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If you could change one rule at LEE EL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
414
Elementary
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDINBURG CISD·NCES 481818001645
Lee Elementary School
1215 W SPRAGUE ST, EDINBURG, TX 78539 · (956) 289-2342 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL414 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
389 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 82 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
1%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · 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
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
51.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +32.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 32 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 24.0% | 26.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 31.0% | 24.0% | 25.0% |
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 | 47.0% | 51.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 52.0% |
| 2021-22 | 52.0% | 48.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 →
Schools most like Lee Elementary School
Lee Elementary School's state test result (34.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Elementary School this school | 414 | 94.0% | 34.1% |
| Patricio Perez Elementary School MISSION | 421 | 94.1% | 38.5% |
| Taylor Elementary School MERCEDES | 406 | 93.6% | 32.8% |
| Henry Cuellar Elementary School LAREDO | 430 | 94.4% | 43.5% |
| Tarver Elementary School LAREDO | 421 | 95.2% | 50.2% |
| John F Kennedy Elementary School MERCEDES | 399 | 95.0% | 22.1% |
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 Lee Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #3,246 of 4,401 | #152 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,660 of 4,466 ▲ 1,165 | #74 of 183 ▲ 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,864 of 4,466 ▲ 800 | #128 of 183 ▲ 38 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #2,135 of 3,998 | #96 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 414 | #3,371 of 4,938 | #136 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,763 of 4,622 | #34 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.0% | #4,535 of 4,628 | #139 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.0% | #640 of 4,789 | #55 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.7% | #1,260 of 1,307 | #51 of 53 |
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
414
+61 (+17%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 533
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 414 | 29 | 14.3:1 | 94% (389) |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 28 | 15.6:1 | 95% (415) |
| 2022-23 | 449 | 27.6 | 16.2:1 | 96% (429) |
| 2020-21 | 353 | 25 | 14.1:1 | 95% (336) |
| 2017-18 | 411 | 28.1 | 14.6:1 | 94% (387) |
| 2015-16 | 460 | 28 | 16.4:1 | 93% (428) |
| 2010-11 | 504 | 28 | 18.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 532 | 31 | 17.2:1 | 39% (208) |
| 1990-91 | 533 | 35 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lee Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (411 to 414); teachers up 3% (28.1 to 29).
About Lee Elementary School
Lee Elementary School, located in EDINBURG, Texas, is a small elementary school. In all, 414 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. That is 20% below the average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
Lee Elementary School is in EDINBURG CISD, a district with 33,343 students across 44 schools.
The share of students at Lee Elementary School who are Hispanic is 100%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 1%.
The school lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 94% of the student body. Public schools in Hidalgo County average 85%.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Lee Elementary School's results are within a point of predicted: 34.1% against 33.6%.
American Community Survey estimates for Hidalgo County show that median household income comes to about $54,338, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. The county's public schools total 364, with about 212,859 students.
Of the public schools around it, Lee Elementary School is closest to South Texas ISD Preparatory Academy, about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Lee Elementary School at 7th of 7.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Mid-size, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school's enrollment increased 17% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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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 EDINBURG CISD
- Economedes High SchoolHigh · 2,689 students
- Edinburg North High SchoolHigh · 2,542 students
- Edinburg High SchoolHigh · 2,267 students
- Robert R Vela High SchoolHigh · 2,101 students
- Betty Harwell Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,301 students
- South Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,246 students
Other schools in EDINBURG
- Economedes High SchoolHigh · 2,689 students
- Edinburg North High SchoolHigh · 2,542 students
- Edinburg High SchoolHigh · 2,267 students
- Robert R Vela High SchoolHigh · 2,101 students
- Vanguard BeethovenCombined · 1,782 students
- Betty Harwell Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,301 students
Other Lee Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 9 states are named Lee Elementary. Lee Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 13.
- Lee Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 780 students
- Lee Elementary SchoolIRVING, TX · 717 students
- Lee Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 428 students
- Lee Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 581 students
- Lee ElementaryEast Wenatchee, WA · 522 students
Nearby schools
- South Texas ISD Preparatory Academy0.1 mi · 802
- South Texas ISD World Scholars0.2 mi · 403
- South Middle School0.7 mi · 1,246
- De La Vina Elementary School0.8 mi · 641
- Early Childhood0.9 mi · 352
- Jefferson Elementary School0.9 mi · 511
Frequently asked questions
About Lee Elementary SchoolHow large is Lee Elementary School?
Lee Elementary School enrolls approximately 414 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lee Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lee Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lee Elementary School have?
Lee Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lee Elementary School?
At Lee Elementary School, the student body is approximately 100% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian.
Is Lee Elementary School public or private?
Lee Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by EDINBURG CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.