Lapoynor Junior High

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Larue, Texas

Lapoynor Junior High in Larue, Texas enrolled 98 students in 2024-25 with 8.5 full-time teachers, 11.6 students per teacher against the Texas middle-school median of 14.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 61-70% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 14%

103 students in 2022-23, 97 students in 2023-24, 98 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 7.4 to 8.5.

Students enrolled at Lapoynor Junior High by school year2022-23: 103, 2023-24: 97, 2024-25: 980501001502022-231032023-24972024-2598
Students enrolled at Lapoynor Junior High by school year2022-23: 103, 2023-24: 97, 2024-25: 980501001502022-231032023-24972024-2598
Students enrolled at Lapoynor Junior High by school year2022-23: 103, 2023-24: 97, 2024-25: 980501001502022-231032023-24972024-2598
Students enrolled at Lapoynor Junior High by school year2022-23: 103, 2023-24: 97, 2024-25: 980501001502022-231032023-24972024-2598
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231037.413.8
2023-24978.012.2
2024-25988.511.6

11.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 87 of every 100 Texas middle schools

Among the 1,666 Texas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.3; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Lapoynor Junior High 11.6; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLapoynor Junior High 11.6state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Lapoynor Junior High 11.6; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLapoynor Junior High 11.6state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Lapoynor Junior High 11.6; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLapoynor Junior High 11.6state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Lapoynor Junior High 11.6; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLapoynor Junior High 11.6state median 14.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 1,222 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lapoynor Junior High enrolled 110 students and had 0.1 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.1, one per 1,222 of the 110 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent8.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

82.7% of students were White, 9.2% Hispanic, 7.1% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White82.7%
  2. Hispanic9.2%
  3. Black7.1%
  4. Asian1.0%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Lapoynor Junior High scored proficient or above: 61-70% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTexas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2261‑70%54‑66%52%
Math, 2022-2340‑44%29‑42% (2021-22)43.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Lapoynor Junior High

  1. Frankston MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 8.2 miles away: 171 students, 10.6 per teacher (2024-25).8.2 mi
  2. Athens MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 12 miles away: 660 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
  3. Compare Lapoynor Junior High with Frankston MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lapoynor ISD spends per student$14,029 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,029
  5. The largest public schools in TexasLapoynor Junior High is the number 1,633 by size of 1,691 Texas middle schools open in 2024-25.#1,633 of 1,691
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher11.6 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.3 for middle schools.11.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Lapoynor Junior High

  1. How many students attend Lapoynor Junior High?
    98 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 103 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Larue, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lapoynor Junior High?
    11.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for middle schools is 14.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Lapoynor Junior High a Title I school?
    Lapoynor Junior High ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Lapoynor Junior High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Lapoynor Junior High scored proficient or above: 61-70% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Lapoynor Junior High in?
    Lapoynor ISD, NCES district ID 4826220. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 482622009542 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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