LEE EL

LEE EL operates as a modestly sized elementary-level community in EDINBURG, Texas, overseen by EDINBURG CISD. Current enrollment sits at 414 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 20% smaller than the state mean of about 519.

LEE EL is one of 44 schools operated by EDINBURG CISD, a district that instructs 33,343 students overall.

Looking at the student body, LEE EL shows that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic.

On the resource side, On paper, LEE EL has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 94% of students at LEE EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Hidalgo County (around 85%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LEE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.7%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Hidalgo County) logs that median household earnings sit near $54,338, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. In all, Hidalgo County runs 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), of which LEE EL is one.

The closest other public school is SOUTH TEXAS ISD PREPARATORY ACADEMY, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LEE EL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 63.2%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 411 students in 2018 compared to 414 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.