DE LEON EL

DE LEON EL, an intimate elementary school in DE LEON, Texas, run under DE LEON ISD, hosts 339 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so DE LEON EL sits 35% smaller than that benchmark.

Within DE LEON ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 654 students, DE LEON EL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, DE LEON EL logs that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 37% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting DE LEON EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 59% of students at DE LEON EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DE LEON EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 48.2%; actual is 69.1%, +20.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Comanche County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $59,635 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. DE LEON EL is one of 9 public schools in Comanche County (combined enrollment of about 2,274 students).

PERKINS MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DE LEON EL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 53.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 5%: 357 students in 2018 compared to 339 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.