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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 3,238 (2023-2024)
Schools: 7 (2023-2024)
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Lake Worth Independent School District is a school district in Texas (Tarrant County). During the 2024 school year, 3,238 students attended one of the district's seven schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Lake Worth Independent School District Place 1

General election

General election for Lake Worth Independent School District Place 1

Incumbent Tammy Thomas defeated Donald Bivens in the general election for Lake Worth Independent School District Place 1 on November 4, 2025.

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Tammy Thomas (Nonpartisan)
 
69.5
 
615
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Donald Bivens (Nonpartisan)
 
30.5
 
270

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Total votes: 885
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Lake Worth Independent School District Place 2

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General election for Lake Worth Independent School District Place 2

Mary Coker defeated incumbent Bret Tooke in the general election for Lake Worth Independent School District Place 2 on November 4, 2025.

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Mary Coker (Nonpartisan)
 
68.2
 
595
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Bret Tooke (Nonpartisan)
 
31.8
 
277

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Total votes: 872
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Lake Worth Independent School District Place 3

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General election for Lake Worth Independent School District Place 3

Incumbent Armando Velazquez won election in the general election for Lake Worth Independent School District Place 3 on November 4, 2025.

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Armando Velazquez (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
573

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Total votes: 573
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Lake Worth Independent School District Place 6

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General election for Lake Worth Independent School District Place 6

Incumbent Cristina Gallagher won election in the general election for Lake Worth Independent School District Place 6 on November 5, 2024.

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Cristina Gallagher (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
3,250

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Total votes: 3,250
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Lake Worth Independent School District Place 7

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General election for Lake Worth Independent School District Place 7

Cindy Burt defeated incumbent Chris Thomas in the general election for Lake Worth Independent School District Place 7 on November 5, 2024.

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Cindy Burt (Nonpartisan)
 
55.7
 
1,893
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Chris Thomas (Nonpartisan)
 
44.3
 
1,503

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Total votes: 3,396
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Lake Worth Independent School District Place 4

General election

The general election was canceled. Sonja Norman (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Lake Worth Independent School District Place 5

General election

The general election was canceled. Mac Belmontes (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Lake Worth Independent School District Place 1

General election

The general election was canceled. Tammy Thomas (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Lake Worth Independent School District Place 2

General election

The general election was canceled. Bret Tooke (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Lake Worth Independent School District Place 3

General election

The general election was canceled. Armando Velazquez (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Lake Worth Independent School District Place 6

General election

Reason canceled : Unopposed candidate

Lake Worth Independent School District Place 6

General election

The general election was canceled. Donna Hutson (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Lake Worth Independent School District Place 7

General election

The general election was canceled. Chris Thomas (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Lake Worth Independent School District Place 4

General election

The general election was canceled. Sonja Norman (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Lake Worth Independent School District Place 5

General election

The general election was canceled. Mac Belmontes (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Lake Worth Independent School District Place 1

General election

The general election was canceled. Tammy Thomas (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Lake Worth Independent School District Place 2

General election

The general election was canceled. Bret Tooke (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Lake Worth Independent School District Place 3

General election

The general election was canceled. Armando Velazquez (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Lake Worth Independent School District Place 2

General election

The general election was canceled. Bret Tooke (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Lake Worth Independent School District Place 6

General election

The general election was canceled. Donna Hutson (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Lake Worth Independent School District Place 7

General election

The general election was canceled. Chris Thomas (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.


About the district

School board

The Lake Worth Independent School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Tammy ThomasPlace 12028
Armando VelazquezPlace 32028
Mary CokerPlace 220252028
Cindy BurtPlace 720242027
Cristina GallagherPlace 620222027
Mac BelmontesPlace 520172026
Sonja NormanPlace 420172026

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Lake Worth Independent School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Texas House of Representatives District 99Charlie GerenRepublican Party 66% 4%
Texas House of Representatives District 90Ramon Romero Jr.Democratic Party 34% 5%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $8,801,000 $2,422 16%
Local: $19,633,000 $5,403 36%
State: $26,602,000 $7,320 48%
Total: $55,036,000 $15,145
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $56,043,000 $15,421
Total Current Expenditures: $46,147,000 $12,698
Instructional Expenditures: $25,156,000 $6,922 45%
Student and Staff Support: $5,416,000 $1,490 10%
Administration: $6,910,000 $1,901 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $8,665,000 $2,384 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $6,538,000 $1,799
Construction: $4,680,000 $1,287
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $443,000 $121
Interest on Debt: $2,816,000 $774

