J L LYON EL

Set in MAGNOLIA, Texas, J L LYON EL is a middle-of-the-pack primary school, one of the schools within MAGNOLIA ISD. It hosts 762 students across grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 47% bigger than typical.

MAGNOLIA ISD comprises 17 schools with combined enrollment of 14,916 students; J L LYON EL is among them.

On demographics, J L LYON EL logs that 59% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 38% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, J L LYON EL reports 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Montgomery County (around 48%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, J L LYON EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.4%, the actual is 51.7%, a residual of +6.3 points.

In the area at large, Montgomery County reports that median household earnings sit near $97,701, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Montgomery County runs 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,595 students), of which J L LYON EL is one.

NICHOLS SAWMILL EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), J L LYON EL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 50.4%.

J L LYON EL operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 7%: 819 students in 2018 compared to 762 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 45% to 38% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.