Lake Worth Independent School District enrolled 3,249 students in the 2024-25 school year, a 0.3% increase from 3,238 the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Among the student body, 52% were boys and 48% were girls.
Data also showed that most of the students were Hispanic (1,703), representing 52.4% of the district’s total enrollment. Black students were the second-largest group, totaling 816 students (25.1%).
The grade level with the highest enrollment was fourth grade, with 277 students enrolled that year, accounting for 8.5% of the total student body.
The district covers six schools, and has a central office in Lake Worth.
Texas has the nation’s second-largest K-12 public school system, serving about 5.5 million students with a student-to-teacher ratio of roughly 15:1.
About 42,103 teachers in Texas, or 12% of the state’s 352,234 teachers, did not hold an active teaching certificate during the 2024-25 school year, according to a report from the Texas Education Agency. The share of uncertified teachers has increased from 3.8% in the 2019-20 school year.
A 2026 study by WalletHub classified Texas as one of the least-educated states in the U.S., ranking it 41st out of 50 in educational quality and student outcomes.
| School | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Lake Worth High School | 953 |
| Lucyle Collins Middle School | 735 |
| Marilyn Miller Language Academy | 509 |
| Effie Morris Early Learning Academy | 356 |
| N. A. Howry STEAM Academy | 349 |
| Marine Creek Leadership Academy | 347 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Texas Education Agency. The source data can be found here.
