The top reported proficiency rate is 33% in English language arts. The lowest is 27% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Lillian El
Lillian Elementary serves students in pre-K through second grade in Alvarado, a small Johnson County town at the southern edge of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The school's enrollment is about that size for a rural-fringe elementary, with the student body majority Hispanic and a substantial share of families qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school sits on FM 2738, part of a K-12 district that covers roughly 92 square miles and operates six schools.
This is a low-proficiency school. The one year of state testing available, from 2020-21, shows third-grade results (testing that would have applied to the school's incoming cohort or students retained from earlier years). In math, fewer than a third of third-graders met proficiency. In English language arts, the rate was about a third. Both rates sit in the bottom quartile relative to districts in Johnson County. The school's overall proficiency index, averaging across these tested subjects and grades, was measurably below the county median. No multi-year trend data are available, so a parent cannot see whether these results reflect a persistent condition or a temporary dip; the school itself may have more recent data worth discussing directly.
State testing does not occur in the grades Lillian serves, so the proficiency measures shown are limited to older cohorts and offer an incomplete picture of current classroom conditions. The school's own assessment practices and early-literacy interventions would be meaningful to explore with staff.
Alvarado is a growth town. New residential subdivisions and homebuilders are active throughout the area, and the district passed a May 2022 bond with no increase to the school tax rate, positioning it to manage facility expansion and improvements as enrollment grows. The median home value in the 76009 ZIP is modest relative to Fort Worth but has declined slightly year-over-year. Rents are affordable and well below the cost of ownership. Most residents drive to work; the town is car-dependent with no fixed-route transit, and a short highway commute to employment centers north and south. The local economy mixes retail, education, healthcare, manufacturing, and logistics, with Walmart and the school district among the larger employers. Street life concentrates on the historic downtown square, though day-to-day living relies on highway access (I-35W, US 67, US 81).
The school's racial and ethnic composition is roughly two-thirds Hispanic and one-third white, with very small numbers of other groups. Data on special education and English learner enrollment are not available from the state data sources, so a parent would want to ask the school directly about the share of students receiving special services or language support.
Information about class size, staffing, discipline, attendance, and specific instructional programs or enrichment offerings was not available in the public data. A visit to the school or a conversation with the principal would be the way to understand the daily experience, the school's approach to early literacy, how the school supports students performing below grade level, and what investments the district has made with its bond funds toward elementary facilities or materials.
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