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Enrollment
436
Elementary
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MISSION CISD·NCES 483104006017
Leal Elementary School
318 S LOS EBANOS RD, MISSION, TX 78572 · (956) 323-4600 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
389 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 79 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
63.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +40.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
65.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +56.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 40 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 56 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 33.0% | 30.0% | 24.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 33.0% | 32.0% | 19.0% | 16.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 63.0% | 65.0% |
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 9.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
52.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Leal Elementary School
Leal Elementary School's state test result (52.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leal Elementary School this school | 436 | 89.2% | 52.1% |
| Worsham Elementary School HOUSTON | 449 | 89.1% | 48.3% |
| Fields Elementary School MCALLEN | 443 | 89.6% | 44.3% |
| Sharp Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 432 | 88.4% | 52.0% |
| Pasodale Elementary School EL PASO | 416 | 88.7% | 45.9% |
| Hull Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 441 | 89.3% | 28.6% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Leal Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #1,259 of 4,401 | #41 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #665 of 4,466 ▲ 645 | #13 of 183 ▲ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #1,189 of 4,466 ▲ 245 | #34 of 183 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +25.5pp | #283 of 3,998 | #6 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #3,167 of 4,938 | #129 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #2,474 of 4,622 | #57 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.0% | #4,321 of 4,628 | #64 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.2% | #1,163 of 4,789 | #103 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.8% | #791 of 2,838 | #40 of 128 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
436
-104 (-19%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 602
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 18.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 436 | 29 | 15.0:1 | 89% (389) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 27.8 | 16.4:1 | 91% (416) |
| 2022-23 | 463 | 29.1 | 15.9:1 | 89% (411) |
| 2020-21 | 540 | 29 | 18.6:1 | 91% (489) |
| 2017-18 | 580 | 36 | 16.1:1 | 87% (503) |
| 2015-16 | 618 | 37 | 16.7:1 | 90% (558) |
| 2010-11 | 696 | 36 | 19.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 561 | 39 | 14.4:1 | 0% (1) |
| 1990-91 | 602 | 34 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leal Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (580 to 436); teachers down 19% (36 to 29).
About Leal Elementary School
Leal Elementary School is a small elementary school. Its address is in MISSION, Texas. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 436 students.
MISSION CISD has 22 schools; together they serve 13,765 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Leal Elementary School is Hispanic, at 97%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Leal Elementary School scores 5%.
With 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is similar, at 15.1:1. Roughly 89% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Leal Elementary School is +16.6 points, in the top 10% of Texas. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 52.1%, and the predicted rate is 35.6%.
For Hidalgo County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $54,338, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. There are 364 public schools in the county, enrolling about 212,859, Leal Elementary School among them.
Among nearby public schools, Excellence in Leadership Academy is closest at about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 40.1%, lower than Leal Elementary School's 52.1%.
NCES describes the area around Leal Elementary School as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 436, compared with 540 in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 18.6:1 to 15.0:1.
Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Leal Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 MISSION CISD
- Mission High SchoolHigh · 2,154 students
- Veterans Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,737 students
- White Junior High SchoolMiddle · 831 students
- Alton Memorial Junior High SchoolMiddle · 819 students
- Mission Junior High SchoolMiddle · 711 students
- Mims Elementary SchoolElementary · 673 students
Other schools in MISSION
- Mission High SchoolHigh · 2,154 students
- La Joya Palmview High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- Juarez-Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,952 students
- Veterans Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,737 students
- Sharyland High SchoolHigh · 1,527 students
- Sharyland Pioneer High SchoolHigh · 1,511 students
Other Leal Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Leal Elementary. Leal Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Leal Elementary SchoolUrbana, IL · 373 students
Nearby schools
- Excellence in Leadership Academy0.4 mi · 183
- Pearson Elementary School0.7 mi · 307
- Brillante Academy0.8 mi · 354
- Vanguard Monet1.1 mi · 198
- Marcell Elementary School1.2 mi · 378
- Jose De Escandon Elementary School1.3 mi · 614
Frequently asked questions
About Leal Elementary SchoolHow large is Leal Elementary School?
Leal Elementary School enrolls approximately 436 students in grades PK-05.
Is Leal Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Leal Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Leal Elementary School have?
Leal Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
How diverse is Leal Elementary School?
Leal Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Leal Elementary School?
Leal Elementary School is overseen by MISSION CISD in Hidalgo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.