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Enrollment
470
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD·NCES 481806006690
LYNDON B JOHNSON EL
200 S FANNIN ST, ELSA, TX 78543 · (956) 262-6010 · Hidalgo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL470 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
432 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
41.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
30.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
470
-36 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 17.7:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
99%
was 99%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LYNDON B JOHNSON EL
LYNDON B JOHNSON EL is one of the middle-of-the-pack K-5 schools in ELSA, Texas, overseen by EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD, with 470 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.
EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 4,349 students. LYNDON B JOHNSON EL is one of those campuses.
On demographics, LYNDON B JOHNSON EL records that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic.
Looking at school resources, The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 92% of students at LYNDON B JOHNSON EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, LYNDON B JOHNSON EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.8%, the actual is 31.8%, a residual of -1.9 points.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Hidalgo County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $54,338 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. Across Hidalgo County's 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), LYNDON B JOHNSON EL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: IDEA ELSA COLLEGE PREPARATORY, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, LYNDON B JOHNSON EL comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 33.0%.
LYNDON B JOHNSON EL operates from a town-center location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LYNDON B JOHNSON EL has decreased 7%, going from 506 students in 2018 to 470 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Hidalgo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
891,977
Census ACS
Median income
$54,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
364
212,859 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD
- EDCOUCH-ELSA H SHigh · 1,309 students
- CARLOS F TRUAN J HMiddle · 584 students
- RUBEN C RODRIGUEZ ELElementary · 457 students
- JORGE R GUTIERREZ EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERElementary · 454 students
- JOHN F KENNEDY ELElementary · 383 students
- SANTIAGO GARCIA ELElementary · 358 students
Other schools in ELSA
- EDCOUCH-ELSA H SHigh · 1,309 students
- IDEA ELSA COLLEGE PREPARATORYHigh · 737 students
- IDEA ELSA ACADEMYElementary · 718 students
- CARLOS F TRUAN J HMiddle · 584 students
- JOHN F KENNEDY ELElementary · 383 students
- EDCOUCH-ELSA H S ACADEMYHigh · 70 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA ELSA COLLEGE PREPARATORY0.3 mi · 737
- IDEA ELSA ACADEMY0.3 mi · 718
- CARLOS F TRUAN J H0.6 mi · 584
- EDCOUCH-ELSA H S ACADEMY0.7 mi · 70
- EDCOUCH-ELSA H S0.8 mi · 1,309
- RUBEN C RODRIGUEZ EL0.8 mi · 457
Frequently asked questions
About LYNDON B JOHNSON ELHow large is LYNDON B JOHNSON EL?
LYNDON B JOHNSON EL enrolls approximately 470 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does LYNDON B JOHNSON EL serve?
LYNDON B JOHNSON EL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at LYNDON B JOHNSON EL?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at LYNDON B JOHNSON EL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at LYNDON B JOHNSON EL?
At LYNDON B JOHNSON EL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Who oversees LYNDON B JOHNSON EL?
LYNDON B JOHNSON EL is overseen by EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD in Hidalgo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.