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Enrollment
717
Elementary
DISTRICT 719 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRVING ISD·NCES 482442002731
Lee Elementary School
1600 CARLISLE ST, IRVING, TX 75062 · (972) 600-7800 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL717 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
598 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 | 62 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (114).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
33.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
21.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 21.0% | 24.0% | 43.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 15.0% | 20.0% | 59.0% |
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 | 33.0% | 21.0% |
| 2024-25 | 27.0% | 17.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 38% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 (23.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Elementary School this school | 717 | 83.4% | 23.3% |
| Iltexas Arlington Elementary School ARLINGTON | 663 | 83.9% | 29.9% |
| Ginger McNabb Elementary School SPRING | 743 | 83.0% | 46.8% |
| Pearl M Hirsch Elementary School SPRING | 630 | 81.1% | 31.9% |
| Ponderosa Elementary School HOUSTON | 740 | 87.2% | 17.9% |
| Cannaday Elementary School MESQUITE | 616 | 81.2% | 33.0% |
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 Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #4,143 of 4,401 | #394 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #4,345 of 4,466 ▲ 30 | #417 of 429 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #4,169 of 4,466 ▲ 118 | #387 of 429 ▲ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #977 of 3,998 | #136 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 717 | #811 of 4,938 | #58 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #3,811 of 4,622 | #367 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.0% | #1,699 of 4,628 | #110 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.4% | #1,699 of 4,789 | #258 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.3% | #875 of 1,307 | #79 of 118 |
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
717
+26 (+4%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 758
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 717 | 42.6 | 16.9:1 | 83% (598) |
| 2023-24 | 660 | 43.5 | 15.2:1 | 86% (565) |
| 2022-23 | 709 | 45.8 | 15.5:1 | 89% (631) |
| 2020-21 | 691 | 44 | 15.7:1 | 88% (611) |
| 2017-18 | 668 | 44 | 15.2:1 | 77% (514) |
| 2015-16 | 659 | 45 | 14.6:1 | 81% (533) |
| 2010-11 | 786 | 57 | 13.8:1 | 79% (623) |
| 2000-01 | 856 | 56 | 15.3:1 | 55% (470) |
| 1990-91 | 758 | 42 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lee Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (668 to 717); teachers down 3% (44 to 42.6).
About Lee Elementary School
Lee Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in IRVING ISD, located in IRVING, Texas. It educates 717 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 38% above the 519 average for elementary schools in Texas.
IRVING ISD runs Lee Elementary School along with 36 other schools, enrolling 31,918 students in total.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Lee Elementary School, at 58%. Next come 30% Black, 5% White, 3% Native American, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 41% Hispanic among all Dallas County residents. The school's diversity index is 57%, meaning two students picked at random have a 57% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Lee Elementary School counts 42.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16.9 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 16.9:1 here. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Lee Elementary School would score about 38.1%. It scores 23.3%, a bottom-10% result among Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Dallas County has these Census figures: the median household income is $76,547, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. In all, Dallas County has 771 public schools and roughly 459,645 students.
The next-closest public school is Travis Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Lee Elementary School ranks 9th on average proficiency.
Lee Elementary School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is up 4% from 2020-21, when Lee Elementary School had 691 students, to 2024-25, when it had 717. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 16.9:1, from 15.7:1.
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Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in IRVING ISD
- Macarthur High SchoolHigh · 2,484 students
- Irving High SchoolHigh · 2,390 students
- Nimitz High SchoolHigh · 2,343 students
- Jack E Singley AcademyHigh · 1,697 students
- Brandenburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 947 students
- Travis Middle SchoolMiddle · 936 students
Other schools in IRVING
- Macarthur High SchoolHigh · 2,484 students
- Irving High SchoolHigh · 2,390 students
- Nimitz High SchoolHigh · 2,343 students
- Jack E Singley AcademyHigh · 1,697 students
- Brandenburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 947 students
- Great Hearts Irving UpperHigh · 937 students
Other Lee Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 9 states are named Lee Elementary. Lee Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 13.
- Lee Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 780 students
- Lee Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 428 students
- Lee Elementary SchoolEDINBURG, TX · 414 students
- Lee Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 581 students
- Lee ElementaryEast Wenatchee, WA · 522 students
Nearby schools
- Travis Middle School0.2 mi · 936
- Macarthur High School0.5 mi · 2,484
- Brandenburg Elementary School0.6 mi · 947
- Universal Academy0.9 mi · 623
- Farine Elementary School0.9 mi · 916
- Jack E Singley Academy1.0 mi · 1,697
Frequently asked questions
About Lee Elementary SchoolHow large is Lee Elementary School?
Lee Elementary School enrolls approximately 717 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 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Lee Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lee Elementary School are roughly 5% White, 58% Hispanic, 30% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Lee Elementary School in?
Lee Elementary School is part of IRVING ISD.
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