Original Research by School Decision on Ccjjaep
# CCJJAEP
This school is now closed and no longer operates. CCJJAEP was an alternative middle school in Lyford, Texas, located on the west side of town in the school district's campus cluster along Simon Gomez Boulevard.
The school's enrollment data, academic results, and operational details are not available, in part because the school is no longer in service. State assessment records and graduation outcomes do not apply to a middle-grade alternative school, and without active operations there is no current staffing, course catalog, or student composition to report.
Lyford Consolidated Independent School District, the parent district, continues to operate elementary, middle, and high school campuses in the same area. The district has been working through state-supervised accountability in recent years. In 2026 the Texas Education Agency assigned a conservator to oversee Lyford Middle School as part of a multi-year turnaround effort focused on student outcomes. The district has pursued curriculum alignment, intervention supports, and professional development in response to earlier performance concerns. A 2022 bond passed with strong community support and has funded facility improvements across the district, including a new athletic field house at Lyford High School completed in 2023.
Families in Lyford live in a small rural community in Willacy County, in the Rio Grande Valley. Housing values in the 78569 zip code are below state and national medians, and rents and mortgage costs are similarly lower than regional benchmarks, making the area relatively affordable. The local economy is small and historically agricultural, with retail trade and health care the largest employment categories. In 2025 the region gained its first public transit option, the Willacy Express bus service connecting Lyford to Harlingen and onward to larger Valley cities. The broader community and district remain focused on educational and economic development in a location with modest but stable civic infrastructure.
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