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 16 21-39 12 15 21-39 11-19 20-24
2020-2021 12 21-39 10 12 <50 <=10 15-19
2018-2019 25 21-39 18 25 <50 20-29 35
2017-2018 26 40-59 15-19 27 <50 25-29 30
2016-2017 67 >=50 55-59 67 PS 70-79 73
2015-2016 67 >=80 55-59 66 >=50 80-89 72
2014-2015 66 60-79 60-64 66 >=50 60-69 70
2013-2014 74 >=80 70-74 71 <50 >=90 82
2012-2013 71 60-79 65-69 70 60-79 80-89 74
2011-2012 76 >=80 70-74 75 >=50 80-89 81
2010-2011 74 60-79 60-64 73 >=50 80

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 28 21-39 20 27 21-39 30-39 40-44
2020-2021 22 21-39 18 21 <50 20-29 30-34
2018-2019 27 21-39 19 26 <50 20-29 37
2017-2018 27 <=20 20-24 26 <50 25-29 37
2016-2017 62 40-59 55-59 61 >=50 60-69 70
2015-2016 65 60-69 55-59 62 >=50 80-89 74
2014-2015 67 40-59 60-64 64 <50 80-89 74
2013-2014 68 60-79 65-69 65 <50 80-89 78
2012-2013 71 60-79 65-69 69 60-79 70-79 78
2011-2012 85 >=80 80-84 84 >=50 80-89 88
2010-2011 83 >=80 75-79 80 >=50 89

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 85 PS 80-89 85-89 PS PS 70-79
2020-2021 91 PS 80-89 90-94 PS >=80
2018-2019 85-89 PS 80-89 85-89 PS >=90
2017-2018 85-89 PS 80-89 90-94 PS PS >=90
2016-2017 90-94 PS >=80 85-89 PS >=90
2015-2016 >=95 PS >=80 >=95 PS >=90
2014-2015 90-94 PS >=50 90-94 PS PS >=90
2013-2014 90-94 PS >=80 90-94 PS PS >=90
2012-2013 85-89 PS 60-79 90-94 PS PS 80-89
2011-2012 85-89 60-79 90-94 PS PS 80-89
2010-2011 85-89 PS >=80 80-84 PS >=90

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 3,238 -6.5
2022-2023 3,447 -5.4
2021-2022 3,634 8.9
2020-2021 3,311 -8.5
2019-2020 3,594 6.2
2018-2019 3,371 0.6
2017-2018 3,352 -4.6
2016-2017 3,507 5.9
2015-2016 3,301 3.1
2014-2015 3,198 -0.9
2013-2014 3,226 -1.0
2012-2013 3,257 3.2
2011-2012 3,154 -0.8
2010-2011 3,178 7.0
2009-2010 2,957 4.0
2008-2009 2,839 -0.5
2007-2008 2,853 3.6
2006-2007 2,751 0.3
2005-2006 2,743 6.4
2004-2005 2,568 6.9
2003-2004 2,392 9.9
2002-2003 2,156 2.7
2001-2002 2,097 4.5
2000-2001 2,002 6.2
1999-2000 1,877 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Lake Worth Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.9 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.6 5.4
Black 25.4 12.8
Hispanic 53.9 53.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3 0.2
Two or More Races 4.1 3.1
White 13.9 25.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Lake Worth Independent School District had 247.86 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.06.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 6.99
Kindergarten: 13.91
Elementary: 81.59
Secondary: 108.09
Total: 247.86

Lake Worth Independent School District employed 2.00 district administrators and 26.37 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 28.00
School Administrators: 26.37
School Administrative Support: 8.98
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 71.15
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 4.43
Total Guidance Counselors: 10.45
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 39.70
Other Support Services: 135.42

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Lake Worth Independent School District operates seven schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Effie Morris Early Learning Academy360PK-KG
Lake Worth H S9619-12
Lucyle Collins Middle7186-8
Marilyn Miller Language Academy5261-5
Marine Creek Leadership Academy3491-5
N A Howry Steam Academy3241-5
Tarrant Co Juvenile Justice Ctr0


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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