LeforsTX
A town of 557. Public schools that outperform most of Texas.
What makes Lefors stand out
The thing Lefors does most differently from other towns.
557 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
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Lefors’s public schools outperform 22% of Texas districts
The public schools Lefors’s kids attend trail 78% of Texas’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lefors School | PK–12 | 173 | C |
Most working residents commute out of Lefors
Most working residents leave Lefors for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Pampa (24%), Amarillo (12%) and Shamrock (3%). Half commute less than 21 miles.
Where working residents work
High risk, with drought at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities.
Four seasons, hot summers
Lefors has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 16 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
How healthy Lefors is
Lefors beats the Texas average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 8.
| What stands out | Lefors | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 12.8% | 19.1% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 77.8% | 74.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.8% | 5.7% |
100% of working residents leave Lefors for work
Where Lefors’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lefors
Town in Texas, United States
Lefors ( lə-FORZ) is a town in Gray County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Pampa, Texas micropolitan statistical area. Its population was 420 at the 2020 census.
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- Population
- 420
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,805 ft
- ZIP code
- 79054
- Area code
- 806