Elementary school (grades K-5) · Roscoe, TX

Lone Star Online Academy

Federal NCES profile for Lone Star Online Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 70/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 483786014301
0/100100/10070/100
🌟 Gifted program
70
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Lone Star Online Academy earns 70/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the largest schools in Texas.

#2 of 5
public schools in Roscoe · Resource Index
70
Resource Index · Higher
11,686
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Lone Star Online Academy ranks #2 of 5 public schools in Roscoe, TX.

School address

Enrollment

11,686

Texas · 2024-25 NCES data

What stands out at Lone Star Online Academy

Lone Star Online Academy is a large elementary school in Roscoe, Texas, enrolling 11,686 students.

By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in Texas, bigger than 99% of state schools at 11,686 students.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 98% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (49%) and African American (22%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 67/100).

The surrounding Roscoe Collegiate Isd spends $16,803 per pupil, 23% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.

Roscoe Collegiate Isd also operates Roscoe Collegiate H S (307 students) and Roscoe El (179 students) alongside Lone Star Online Academy.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Lone Star Online Academy compares

Lone Star Online Academy on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Enrollment 11,686 top 1% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

11,686
Bigger than 99% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Funding equity
$16,803
per pupil, district-wide - above Texas avg of $13,644
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 48.6%
African American 21.9%
White 20.9%
Two or More 5.0%
Asian 2.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 48.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 66.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 66.9, Lone Star Online Academy is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Roscoe Collegiate Isd, which includes Lone Star Online Academy.

$16,803
Per student
+23%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+1%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 11.4%
State 87.2%
Federal 1.4%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Lone Star Online Academy Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Roscoe Collegiate H S Smaller No free-lunch data No ratio data
Roscoe El Smaller No free-lunch data No ratio data
Roscoe Collegiate Montessori Early Childhood Smaller No free-lunch data No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Lone Star Online Academy's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Roscoe Collegiate Isd · 3 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Texas, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Lone Star Online Academy's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Lone Star Online Academy

How many students attend Lone Star Online Academy?

Lone Star Online Academy has 11,686 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Roscoe, TX.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Lone Star Online Academy?

The largest demographic group at Lone Star Online Academy is Hispanic or Latino at 48.6% of enrollment, in Roscoe, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 66.9/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Lone Star Online Academy?

Lone Star Online Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 70/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 1 factor: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Lone Star Online Academy rank among public schools in Roscoe?

By Resource Investment Index, Lone Star Online Academy ranks #2 of 5 public schools in Roscoe, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Roscoe on the city page.

Is Lone Star Online Academy a good school?

Lone Star Online Academy earns 70/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the largest schools in Texas. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Roscoe Collegiate Isd?

Besides Lone Star Online Academy, Roscoe Collegiate Isd also operates Roscoe Collegiate H S (307 students), Roscoe El (179 students), and Roscoe Collegiate Montessori Early Childhood (84 students). See the Roscoe Collegiate Isd district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.