DONALD LEONETTI EL

Located at 1757 WATERS LAKE BLVD, in MISSOURI CITY, Texas, DONALD LEONETTI EL is a sprawling primary school that serves 891 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by FORT BEND ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 72% larger than the state mean of about 519.

Across the 83 schools in FORT BEND ISD (79,663 students total), DONALD LEONETTI EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, DONALD LEONETTI EL records that the most-represented group is Black (26%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 25% White, 23% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 10% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, DONALD LEONETTI EL has 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.8:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 20% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Fort Bend County's rate of about 42%.

After controlling for student poverty, DONALD LEONETTI EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.1%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Fort Bend County indicate median household earnings sit near $114,041, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Fort Bend County's 217 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,372 students), DONALD LEONETTI EL is one campus in the mix.

RONALD THORNTON MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, DONALD LEONETTI EL comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 55.1%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DONALD LEONETTI EL has edged up 101%, going from 443 students in 2018 to 891 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 40% to 25% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

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