L B JOHNSON EL

L B JOHNSON EL, a low-enrollment elementary campus in EDINBURG, Texas, overseen by EDINBURG CISD, caters to 402 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 23% below the state mean of about 519.

EDINBURG CISD runs 44 schools in total, collectively educating 33,343 students. L B JOHNSON EL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, L B JOHNSON EL shows that 99% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority.

In terms of school funding signals, L B JOHNSON EL logs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 85% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, L B JOHNSON EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.0%; this one delivers 49.4%.

In the surrounding community, Hidalgo County reports that median household income runs about $54,338, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. L B JOHNSON EL is one of 364 public schools in Hidalgo County (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students).

TRAVIS EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts L B JOHNSON EL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 56.3%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 395 students in 2018 compared to 402 in 2025.

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