LEE A MCSHAN JR EL

LEE A MCSHAN JR EL is a primary school of mid-sized scale in DALLAS, Texas, part of DALLAS ISD, instructing 670 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 29% above typical.

DALLAS ISD comprises 240 schools with combined enrollment of 140,630 students; LEE A MCSHAN JR EL is among them.

On demographics, LEE A MCSHAN JR EL reports that the largest single group is Asian at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 26% Hispanic, 15% Black, 4% White, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 7%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, LEE A MCSHAN JR EL has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.5:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Dallas County's rate of about 77%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, LEE A MCSHAN JR EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.6%, the actual is 22.7%, a residual of -7.9 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Dallas County indicate median household income runs about $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which LEE A MCSHAN JR EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: EMMETT J CONRAD H S, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LEE A MCSHAN JR EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LEE A MCSHAN JR EL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 45.6%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. LEE A MCSHAN JR EL's enrollment has expanded 5% since 2018, when it stood at 641 (now 670). Hispanic enrollment moved from 36% to 26% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.