LEE EL

LEE EL is a big elementary campus in HOUSTON, Texas, overseen by CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD. The school hosts 780 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 50% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD runs 92 schools in total, collectively educating 117,927 students. LEE EL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, LEE EL reports that 65% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest is composed of 14% Black, 9% White, 9% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, LEE EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.4%; this one delivers 45.9%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Harris County put median household earnings sit near $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which LEE EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: KIRK EL, around 1.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LEE EL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 46.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 12%: 884 students in 2018 compared to 780 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment decreased from 17% to 9% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.