE-05 673 students
  • Lyford High School Grades 09-12 470 students
  • Lyford Middle Grades 06-08 297 students

Official Texas Education Agency

Texas School Report Card

2024-25 accountability data for Lyford CISD · updated 06/01/2026

A–F · txschools.gov
D 69
In Need of Improvement
Overall score 69 / 100
1,396Students
3Campuses
15.1Students / Teacher
Dr Michelle Crystal DewittSuperintendent
★ Postsecondary Readiness

Student Population

Economically Disadvantaged70.1%
Special Education13.4%
Emergent Bilingual / English Learners9.2%

Student Outcomes

90.1%
Attendance Rate
34.2%
Chronic Absenteeism
23%
Grade 8 Algebra I EOC
24.0%
Postsecondary Outcomes

Staff

15.1Students per Teacher
92.7Full-time Teachers
234.8Full-time Staff
$55,748Avg. Teacher Salary

Original report card

The complete official TEA report card page (2024-25). Click to enlarge or download the high-resolution image.

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U.S. Census · NCES ACS-ED

Community & Demographics

American Community Survey estimates (2019-23) for the Lyford CISD area

ACS-ED Dashboard
5,485Total population
$45,568Median household income
1,813Total households
70.2%Broadband internet

Race & ethnicity

White10%Hispanic / Latino89%Two or more races1%

Housing type

House 82%Apartments / other 18%

Homes by year built

2000 & after 21.4%1970–1999 53.3%Before 1970 25.3%

NCES Demographic Dashboard (2019-23)

Full ACS-ED report from the National Center for Education Statistics — includes language, labor-force and educational-attainment charts.

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